CHELSEA BALCONY

Photo by Brian Whar @brain_war

Sketch Visual

Flyer Handout Front

Green Sky Pocket Garden Plan

Green Sky Pocket Garden
RHS Chelsea Flower Show September 2021

James was very excited to be invited to design and install a small show garden at Chelsea in 2021 in the new balcony garden exhibit alongside 4 other designers. Also the first time ever that Chelsea has been held in September!

About the garden:

This lush green sky pocket garden has been designed as an antidote for busy city living, a perfectly formed oasis in the clouds. The garden illustrates how best to maximise every part of our outdoor space. It is designed to be attractive from within, but also have a therapeutic quality for inhabitants looking outwards, improving mental health and well-being.

Vegetation cloaks the whole garden with a green roof build up utilised, minimising the amount of hard standing, and encouraging human interaction with plants. A flexible and adaptable mix of ornamental plants, scented species, and edibles are used.

Planting includes robust green roof species that are tolerant of shallow soil depths and exposed conditions, mixed in with other garden plants. The idea is to encourage experimentation through trial and error with planting, particularly with small clusters of herbs and edible plants. A simple and practical timber storage bench provides the ideal spot to sit back and enjoy the surroundings with feature pots, sculpture and art work.

RHS CFS Highlights (See from minute 48)

https://youtu.be/iy3dqEkeqtY

BBCR4 Gardeners question Time

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000zv8p

Trees

Arbutus unedo

Plants

Anemone hupehensis var splendens

Campanula lact. Pritchards variety

Coriandrum sativum

Chillis mixed

Echinacea purpurea ‘Green Jewel’