One of the elements I love best about the Show is the chance to see how the designs have been realised. So here are a few of the garden designs as they appear on paper (or screen). And I'll come back and add photos of how these same gardens actually look next week.
Here is the RHS's own Greening Grey Britain show garden:
It's designed for an urban apartment block, with ideas for planting in restricted spaces, integrating everyday elements such as storage for bins and bikes.
The M&G Garden is inspired by a disused Maltese quarry. (I'm particularly keen to see this one realised, as I'm off to Malta next month.)
Large limestone blocks are softened with grasses, evergreens and ground cover with the emphasis on protecting the fragile environment (both of Malta and Earth as a whole).
The Mind Trap garden features metal walls, which represent both security and imprisonment.
It's a representation of living with depression, and the planting varies to reflect mood swings: shade-loving plants for low mood, and sun-lovers for more upbeat moments.
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