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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
It’s a big year for Boodles, who celebrate 25 years of their iconic Raindance jewellery collection. In her second design for Boodles, Catherine MacDonald has captured the breathtaking beauty of gemstones in a garden that pulls together nature, art and sustainability at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. Inspired by the delicate patterns formed when raindrops land on stone, the Boodles Raindance Garden captures the essence of water’s impact on the natural world.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success is an evocative design by designer Joe Perkins for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, inspired by volcanic landscapes, focusing on pioneer plants and their symbolic role in new beginnings and growth. Drawing a parallel with the potential of young people, the garden highlights how seeds represent optimism for the future.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
The world faces increasingly extreme weather patterns and the undeniable impacts of climate change, and therefore, innovative solutions to adapt and thrive have never been more critical. For the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 this year, Matthew Butler and Josh Parker of Butler & Parker Garden Design have designed the Garden of the Future, a groundbreaking demonstration garden that showcases how we can grow food and crops more sustainably and resiliently in a warming world.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
Joe and Laura Carey are the designers behind The Addleshaw Goddard: Freedom To Flourish Garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. The design draws inspiration from the serene coastal landscape of North Norfolk and advocates for a slower, more mindful way of living. Focusing on the mental health benefits of unhurried moments in nature, the garden emphasises the importance of spending time outdoors and engaging with the environment.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
Tom Clarke and Ros Coutts-Harwood are the designers of the Children With Cancer UK ‘A Place To Be...’ garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. In our interview, they open up about the inspiration behind their sanctuary for children recovering from cancer. Designed to be a safe refuge, the garden offers a space where children can be themselves, free from the weight of treatment and worry.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
In a 1921 diary entry, Virginia Woolf pondered “why am I so incredibly and incurably romantic about Cornwall?” As I board my train back from Truro eager to write up my reflections of four glorious days spent inhaling the most heady sea air, photographing a warm (and luckily for me) ever-present sun enveloping dramatic gradients of granite cliffs, and experiencing the horticultural heaven of Cornwall’s most treasured gardens, I’ve found my answer to Woolf’s question.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
Tom Massey and Je Ahn are joining forces again for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 after their success last year winning a Gold medal for The WaterAid Garden. This year, they are pioneering a groundbreaking fusion of artificial intelligence and sustainable garden design for The Avanade Intelligent Garden which uses a network of sensors to monitor real-time environmental data, enabling AI to optimise the garden’s health and predict future conditions.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
The first word that escapes the lips of anybody with whom I share my plan to explore Tregothnan on the sunniest of days in early March is an excited one: ‘tea!’. And of course, for this is what has made the 25,000 acre estate on the outskirts of Truro so famed. The deep sea creek of the Fal Estuary runs through the land, where the humid conditions under ten miles from the coast create an almost miraculous alchemy that has enabled the estate to grow and produce the most British tea in history.
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theenglishgarden.co.uk | Niamh Collins
Created in collaboration with the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Dave Green’s The London Square Chelsea Pensioners Garden garden reflects the 300-year heritage of the Chelsea Pensioners, offering a peaceful retreat for these veterans. With a blend of vibrant and calming planting, the garden combines accessible seating upholstered in recycled scarlet uniforms with a world map table, inviting reflection and connection.
