Tag: Leucospermum

Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The Trailfinders South African Wine Estate

May 24, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

  Same sponsor, different continent …. after a five-year hiatus Trailfinders are back and this time they’ve transported us to South Africa. For eight consecutive years Trailfinders brought us Australian themed gardens, bidding a temporary farewell in 2013 with an epic garden designed by the brilliant Phillip Johnson, one of my garden design heroes. That […]

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Chelsea Flower Show 2014 – My Top 10 Plants

May 26, 2014.Reading time 11 minutes.

Despite the inevitable fuss over the show gardens, the highlight of my visit to Chelsea Flower Show is always the Great Pavilion. At 12,000 square metres, about the same size as two football pitches, it dominates the show ground. It’s here that many of the greatest nurserymen and horticultural organisations showcase their latest discoveries and cutting-edge projects; […]

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