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Chelsea trends: structures

Chelsea trends: structures

Providing vertical interest, a focal point or just a place to shelter from the showers...
Chelsea trends: silver

Chelsea trends: silver

Mediterranean silvery foliage that thrives in the sunshine
Chelsea trends: seating

Chelsea trends: seating

Chic, white and sleek was a trend for seating at this year's show
Chelsea trends: water

Chelsea trends: water

Designers thought hard about their use of water at Chelsea this year to make a splash with the judges
Chelsea trends: naturalistic planting

Chelsea trends: naturalistic planting

Billowy and natural has self-seeded into a huge trend
Edible and Useful in London's oldest garden

Edible and Useful in London’s oldest garden

Chelsea Physic Garden unveils its traditional potager-style gardens
Cabin fever

Cabin fever

Rural retreats: inspiration for your quiet place somewhere.
Bauhaus proud

Bauhaus proud

Daring and joyful, the spirit of Bauhaus offers garden design inspiration
Colour; capturing a visual feast

Colour; capturing a visual feast

The love of colour is subjective, and at the same time universal...
Spotlight on: metal containers

Spotlight on: metal containers

Heavy iron urns, galvanised pots or Cor-Ten rusted steel bowls...even baked bean tins. The range of metal containers we might use is massive.
Dutch flourish

Dutch flourish

Like a Missoni print fabric; the flower fields of Holland
Somerset House's field of dreams

Somerset House’s field of dreams

10,000 flowers have loomed in the courtyard of Somerset House