Gardening Trends from The Chelsea Flower Show

The gardens at The Chelsea Flower Show are absolute works of art – some possibly too outlandish or dramatic for the average suburban gardener to recreate! However, there are always trends running through each year and inspiration to be found. Here are a few takeaways from The Chelsea Flower Show 2019 that you could easily incorporate at home. If you’re looking for some inspiration, take a look at some of the gardens in homes for sale through Clyde Property. 

Wildlife

The bees will love the wild flowers, and an addition of different perennials and shrubs in a variety of scents and colours will attract even more wildlife. Plant foxgloves, an absolute bee favourite, plus adding in sweet smelling peonies and roses will make your garden a magnet for pollinators in the summertime. Herbs such as oregano and dill and hardy geraniums will keep the birds and insects happy further into the year too.

Play with space

Make the most of small garden spaces by setting the design on the diagonal to stretch the dimensions and get the best out of every inch you’ve got. It’s a simple visual trick that will make the garden appear much bigger than it is and you can then be bolder with landscaping, incorporating stone, reclaimed timber and decking areas to create small sections and areas to sit and enjoy.

Create a colour palette

Perhaps start with one plant or flower you’d love to incorporate and base your garden’s colour palette around this, with similar tones or complimentary shades, for a cohesive and calming effect. For example, blues, purples and mauves are hugely relaxing and easy on the eye, with many popular perennials coming in these shades. You can use as much available space as you like for planting when sticking to a colour palette too without the fear of your garden looking too busy or garish.

Reuse and recycle

Being an eco-friendly home should extend out to the garden too. Instead of buying new when it comes to pots, planters and landscaping materials, get creative with what you can reuse and recycle instead. One garden at this year’s show used an old rusty industrial oven as an outdoor pizza oven, with plant choices in various gold, orange and brown shades tying the reclaimed and rusty theme together. Take inspiration from your own setting and what materials are handy to you and you will soon create a meaningful and personalised garden space.

Create drama

If natural wildflower meadows aren’t your thing, go for curated drama instead. Add striking elements such as a boldly painted fence, an eye catching feature or sculpture, plus a variety of leafy plants in strong, striking shapes planted in patterns or repeated blocks for texture, interest and that impression of being carefully planned and designed.

Have fun

Gardens can also be playful spaces to explore, perfect if you are looking for more ways to get little ones outside and interested. Smells, colours, textures and the dimension of a garden can all be played with, with vertical gardening using walls, poles and planters positioned overhead, meaning there’s always new places to explore. Creating edible elements, with plants such as sorrel, herbs, lettuce leaves and edible flowers, will get kids and adults alike interacting with the space in a fun, hands-on way.

Wild flowers

Recreate a wildflower meadow in your back yard by plating or scattering the seeds of wild grasses, clover and cow parsley and add delicate touches of colour with purple-blue cornflowers, pink Ragged Robin, wild lupines and poppies of all shades. The effect is a casual, country cottage style, very traditional and romantic and something that will be easy to care for, only needing cutting back two or three times a year.

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