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Hampton Court Flower Show · 2017

RHS Hampton Court Flower Show: Garden for a Changing World

A show garden that turned urban ecology into something abundant, edible and optimistic — using food forestry techniques to imagine where our city landscapes could lead us.

RHS Hampton Court Flower Show: Garden for a Changing World
Location
Hampton Court Flower Show
Year
2017
Discipline
Show Garden · Urban Ecology

The London Glades garden at Hampton Court Flower Show 2017 created an urban space, presenting dynamic, exciting and ecologically sensitive means we can apply within our own gardens for the benefit of both the natural world and ourselves.

Dense edible and ornamental planting viewed at ground level
Tall meadow-like planting and trees framing the sky

Capturing the zeitgeist, the urban garden used edible forestry techniques, abundant in unusual edibles, orange food and rich biodiversity. It was heralded as an innovative and optimistic space and an important example of where our urban landscapes can lead us.

Edible planting palette including leafy cabbages and blue flowering companions
Blueberries and a spider web held in the branches
Woodland-edge style planting with white umbels and layered shrubs
Clover flowers and soft meadow planting at ground level
Two people walking through and reading the planting together