HTA and APL members scoop up the medals at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Members of the HTA and APL have once again taken this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show by storm. The show takes place this week (21-25 May 2019), with gardens promoting an array of important issues within the industry including plant health and encouraging children to get outside and involved in gardening.

The awards are as follows:

Show Gardens

GOLD - The Welcome to Yorkshire Garden
Designed by Mark Gregory, built by Landform Consultants Ltd, sponsored by Welcome to Yorkshire

SILVER-GILT - The Dubai Majlis Garden
Designed by Thomas Hoblyn, built by Landform Consultants Ltd, sponsored by Dubai

SILVER-GILT - The Greenfingers Charity Garden
Designed by Kate Gould, built by Kate Gould Gardens, sponsored by Greenfingers Charity with thanks to a private donor

SILVER - The Trailfinders ‘Undiscovered Latin America’ Garden
Designed by Jonathan Snow, built by Stewart Landscape Construction, sponsored by Trailfinders

Space to Grow Gardens

GOLD - The CAMFED Garden: Giving Girls In Africa a Space to Grow
Designed by Jilayne Rickards, built by Cormac Conway, sponsored by The Campaign for Female Education, thanks to the support of a private donor

GOLD - Viking Cruises: The Art of Viking Garden
Designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes, built by Big Fish Landscapes, sponsored by Viking

SILVER-GILT - The Roots in Finland Kyrö Garden
Designed by Taina Suonio, built by Conquest Creative Spaces, sponsored by Kyrö Distillery Company Ltd

Artisan Gardens

SILVER - The Donkey Sanctuary: Donkeys Matter

Designed by Christina Williams and Annie Prebensen, built by Frogheath Landscapes and How Green Nursery, sponsored by The Donkey Sanctuary

The Great Pavilion

SILVER-GILT - The Perennial Lifeline Garden
Designed by Colm Joseph and Duncan Cargill, built by Conquest Creative Spaces and APL Apprentices

HTA Members who have won medals in the Floral Marquee include:

GOLD – David Austin Roses Ltd

GOLD - Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

GOLD - Hillier Nurseries Ltd

GOLD - Peter Beales Roses

GOLD - Walkers Bulbs @ Taylors

SILVER-GILT - Burncoose Nurseries

SILVER-GILT - Cook's Garden Centre

SILVER-GILT - Lime Cross Nursery

SILVER-GILT - Newlands Nursery

SILVER-GILT - Tendercare Nurseries Limited

The HTA National Children’s Gardening Week exhibit in the Discovery Zone of the Great Pavilion took home a Bronze. The exhibit promotes National Children’s Gardening Week which takes place between 25 May - 2 June 2019. Working with National Children’s Gardening Week Ambassador Chris Collins the exhibit features fun and inspiring projects such as edible planters, a pizza wheel, runner bean tipis and a wildlife hotel.  There will also be information and images provided by schools and garden centre businesses about the benefits of getting children involved in gardening.

For more information on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show visit www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show