We are delighted to announce that our design has been selected as one of three new show gardens built at the Jacksons Fencing head office in Kent. This is a national competition open to all garden designers across the country.
You can find out more about the competition and Jacksons Fencing at www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk
The garden was designed to create a great space in which to relax – everything is very calm and peaceful – from the wildflower meadow grass, to the wide seats, the gentle shade of the lollipop trees, the reflections of the water and the grounding of the repeated round shape of the lollipop trees echoed in the box rounds. Close your eyes and you might just hear the bumble bees humming….
The wild flower turf will be supplied from www.wildflowerturf.co.uk
On Saturday 21st May Joe Swift opened the three new show gardens at Jacksons Head Office in Stowting, Ashford, Kent. The gardens are expected to last around two years. As the gardens are semi-permanent installations, a realistic approach is taken to planting rather than the more instantly appealing short-term show gardens as at Chelsea. As all gardeners know, plants take time to develop and this can been seen looking at last years Jacksons show gardens, which have had a further year to take root and flourish, giving a greater degree of green volume and softening of the structures.
Quite a few of the visitors enjoyed relaxing in the hammock and the water was a magnet for children. One little boy, shoes off, trousers rolled up and with feet already wet, asked ‘where is the boat for the water?’
Everything in the garden can be constructed from Jacksons stock items, except the moat that was specially constructed, and the cube water feature.
The garden can be seen during Jacksons opening hours.
Photos courtesy of screamingtalent.com.
The competition: “Due to the success of the 2010 Show Gardens project, Jacksons are continuing and expanding the project into 2011, with an additional three gardens. The four existing show gardens will be revamped for the coming year and designers will be invited to win a chance to design one of the 3 new gardens. The project will be run along the same lines as in 2010 – budget for the show gardens will come from Jacksons: fencing materials and garden structures will be supplied by Jacksons. There is scope within the scheme for original designs for furniture and structures to the designers specification made from Jacksons materials.”
