A Celebration of Caravanning

With sponsors The Caravan Club, designer Jo Thompson will evoke the very best of what a break in Britain means.

Holidaying in the UK has never been more popular, and to inspire visitors to consider using caravans, a 1950s aluminium structure named Doris will form the focal feature of this garden. The design shows how a caravan can be part of your garden as a summerhouse or playhouse as well as a great, affordable way to holiday.

A palette of pink and cream planting including salvias and irises, as well as Wealden sandstone paths and timber walkways over running water will convey the delights of a touring holiday at home.

Blowsy roses of early summer and masses of cow parsley will nostalgically evoke country lanes and classic English country gardens. Jo’s contemporary take on traditional planting will be seen in the garden: tall, naked stems creating a height and also a ‘veil’ through to the rest of the planting.

Plants list  

Alchemilla mollis
Anthriscus sylvestris
Aquilegia White
Briza media
Centranthus Alba
Chaerophyllum hirsutum roseum
Cistus Alan Fradd
Cistus monspeliensis
Delphinium Pink Sensation
Digitalis albiflora
Digitalis Excelsior
Elaeagnus Quicksilver
Epimedium
Erigeron karvinskianus
Euphorbia Martinii
Foeniculum
Geranium phaeum Album
Geranium phaeum Samobor
Geranium plenum Album
Geranium sanguineum Album
Geranium sanguineum Silver Queen
Gillenia trifoliata
Iris Tropic Night
Linum perenne
Lychnis White Robin
Myrtus
Nepeta Walkers Low
Paeonia Sarah Bernhardt
Pimpinella major rosea
Polemonium Purple Rain
Salvia May Night
Rosa Our Beth
Rosa Nelsons Pride
Rosa Macmillan Nurse
Silene fimbriata
Stipa tenuissima
Styrax japonicus
Thalictrum Elin
Viburnum Opulus plicatum Mariesii
Verbascum Cotswold Beauty
Westringia fruticosa