Gold winning show garden by Marcus Barnett and Philip Nixon. The inspiration for this garden is taken from the Modernist Architecture of Mies van der Rohe and in particular the Farnsworth House, which was completed in 1951 in Plano Illinois, USA.
Garden description
The challenge for the designers is to create a
garden that pays homage to the clean lines of Modernism but also
will encourage show visitors to stop and view Modernist inspired
design through fresh eyes, as well as admire the beautiful planting
that complements the modernist loggia. With the Savills Garden the
designers want to explore specifically Modernist
themes but also the idea of contrast as something that creates
harmony.
The Savills Chelsea Flower Show garden is private and enclosed.
The entrance is framed by trees (Betula
utilis var. jacquemontii) that lead onto a polished
concrete pathway. The geometry of the path then meanders through
trees and perennial planting, consisting of grasses such as
Luzula nivea and Stipa
tenuissima and foliage plants such as Rodgersia pinnata.
Vertical accents are provided by Digitalis
purpurea. Drifts of Iris
sanguinea 'Snow Queen' are another key feature of the
planting. Elements of the planting are more structural,
specifically
the Buxus sempervirens cubes which
run in a line from the loggia out into the garden, echo the
horizontals of the loggia and provide a visual and metaphorical
link between soft and hard landscaping. Finally the path leads
across water creating a sense of journey, arriving at the
'Modernist' building at the rear of the garden. The building is
designed as a place of refuge or for entertaining.
Plant list: (click on any of the green links below to read more about the plant and to add to your own 'Plants I want' list)
Perennials
Allium 'Mount Everest'
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Ruby Port'
Astrantia 'Hadspen
Blood'
Baptisia australis
Carex testacea
Centaurea montana
'Parham'
Digitalis purpurea
'Alba'
Foeniculum vulgare
Geranium phaeum 'Lily Lovell'
Hakonechloa
macra
Iris sanguinea 'Snow Queen'
Luzula nivea
Matteuccia
struthiopteris
Phlomis russeliana
Rodgersia
pinnata
Salvia x superba
Stipa tenuissima
Tellima
grandiflora
Trees and Shrubs
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Buxus sempervirens
Aquatics
Gunnera manicata
Petasites japonicus var. giganteus
Typha angustifolia
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