At BBC Gardeners’ World Live this year we worked in partnership with Tracy Foster Garden Design to create a fantasy jungle garden based on the paintings of Henri Rousseau. The garden was awarded the coveted RHS Gold Medal and Best Small Garden in Show.

Built in only two days in the interior space of the NEC Birmingham, this was a small courtyard space which would translate well into any small garden to create a dreamy retreat filled with lush exotic looking plants. Animals could be spotted lurking in the undergrowth, reflecting Rousseau’s work.

The entrance to the garden was through a fantastical iron archway designed by sculptor Jules Whiston. His work was featured elsewhere in the garden with ball-topped iron plant supports.

The paving, a beautiful mellow stone was supplied by Sundowners ROC Ltd. It formed the floor of the intimate courtyard space and perfectly complimented Caroline Pollard’s pebble mosaic work at its centre.

Raised wooden beds were supplied by Timberscapes and finished with Johnstones’s Rosewood stain. The seat came from Lloyd Loom of Spalding.

The garden, since featured on the radio, local press and the gardening website ‘Reckless Gardener’, was the culmination of months of preparation, read our press release here to find out more about how it all came about.

 

Our thanks go to the following people and organisations:

Sundowners ROC Ltd - Unique tumbled natural British Stone Paving.

Tel: 01274 724919 email:enquiries@sundownersroc.com

Metalwork by Julesfish

Timber Raised Beds by Timberscapes

Burghley Sofa by Lloyd Loom of Spalding

Thanks also to:

Arbourdeck

Johnstones's paints

Pete the Builder

Pete the plantsman

Pete the IT guy

Penny Lodge, Gisella 'nasturtium' Brighton, Sharon Fashon, Big Dadda, Lesley 'I've lost my purse' Urwin.

Press release