Top 10 trends from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Flower meadows

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Seen in many of the show gardens, flower meadows give gardens a soft, natural feel, along with an injection of summery colour. Flower meadows also encourage wildlife such as butterflies and insects.

 
The Homebase Room with a View garden

Window boxes

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Ideal for small spaces, the window boxes featured along this wall panel show that plants can be grown in even the most limited of places.

Living on the Ceiling (no more room down there) garden

Mixed planting

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As the trend for ‘grow your own\' gathers pace, planting foliage alongside the vegetable plot is an aesthetically pleasing way to create interest in the garden.

Holiday Inn Green Room garden

Mirrors in the garden

garden inspiration,gardening tips,days out Mirrors in the garden It may be an optical illusion, but using mirrors in the garden gives a sense of increased space, making the most of ornamental features and reflecting light.

The Spirit\'s Garden

Bringing the indoors outside

garden inspiration,gardening tips,days out The Formal Elements garden The Formal Elements garden is designed with the urban dweller in mind, bringing the inside out to create a practical and modern space for entertaining and relaxing. The fireplace provides a sense of warmth and light, while plants with striking shapes add texture.

Sustainability

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This elegant garden has a negative carbon footprint; almost all of the materials featured are recycled from the glass path and patio area to the hammock made of recycled seat belts.

Sustainability can be Sexy garden 

Bright feature walls

garden inspiration,gardening tips,days out Shades of Barragàn garden

A simple yet effective way to add interest to your outdoor space, bold colours add individuality and enclose the space, focussing attention inwards.

Shades of Barragàn garden

 

Hidden parking

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The Porsche garden demonstrates how an environmentally conscious urban dweller could combine a contemporary front garden with off-street parking. When not in use, the car is hidden out of sight as the front section of the garden disappears underground.

This garden highlights the continuing disappearance of urban front gardens, so many of which are being paved over to provide off-road parking.

Shady seating areas

garden inspiration,gardening tips,days out The Sadolin Four Seasons garden

As our climate warms, creating shade becomes more vital. Here, shade is created above a seating area using a removable sail curtain.

 

The Sadolin Four Seasons garden  

Natural water features

garden inspiration,gardening tips,days out Wildex Hearing Garden: Celebrating Sound The natural sound of water bouncing off pebbles creates a relaxing atmosphere and highlights how gardens can be experienced on another sensory level.

Wildex Hearing Garden: Celebrating Sound

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