Anna Pavord: 'Dan Pearson conjured up drama on the Chelsea Flower Show's triangle site'

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There were two outstanding gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show this year: Dan Pearson's monumental evocation of the rockery and trout stream at Chatsworth, which won Best in Show, and James Basson's recreation of a perfumier's garden in Grasse, which won a gold medal. As installations, they could not have been more different, but what they had in common was a sense of truth. Both gardens were made by designers who have trained themselves to properly look at landscapes – both natural and man-made – and to understand how they co-exist.











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