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Diarmuid Gavins show garden did get a SILVER GUILT at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.Almost GOLD.........
These Judges are supposed to be the most knowlegable Horticulturists in the country....

 

I actually have liked a couple of his garden designs (not the lollipops) - I rather liked the concrete bunker thingy with their planting, surrounded by the lavender and windy paths. Not a garden I would like to have, but one I would have thoroughly enjoyed walking round it.

 

I too have been impressed by some of his work, & also by the budgets he gets to work with in quite ordinary suburban gardens.

 

Roders, was that a deliberate spelling of GUILT?? Highly appropriate!!

 

Guilty as charged M'Lord.
Den do you recognise any one in this smilie

 

You see these balls on sticks in Germany, quite a lot. I am not sure what they mean but they only use a few scattered around. You also see other shapes too. I will try to find out the significance of them when I go there this year.

 

Lucky you Wonkeyeye, I love sight seeing around Germany. Take some pics won't you?

 

Whatever you say about Diarmuid his designs are memorable unlike some of the Chelsea gardens I've seen. I think he brought a splash of colour and life to Chelsea unlike some of the pretentious designers who have humungous budgets and can't fail to impress. Diarmuid is real and refreshing.
I'm sure if I had hundreds of thousands to spend I could come up with a stunning garden.

 

so maybe the designers should have a budget to work to

 

The diversification of top show gardens will always be a bone of contention.
Here are a couple of examples.The top garden I believe cost in the region of �£250,000.Is this obscene? Or are we lucky to be able to see both both ends of the spectrum.

 

Hard to answer that, Roders. IMO, it's good to have these showcase events, which give everyone ideas, and everyone who's interested will pick up things they like or dislike from all sorts of different types of garden. So, again, IMO, it's worth the gardens there costing a lot, as it's a resource for us all.

 

I would agree - I love looking at other gardens, expensive or not - and happy to pinch ideas from both. The show gardens are lovely - and everyone can pick something up from them whether it be plants, planting combinations or landscaping.

 

:D :D :D

 

is the lady on a plynth gold plated?
btw who actually puts up �£250000? it cant pay back, and what if you did spend that and didn t get a ticket!
I think there should be a value for money categorie where peeps have to detail retail costs