Double the success at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse
Two gardens achieved double the success at RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse which opened on 16 July and runs until 20 July.
The first Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) major flower show in Yorkshire, RHS Wentworth Woodhouse welcomes a display of Show Gardens, Young Designer Gardens, Long Borders and Feature Gardens.
The RHS Young Designer of the Year was given to Gold-medalist Luke Coleman for Drakkar’s Drift, a garden celebrating Scotland’s historic ties with Scandinavia.
Luke Coleman. Credit: RHS/Neil Hepworth
Not only this, but Coleman was awarded Best Construction in the Young Designer Garden, competing against two other garden designers.
The garden was built by Ampersand Ltd, featuring a plunge pool and sauna.
Coleman says while he is a bit shocked, “it feels quite surreal to finally be standing here in a space that started out on a bit of paper and receiving these awards from the RHS is amazing, a dream come true”.
The RNIB Legacy Garden, designed by Paul Harvey-Brookes, also takes home two top awards, winning Best in Show and Best Construction, as well as a Gold medal.
RNIB Legacy Garden team. Credit: RHS/Neil Hepworth
The garden explores living with sight loss, giving visitors a chance to see the world through the eyes of someone who has lost their sight.
Built by G K Wilson Landscape Consultant, the garden features an immersive experience of texture, form, colour and sound.
Liz Nicholson, chair of the judging panel, comments on the Best in Show garden:
“A brave and highly effective endeavour that demonstrates the challenges of partial sight loss through a garden installation.”
RHS Wentworth Woodhouse is open to the public until 20 July.
The list of medalists can be found here.
