Peacock Paradise Garden Beautiful Border Silver Merit Award  /*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Designed by: Wild Thyme Designs - Becky Sibley The Peacock Paradise Garden showcases the glorious bright colours of the famous Peacocks, which freely roam Corsham’s cobbled streets. The stately home of Corsham Court (set in Capability Brown designed gardens) sits at one end of the Georgian high street with 17th century Alms-houses and schoolhouse at the other. The Flemish Weavers brought the woollen textile industry to Corsham, and it is also famous for staring in Poldark and Charles Dicken’s “Pickwick Papers”. The Garden was created by RHS students who have recently started their own garden design business in Corsham, winning “Garden Designer of the Year” Wiltshire in 2021.  With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

The Longstock Way, designed by Shaun Beale Best Showcase Garden and Silver Merit Award The garden design from Longstock Park Landscapes has taken inspiration from a footpath called The Test Way. This 44-mile walk follows the river Test passing through Leckford estate along a disused railway line that used to link Southampton to Andover.     Working sustainably is at the heart of everything at Leckford estate, and their garden design incorporates elements that reflect this. “Putting nature first” is a key element of this design and they have used level changes that represent bridges and materials found along the old railway line and created areas that attract and encourage wildlife and insects into the garden.  The central focus is a wildlife-friendly still water pond, reflecting views of the garden from the suspended deck above. A gabion constructed with recycled material encompasses the deck, providing a place to stop, sit and consider.  A wildflower meadow frames the deck and will give the garden a bit of “buzz” attracting many insect visitors.  The approach to the garden is set with gravel which is a permeable surface that allows the rain to soak away naturally without filling the drains. The planting will reflect the varied environment we have created, allowing them to thrive in their surroundings.  Making this garden a place to be enjoyed by both visitors and wildlife. With thanks to garden product suppliers:

Maggie’s Way Beautiful Border Platinum Award  Designed by: Sparsholt College Garden Design Diploma Cohort Maggie’s Way is inspired by the architecture of Southampton Maggie’s Centre. Radiating walls centre on an oasis of calm, expertise and support in the turbulence of a cancer diagnosis and treatment. They reach out to people with cancer and those close to them. Like a propeller, it draws on the energy and purpose of the docks and seafaring, a lynchpin for Southampton.Using many plants grown in Hampshire’s chalk downs and the heaths of the New Forest. A sprinkling of other plants reflects Hampshire’s rich diversity, wildlife and horticulture. With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

Coastal Cottage Beautiful Border Silver Merit Award  Designed by: Heather Stevens This beautiful boarder is inspired by the New Forest and what it has to offer, right on locals’ doorsteps. Heather Stevens says, “residents of the New Forest and surrounding area are the luckiest people alive. Where else can you be within 15 minutes of the beach, the forest, open green fields, hustling and bustling market towns, marinas, towering cliffs, smugglers caves and traffic jams caused by idling donkeys or ponies, sometimes even pigs!” The Costal Cottage encompasses a gentle seaside planting scheme blended with a cottage garden feel as a nod to the eclectic properties and gardens the region has to offer.   With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

May Day morning in Patrick’s Patch Designed by: Rachel Foster of Fairweathers Planted at the base of the May Pole are spring salad plants grown in Patricks Patch.In the strawberry patch Worzel Gummidge is unsuccessfully scaring the birds – a willow pheasant is merrily eating the fruits!  But then we do welcome our feathered friends – there’s a bird bath for them next to the rhubarb patch. Worzel loves nature and is known to keep a nature scrapbook.  We’re displaying a scrapbook full of nature inspired work by local school children.Opposite stands Aunt Sally overseeing the fun at the cauliflower shy and she’s about to enjoy a strawberry cream tea from Steff’s Kitchen.  She loves the May blossom and pots of flowers which are part of a spring-flowers children’s trail in Patrick’s Patch. With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

Victorian Garden Follie Beautiful Border Silver Merit Award  Designed by: Damien Michel This garden is inspired by The Crystal Palace, an exhibition of exotic and strange plants from around the World to portray nature’s wonders and give visitors inspiration for their own gardens. This border features various exotic plants, chosen for their foliage and shapes, as well as for their originality. The border will display a small pond alike the one from The Crystal Palace, as well as some planters to remember the Doulton pottery from the same place (Lambeth). Whilst this garden takes inspiration for The C Palace exhibition, it hopes to focus a spotlight on the Victorian era. With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

Elementary My Dear Watson Beautiful Border Silver Award  Designed by: Christine Mulinder This border is inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Home. He and his family once resided in Hindhead from 1897 to 1907. The name of his home is Undershaw, meaning ‘under the grove of hanging trees’ and stands in an AONB with views of the South Downs.The border incorporates Sherlock Holmes memorabilia such as an over-sized magnifying glass, which showcases the beauty of the plants. In addition, a Sherlock Holmes weathervane will be featured on top of a signpost to Hindhead and Undershaw. The overhanging trees represent Undershaw and the plants are mostly dark and mysterious with pops of colour to represent ‘clues’. With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

A sense of place Beautiful Border Gold Award  Designed by: Ann Stow This small space evokes the sights, sounds, taste, texture and colours of the Alresford area in Hampshire. With the backbone of the town based in the burble of chalk streams and watercress, the steam powered Watercress Line, and the colours of the town centre being pastel shades of a Georgian market town.The planting brings these colours to life and are drawn from ‘communities’ which thrive on chalk, representing the community within the town and reminding us that plants and people need the right environment to survive. As the breeze ripples through the flowers, an evocative scent of local planting arises, and the bobbing of the heads of meadowsweet allude to the steam from the local railway.This border is beautiful and useful using a sensory & wellbeing approach to design, it represents local sights, sounds, taste, texture and colours through naturalistic planting and the movement of water. With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

Ogwen Valley - Snowdonia Best Beautiful Border Award  Designed by: Aaron Marubbi This border is a celebration of the designer’s home; the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia. It incorporates two main elements of the valley landscape; slate crawiau and a slate ribbon that represents the flowing river Ogwen itself.‘Crawiau’ is a very specific type of field boundary in Snowdonia and is particular to the Ogwen valley. Slates of about 1200-1500mm high, 100-400mm wide are set upright into the ground leaving about 800-900mm showing above ground. Steel wire is then used to thread them together along their tops for stability. They line pastural fields to keep livestock safe and secure. They are striking elements of the landscape and beautiful. I want to show them off as the main focal point of the border.The borders crawiau will start off as slates in the ground (as it is found in the valley in the Penrhyn Quarry) and will slowly raise up in a curve to represent man’s impact on the landscape of the valley, literally moving whole mountains of slate to roof the world. Until they are upright and make a protective curve around a statement multi-stem tree.Planting will be naturalistic with lots of natives incorporated into the scheme. Because the slate crawiau are all different angles there will be pockets of shade and light which will allow me to plant both sun-loving heath/meadow areas as well as some shadier patches for ferns, Luzula. All representative of the local heath/woodland edge habitats. With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

What’s it all about ALFI? Designed by: ALFI Committee This beautiful border is inspired by Alton Local Food Initiative (ALFI), set up to encourage and enables people in the town of Alton to be involved in growing and eating local, seasonal and responsibly sourced food. Over a period of ten years a group of enthusiastic volunteers have identified unloved plots of land. Regular monthly working parties clear and plant them with fruit and vegetables. When produce is ready it is picked and put in baskets by the plot for passers by to help themselves. With thanks to Explore the other Beautiful Borders coming to the Show Discover garden inspiration at the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Stage

BBC Good Food Market Sponsored by Lexus Bringing the flavour of spring to the Show, the BBC Good Food Market offers a tasty mix of artisan food and drink producers. Handpicked for their regional and seasonal prowess, look out for treats that you simply won’t find on the high street, and special show offers too. With thanks to sponsor