With RHS Chelsea Press Day just around the corner, it felt very indulgent to be joining a team visit to The Newt in Somerset today 💚
Interesting talks - the highlight for us being Alex Goodyear, head gardener @tremenheeresculpturegardens - and beautiful planting across the gardens.
Thanks @yeoorganicgarden for a lovely wander and delicious lunch. This is what Fridays were made for 🥰
Next stop: RHS Chelsea 🌸
With RHS Chelsea just around the corner, it was lovely to dig in to the May issue of Gardens Illustrated this week and find Catherine MacDonald featured in the coveted Who’s Who slot 👌 Thanks to Steph Mahon and the GI team 💚
Words: @anniegatti
Photo: @raewarne
Location: private garden designed by @catherinemacdonalddesign for @landformuk
A throwback to last week’s Open Afternoon and the launch of the new area at @the.glasshouse.collective
Thank you to @bloom.pr.uk and to photographer @tammymarlar for capturing key moments from the day for us.
@markgregorylandscaper officially opened the new Courtyard area featuring members @adezz_gardenproducts@allgreengb@creepersnursery@gardenhousedesign@landscapeplus_uk@roseandrustuk@schellevis_uk@moderngardencompany and @torcpots
Thank you so much to @catherinemacdonalddesign & @thelandscapetailor for their RHS Chelsea talks and also to @alanwilliams_design who announced exciting plans for Chelsea this year featuring our members. More on that soon.
It was wonderful to see so many of our existing members, new members and pop-up contributors at the launch and so many familiar faces from the landscaping community. It was a great event that stretched into the evening, topped off with music from the @jazzandthetonics 🎶
A huge thank you to Mark, Alan, Ruyan, Kate and the Landform Team who worked tirelessly to finish the area. What a wonderful space it is and we’ve already had so many comments from visitors about how inspiring it is.
#theglasshousecollective #gardendesign #gardeninspiration #landscapingexperts #gardenstyle
We are excited and a little scared to say we’re taking on the 3 Peaks Challenge in a few months to raise money for @trusselluk and the vital work the anti-poverty charity does to support people facing food insecurity across the UK.
We will be climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon - as part of the @project.giving.back team.
Trussell supports a UK-wide network of food banks, while also tackling the root causes of poverty so fewer people need emergency food in the first place. Every donation - no matter the size - helps Trussell continue its incredible work and brings us closer to our team goal. If you’re able to support us, we would be hugely grateful. You can donate through the link in bio. Thank you! ⛰️💚🥾😍
It’s all about the soundbite 🎯
Over the past few weeks we’ve organised some inspiring media training sessions through the brilliant @media_first_ltd putting the teams from @project.giving.back and @landformuk through their paces. From interview practice to sharpening key messages, it’s all about making the most of that moment in the media spotlight when RHS Chelsea Flower Show comes around🌸
Thankfully, the world of gardens attracts positive stories and friendly journalists… but practice still makes perfect. Huge thanks to Victoria Smith and Laura Trant, our fantastic course leaders and interview pros, and to Andrea for organising everything with a smile. Great to see everyone ready for the spotlight! ✨
We loved meeting some of The Glasshouse Collective members yesterday. It’s such a beautiful space and @alanwilliams_design has it looking festive and sparkly just in time for Christmas 🎄✨
Thanks so much to Toby and Andy from @rocketgro for hosting us today. And thanks to Beccie and Bethan from @yeovalley for having us along for the ride. So many lovely conversations today with friends from across the gardening world. Thanks @gdnmediaguild and @thesavoylondon for the wonderful event.
A lovely evening @gardenmuseum enjoying the exhibition of @project.giving.back gardens from this year’s RHS Chelsea. Great to catch up with so many of the charity teams and designers, as well as @the_rhs . Just four months on from the show, more than half of the gardens are already fully relocated to their permanent locations - it’s always uplifting to hear the stories of how these gardens will continue to benefit the charities.
#gardensforgoodcauses
We’re so lucky to have been part of the @project.giving.back team since the beginning so when Chelsea rolls around, it’s a joy to spend the week together.
Thanks to the generosity of PGB’s founders, we have seen such a range of wonderful gardens for charities come together and we’ve helped support the teams making it happen.
We’re not great at remembering to put ourselves in front of the camera, but this one’s for Isabella, Elisa, Chantelle and of course our talented photographer @britt.willoughby.photography and fab videographer @matt_gwell . We’ve just been missing PGB CEO Hattie who is currently on maternity leave but we loved having a cuddle with the newest tiny addition when they came to visit!
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#gardensforgoodcauses #rhschelsea
Press day at RHS Chelsea is always somewhat surreal but great fun and full of moments you couldn’t have imagined. Well done to all of the garden teams supported by @project.giving.back for some fantastic photocalls and celebrity moments to highlight their amazing gardens for good causes. We enjoyed hosting many of the celebs in the PGB lounge and even lured David Beckham in our direction. What a day!
#gardensforgoodcauses
#rhschelsea
What a gorgeous afternoon touring the @project.giving.back funded gardens at this year’s @the_rhs Chelsea Flower Show. We feel very privileged to be a small part of this magnificent project. Bravo to all this year’s teams who have created some truly beautiful showstoppers. We can’t wait to see what the week ahead brings.
#GardensForGoodCauses
#ProjectGivingBack
#RHSChelsea
Inspired by the wonderful @chrisgpackham2 , whose post this morning was just the tonic we needed, we have focused on celebrating the things within our control today 🍂🍁🐾
#AutumnLeaves #WoodsWalks #StickSeason #SweaterWeather #LabradorWalks #LeighWoodsBristol #AutumnColours
