RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
mgr Changing Tides Garden
The mgr Changing Tides garden is designed for a wildlife enthusiast, with a rustic and understated aesthetic.
It aims to capture the essence of the vast protected landscapes along the Kent coast and distil the elements into a simple, sustainable garden that celebrates the resilience and adaptability required of materials and plants to survive and flourish in such challenging coastal conditions.
At the heart of the garden lies a vibrant tapestry of storm-resilient plants, each with its own story of adaptation, from hardy grasses, swaying gently in the breeze, their deep roots anchoring them firmly in the sandy soil, to salt-tolerant succulents, each species has been carefully chosen to withstand the harsh conditions of coastal storms while maintaining their natural beauty and vitality whilst providing habitat for a diverse array of wildlife.
With thanks to Kat Weatherill Photography & Matt Sills Videography
More than a celebration of nature’s resilience,
The Coastal Garden is also a testament to the power of sustainable solutions in the face of environmental challenges.
Reclaimed coastal tropical hardwood forms the perimeter wall with a weathered timber groyne aesthetic, providing a protective boundary to hunker down from the prevailing coastal winds.
Reclaimed steel trench sheets, reminiscent of coastal shoring, have been simply repurposed into sustainable sculptural planters.
With a nod back to the Victorian rock pooling history of Pegwell Bay in Kent, an ensemble of reclaimed Kent Ragstone boulders have been hand-carved into planters.
The ground is dressed with native rounded flint beach pebbles like those found on many beaches in the south of England. They provide texture in a muted colour that compliments the rusted steel and tropical timber boundary.
Plant List
Crataegus monogyna
Pinus sylvestris 'Watereri'
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'Pinus
Cotula Hispida
Sedum reflexum
Sedum reflexum aureum
Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'
Veronica autriacia Ionian Skies
Sedum cauticola 'Coca-Cola'
Sedum Album
Crambe martima
Glaucium flavum
Glaucium flavum ssp. auranticum
Mertensia maritima
Limonium vulgare
Plantago coronpsus
Tragopgon porrifolius
Silene Maritima
Foeniculum vulgare
Silene vulgaris
Sedum acre
Ligusticum lucidum
Athamanta vestina
Festuca Big Beautiful and Blue
Centranthus ruber Albus
Zizia aurea
Alchemilla erythropoda
Asplenium Scolopendrium Dryoperis erythrosora
Designed by Lucy Mitchell, La La Landscapes
Built by Big Fish Landscapes
with support from
The Japanese Garden Centre
Daniel Higgins