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A cozy outdoor space with tall green plants and yellow flowers behind a rusted metal fence, a rustic wooden stump, a vintage rusted metal lantern, a folding wooden chair with striped fabric, and a bed of small multicolored pebbles.

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

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A weathered wooden fence with greenery and colorful wildflowers growing at its base, set in a garden with trees in the background.

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.

Close-up view of a potted tree with small branches and green pine needles, surrounded by various green and yellow plants in another pot, against a dark wooden background.

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. 

A small desert garden with potted plants, yellow and purple flowers, and rocks on the ground, featuring a rusty chain and wooden planters.

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

Sunlight filtering through lush green garden bushes and plants, with some white flowers in the foreground and a wooden fence on the left side.
White flowering plant with small blossoms in a natural green setting.

Designed by Lucy Mitchell, La La Landscapes

Built by Big Fish Landscapes, with support from The Japanese Garden Centre & Daniel Higgins

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A lush garden with various green plants, colorful flowers, trees, and a wooden fence in the background. There is a beige and white striped lounge chair on a pebble ground, surrounded by rocks and more plants.