Episode 5: Butter Wakefield

Things we talk about in this episode: What's in a name The process of creating a stand at Chelsea Pitching, competing, submitting Creating an outdoor living space Choosing carefully so as not to overload the stand. Making a realistic outdoor space How to choose a grower How the process works Trees and hedging Choosing plants Having a master plan (or not) Who is the client? Sponsor? Stand? It’s all about the medal Gold medals and good pr The first job Sleepless nights Faking it till you make it Not knowing the answer! Asking for help where you need it Knowledge and confidence How to be a good service provider Communication Selling ideas to a client Suggesting, steering, guiding Using FACTS to get your way A tape measure is your best tool. Balancing motherhood and a buisiness Baked beans again Being there when it counts - sports day etc Setting a strong example for the children Garden design creates beautiful spaces for families - it’s one of the nicest things you can do for people Planting style Planting a show garden vs planting a private garden Seasonal planting Shrubs and herbaceous Clipped shapes and chaos Scaling up: putting big in small Getting vertical interest in - wires and trellis to take eyes up Getting a mirror in! Should be antiqued - bounces light Being a weekend gardener Outsourcing the clearing up Screening and blocking out Trellis Trees Meadow Tidying tendencies Being brave Computer woes Turning the laptop on Delegation Plants, People, links Gaze Burvill Garden Furniture Deepdale- hornbeams Chichester Trees and Shrubs Hortus loci Rosa'Gertrude Jekyll' Geum'Totally tangerine' Rosa'Munstead Wood' Julia Samuel Colefax and Fowler The English Gardening School London College of garden design Andrew Wilson Cloudy Bay garden Chelsea 2014 p9’s (0.5 litre pots) Alchemilla mollis roses nepeta Salvia nemerosa'Caradonna' Salvia'Nachtvlinder' Salvia'Amistad' Hydrangea'Annabelle' Hydrangea paniculata'Limelight' Amelanchier lamarckii Mobilane Tulipa 'Black parrot' Fritillaria meleagris Allium 'Purple sensation' A. 'Purple rain' Gareth Kinsella The wildflower Turf company RosaMme Alfred Carriere - flowers on a north wall Stauntonia hexaphylla- will cover everything but beware Clematis armandii Akebia quinata Trachelospermum jasminoides