Don\u2019t miss our guide to everything you need to know about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023<\/a> and our list this year\u2019s main show gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what Chris told us about his garden.<\/p>\n GARDEN PROFILE<\/strong><\/p>\n Designer<\/strong> Chris Beardshaw. <\/p><\/div> <\/section> \u201cMy aim was to create a garden that was somewhat circuitous and allowed the eyes and feet to wander,\u201d explains Chris. \u201cI wanted it to be a garden of little cameos; a calming, enveloping, relaxing garden, aesthetically rewarding, and emotionally and spiritually reassuring, where it\u2019s all about slow pace.\u201d<\/p>\n The space he has created is split into two parts: a sunny border<\/a> at the front and a curated woodland<\/a> garden behind. \u201cIt goes from traditional, big, Jekyll-esque border plants, backed by a yew<\/a> hedge, into a dappled-shade woodland,\u201d says Chris, \u201cso we\u2019ve got a really odd mix of plants for sun, dappled shade and deep shade<\/a>. It\u2019s a garden for an individual to walk through; the path is only 90cm wide, so you\u2019re going to have your ankles tickled by plants coming in left and right,\u201d says Chris.<\/p>\n This narrow slip path<\/a>, made from blocks of charred oak, winds through to two Neoclassical-style temples, constructed with a timber frame and wrapped in a sort of \u201cexternal wallpaper, a fabric printed with an external scan so it looks as though it\u2019s got the render of an Italian chapel.\u201d<\/p>\n The first temple contains a bespoke gold-leafed sculpture with hand-cut leaves of the plants featured in the garden. The second is slightly grander and contains a wall painting of huge peonies in rich teals and purples and creams, and a bespoke light featuring leaves in porcelain and gold. There are also two water features<\/a> in the garden including an octagonal reflective pool surrounded by ferns<\/a>, hostas<\/a> and irises; and nine trees<\/a>, from a multi-stemmed Cercidipyhllum<\/em> to hornbeam, acers and a ginkgo.<\/p>\n 1 Sun<\/a> and shade<\/a> planting will feature in this garden of two parts, with a traditional border in front and woodland planting beyond. Sign up to our Chelsea Flower Show Daily Digest newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea Flower Show 2023: tickets, information, dates and what\u2019s on<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea Flower Show Main Show Gardens 2023: the full list<\/a><\/p>\n 10 essentials for visiting the RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/a><\/p>\nWhat to look out for<\/h4>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> \u2022 Find out more about Chris Beardshaw\u2019s Chelsea garden on our Talking Gardens Chelsea podcast<\/a> from 16 May.<\/h3>\n
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