Sunday, 1 June 2014

|| GARDEN | CHELSEA 2014

THE RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2014
LOCATION: ENGLAND | LONDON 

DESCRIPTION: An annual event showcasing the elite of the horticultural world. Landscape garden designers compete for the highest accolade in their trade - a gold at Chelsea.  This years Best in Show award in the main show garden category goes to Luciano Giubbilei and his design for Laurent Perrier. 

PART ONE: The Telegraph Garden by designers Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz. This sublime show garden is one of my favourite from this years show. 

INSPIRATION: a contemporary take on the classical Renaissance gardens of Italy and the villa gardens of the northern Italian lakes 

KEY ELEMENTS: Green, clipped formal hedging and topiary, clean sharp lines of hard landscaping, a central panel of pristine lawn, rooftop trained canopy of lime trees Tilia x europaea Pallida, soft drifts of naturalistic planting, domes of clipped box and Osmanthus x burkwoodii, polished marble, limestone and brass, pure white iconic mid century wirework garden chairs 

Above image: detail of gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph
Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph
Above image: by The Frustrated Gardener | contemporary iconic mid century white wirework "Diamond" garden chairs designed by Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen in the Fifties, and supplied by Knoll still available today | exquisite noce travertine wall and floating bench with band of gleaming brass
Above images: 1.photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph 2.Euphorbia characias subsp wulfenii photography by Crocus 3.Buxus sempervirens (boxwood)photography by Crocus  4.noce travertine 5.Veronica 'Shirley Blue'photography by Crocus 
Above image: by The Frustrated Gardener | an immaculate lawn border by deep edging bands of pale limestone travertine | gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz 
Above image: a detail from the photograph by The Frustrated Gardener | the gravel seating area with marble and travertine water wall || gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz 
Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz |photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph
Above images: 1. Royal Horticultural Society "Diamond" garden chairs designed by Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen in the Fifties, and supplied by Knoll 2.Iris 'Jane Phillips' Crocus 3.noce travertine 4.photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph | design elements from the sublime garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz
Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | image capture from the BBC inplayer featuring presenter Monty Don with Sue Biggs RHS Director General
Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | landscaping and photography by Crocus

RHS Chelsea Flower Show · 2014
The Telegraph Garden- Plant List
Trees
Tilia x europaea 'Pallida'
Hedges
Laurus nobilis
Topiaries
Buxus sempervirens
AND
Osmanthus x burkwoodii
OR
Phillyrea angustifolia
(Final choice dependent on availability)
Herbaceous plants (Indicative only)
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
Borago officinalis
Camassia quamash
Campanula persicifolia
Cenolophium denudatum
Dianthus carthusianorum
Euphorbia spp.
Geranium spp.
Gladiolus italicus or byzantinus
Hyssopus officinalis
Iris germanica varieties, bright blue
Larkspur consolida 'Dark Blue'
Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'
Nepeta spp.
Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll'
Sesleria nitida
Silene dioica
Veronica spp
Viola cornuta 'Belmont Blue'

Plant species may change during the lead up to the show




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Saturday, 26 April 2014

|| DESIGNERS: BOSCOLO

BOSCOLO
LOCATION: ENGLAND | LONDON 

DESCRIPTION: High end luxury interior design | member of the British Institute of Interior Design

COMANY STATEMENT: Passionate about design and craftsmanship and equally committed to efficient management of each project, Boscolo is an established and highly focused interior design company based in London. Each of our projects, whether the remodelling and interiors of a substantial house and garden or the furnishing of a discrete pied-al-terre, are treated with a similar obsession to details and responsibility to timetables and budgets...



Above image:  Boscolo contemporary living room | sublime soft shimmering metallic neutrals, luxury cushions and textured throw
Above image:  Boscolo luxurious textures in restful shades of grey | opulent embroidered weaves in beautifully co-ordinated cushion, throws and rugs
Above image:  Boscolo | layered textures | grasscloth; metallic velvet and glass
Above image:  Boscolo contemporary fireplace set within a textured feature wall
Above image:  Boscolo | refined contemporary elegance | living and dining rooms | subtle colour palettes of grey and taupe with tangerine and gold accents
Above image:  Boscolo |glamorous home office in calming neutrals and palest blonde leather | subtle detailing and lavish fabrics | contemporary soft furnishings
Above image:  Boscolo  | sublime textures combined in luxury contemporary bathrooms | polished chrome taps mounted into mirrors; floating vanity basin units; exquisite detailing carried through to the metal trim on the tiles
Above image:  Boscolo  |contemporary master bedroom suite | decadent fabrics layered | furs; silks; high gloss lacquers | high upholstered headboard bordered in rich wood
Above image:  Boscolo | soft grey master bedroom palette in glamorous textures | crystal; reptile printed leather; metallic velvets; smoky grey woods and sumptuous silk rugs
Above image:  Boscolo | high metallic leather upholstered headboard; luxury silk cushions and fur throw in a soft silver palette
Above image:  Boscolo | high upholstered headboard; luxury silk cushions and fur throw in a soft silver palette with black accents
Above image:  Boscolo | entrance hall | elegant pale neutral palette | plush silver stair runner with smart black border | smoked wood floorboards
Above image:  Boscolo |chic high gloss black front door | tall contemporary 'Long Tom' black pots with clipped box topiary ball | designing and delivering exquisite, luxury residences in some of London's finest locations


CONTACTS: Bosolo Ltd
          The Old Garages
          54 The Broadway
          London NW7 3LH
          
          Tel:+44 (0) 845 20 20 208
          info@boscolo.co.uk
          www.boscolo.co.uk



For more information on anything shown in the above images please click on the names under each photograph to go through to their web sites. I create my mood boards/colour palettes with a computer programme called Photoshop by Adobe which is available for both Apple Mac and PC computers.

As always, if I have featured your photograph and you would rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will remove it with my sincerest apologies. 

With warmest wishes
Other posts you may find of interest: