Show Garden Unseen

Gardens are designed for the needs of the client at all times of the day. It's the same with show gardens, even though the client may be an imaginary one and they're only usually on view during daylight hours. Here Claire reveals some of the 'out of hours' aspects to her show garden last year...

As a follow up to my recent post on the wonders of good solar powered lighting, I thought I'd better stump up with the proof. So, here are a series of images taken from the beautifully illuminated 'dancing with the trees' garden, at Malvern earlier this week...

and yes - these were all taken from the garden, using only the solar lighting...

Anyone who knows Claire is aware of her commitment to eco-friendly design. This is what she had to say in the run up to last year's Malvern Spring Show about solar powered lighting and the choice she made for her show garden.

And her garden didn't have any sponsorship either, so here's a glimpse of the ingenuity she employed in getting her design from paper to planted...

Another [secret] feature Claire installed resulted in this. Do you think it lived up to her garden's name: Dances with the Trees?