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Resilient garden, designed to replace a tired, high-maintenance lawn and transform the area into a vibrant, sustainable space. Hundreds of shocking-pink busy-lizzies later, we lift our heads and think: ‘is it still worth it?’ In most parks and gardens, Victorian bedding has fallen out of favour. Whether it’s new aesthetics, sustainability, or the economics of it, there are many reasons why we should question bedding as a gardening practice. Historically, bedding marked a major change in garden culture, and for this reason the Royal Parks still follow that approach in a few areas, such as the Italian gardens in Regent’s Park, which were (re)designed to this effect: quick growing plants (mostly annuals) that could reliably provide impact for months, before being pulled out, exhausted, and replaced six months later. Taken in context, this becomes understandable, acceptable even, and the gaudy aesthetics start to make sense. Personally, I can’t say I like it; equally, I don’t dislike it. But whether we should continue ought to be discussed more readily, and alternatives be considered more consistently. The gently rolling woodland garden at the northeastern end of Regent’s Park this morning, a slice of the countryside in central London - with occasional reminders that the city isn’t far away. A question of scale: lovely area with stunning drought-tolerant planting around Princess Amelia’s bath house, in Gunnersbury Park, with narrower paths gently winding down the short slope, to create an intimate atmosphere away from the more public areas with their wide paths and open spaces. Great late-spring plant combination in the Crescent Border: Salvia ‘Caradonna’, Sesleria autumnalis, Geranium ‘Rozanne’, Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’, Amsonia salicifolia (on way out), with backdrop of Echinops ritro and Cephalaria gigantea (just starting) and side dishes of Hemerocallis, Iris (unknown) and Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’. How to design a garden in under 30 seconds: a time-lapse video to take my students through the basics of the garden design process using a small, simple urban back garden as an example. From site plan to rough design options following a grid-based approach, using a geometry that fits the concept, experimenting with shapes and patterns, and emerging with three possible options that can then be developed further and discussed with clients. Last walk up the hill before coming back to Britain. The winter walk in its late-spring clothes. Dry summers have taken their toll but on the whole plants have been holding up and most now appear settled. A few ‘before’ at the end. Chelsea highlights #4: Andy Sturgeon’s hug-giving walled garden for Mind. A balanced, intimate and comforting place where plants invite themselves freely. Chelsea highlights #3: Chris Beardshaw’s generous and enveloping planting in a design that manages to combine structure and informality. Beautiful terracotta urns too, acting as great focal points and whose shape echoes the form of the multistem trees.

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