Show Gardens
Post date: 24 Jun, 2023
It's almost time for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, the world's largest annual flower show, and social media is abuzz with posts from suppliers shipping out materials and designers and landscapers busy with the show garden builds.
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Post date: 09 Sep, 2021
Its back after a two year hiatus. Read our blog to see what natural stone products we are supplying to RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year from 7-tonne boulders to footpath gravels.
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Post date: 07 Sep, 2021
RHS Chelsea Flower Show is back! This year we are thrilled to have our products feature in the The Psalm 23 Garden sponsored by the Bible Society. Find out how Sarah and Mark got on sourcing stone for the garden with help from our Boulder Hunter...
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Post date: 08 Jun, 2021
CED Stone Group would like to thank all the designers who entered the Belvoir Castle Flower And Garden Show - Design A Show Garden Competition. The brief we set for the garden was 'Tranquility' and we received some fantastic entries. After much thought and discussion, we are delighted to announce the winner of the competition
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Post date: 14 May, 2020
To help us get through the RHS Chelsea Flower Show blues we’re taking a trip down memory lane exploring the archives and remembering some of the incredible gardens we’ve supplied stone to over the last 30 years.
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Post date: 09 Jul, 2019
There are so many fantastic gardens that are going to be at RHS Tatton Flower Show this year, with CED Stone Group sponsoring some of the stone elements in a few.
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Post date: 30 Jun, 2019
We are delighted to be supporting some fantastic gardens at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Festival this year. Here is a breakdown of the gardens which will feature CED Stone products, we wish each and every one of them the very best of luck.
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Post date: 29 Jun, 2019
We are delighted to be supporting some fantastic gardens at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Festival this year. Here is a breakdown of the gardens which will feature CED Stone products, we wish each and every one of them the very best of luck.
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Post date: 26 Jun, 2019
Garden designer Michelle Brandon is giving visitors a strong dose of nature with her first ever show garden ‘The Forest Will See You Now’. Michelle’s design is the representation of a forest, highlighting the benefits of nature, especially a forest environment.
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Post date: 24 Jun, 2019
CED Stone Group are proud to work alongside Seonaid Royall to build the Believe in Tomorrow Garden at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show this year.
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Post date: 17 Jun, 2019
Tony Wagstaff and the Southend Youth Offending Team (YOT) are back at RHS Hampton Court with ‘The Therapeutic Garden’, promoting the health-giving properties of horticulture and shining a spotlight on the beneficial role that plants and gardening have in supporting people living with dementia, anxiety and other mental illnesses
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Post date: 01 Jun, 2019
CED Stone has been working with Lynn Hill on her fantastic garden design ‘The Garden Party: Celebrating 20years of Gardening Scotland’. The garden will be built with the help of some highly skilled friends keen to join the party, Root One East, GM Land Solutions, Ogilvies of Haddington, Endrick Landscapes and Ashlea supported by British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI).
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Post date: 28 May, 2019
CED Stone Group sponsor entries in the brand new Gardening Scotland Feature, College Street. College Street, sponsored by SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College), will see gardens designed and built by teams of students from Edinburgh, Oatridge and Elmwood Campuses.
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Post date: 04 Jul, 2018
A few months back, Alexandra and Ed Burnham from Burnham Landscaping came to visit us at our London East – West Thurrock depot to discuss the design with our Managing Director, Giles Heap. Alexandra presented her designs to Giles, which included some very narrow, tightly curved paths that would circle around different sections of the garden.
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Post date: 29 Jun, 2018
Back in May this year, we were approached by Gemma Lake, RHS Hampton Court Palace’s Show Manager. Gemma asked us if we would be interested in working collaboratively with the RHS to create ‘Evolve: Through the Roots of Time’; a large educational feature garden planned for the show.
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Post date: 28 Jun, 2018
‘We wanted to create a natural-looking plunge pool in the Viking garden’ said Stephen. ‘a natural spring would reflect the geological formations found across many Nordic countries. It was important to use worn and weathered rock, to make it look like it had been worn away over the years by water and the elements.
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Post date: 25 Jun, 2018
The much-loved BBC programme has teamed up with the RHS to create this exciting commemorative garden, paying tribute to the Countryfile’s success over the last 30 years. CED Stone Group are thrilled to be sponsoring the garden by donating our stone products.
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Post date: 01 Jun, 2018
Known as Scotland’s national gardening and outdoor living show, Gardening Scotland 2018 is in full swing this weekend. Over the last few weeks, the team from our CED Stone Landscape Scotland Depot in Castlecary have been working with the talented Lynn Hill of Lynn Hill Garden Design to create The Garden Retreat: A Place For Living.
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Post date: 27 May, 2018
The concept for ‘The Great Escape’ is to highlight some of the ways people of all ages can enjoy their outdoor spaces. CED were delighted to support our friends at the HTA by donating our Grey Sawn Sandstone paving to ‘The Great Escape’.
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Post date: 23 May, 2018
This year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show is now in full swing, with some of the finest designers in the industry using our natural stone products in their gardens. But we’ve also been supporting some fantastic tradestands too, who are all raising the bar and bringing some very inventive and creative outdoor products to the market:
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Post date: 22 May, 2018
A few months ago, we welcomed Ishihara Kazuyuki’s team to our CED London East Depot in West Thurrock in order to discuss their Chelsea design and material requirements. During the visit we were lucky enough to find out some prertty cool facts about the garden…
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Post date: 18 May, 2018
Feed the bees to feed us! The Honeycomb Meadow Bee Garden by charity River Of Flowers will bring a meadow into the very heart of London at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Post date: 17 May, 2018
By immersing himself into the lives of the Syrian refugees living at the Domiz Refugee Camp in Northern Iraq, garden designer Tom Massey has been able to create a garden that authentically communicates the values that The Lemon Tree Trust works towards.
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Post date: 11 May, 2018
By our guest blogger Emily Cowan, who is based from our CED Stone Landscape - Scotland Depot…
This year, we were contacted by London-based designer Jonathan Snow to aid him in sourcing rock for his ambitious RHS Chelsea garden entry – Trailfinders South African Wine Estate…
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Post date: 24 Apr, 2018
The very first Ascot Spring Flower Show went down a treat last week, with positive reviews and plant enthusiasts flocking to see the specialist nurseries, tradestands and show gardens on display. Award-winning designer Kate Gould created ‘A Garden For All Seasons’ for the show, an enticing and attractive garden that was a firm favourite with visitors…
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Post date: 15 Apr, 2018
Millie’s main focus for this design was to create an urban garden that would see low cost, easily accessible materials take centre stage. ‘I wanted to think about how a space can be used in a different way’, explained Millie. ‘For me, urban regeneration is about being inventive in order to improve an area, and I wanted this garden to help encourage that’.
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Post date: 21 Jul, 2017
RHS Tatton Flower Show visitors are in for a treat this year, with the ultimate seaside experience in the form of the Chaos To Coastline Coastal Garden. Designed and built by two new rising talents in the horticultural industry, CED Stone Group were only too happy to support the young stars.
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Post date: 18 Jul, 2017
The RHS Young Designers have included natural stone materials as an intrinsic part of their schemes and CED are very proud to be donating our products to all three finalist gardens at RHS Tatton Park Flower Show – it’s a delight to work with such innovative budding designers and we’re keen to support any project that not only encourages but gives recognition to the next generation of horticultural stars.
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Post date: 27 Jun, 2017
With the show only a week away, the Zoflora and Caudwell Children’s Wild Garden is nearly complete – including a fantastic woodland path made from ‘shrinking’ paving slabs donated by CED which have been especially designed for children with autism.
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Post date: 22 Jun, 2017
Visitors to RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show will be treated to an urban eco-garden with a difference – one that looks like a green forest glade, that you can eat! The London Glades show garden has been designed to appear like a beautiful oasis on the edge of a peaceful forest, complete with CED-donated boulders, wild flowers, trees, shrubs and perennials.
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Post date: 14 Jun, 2017
Taking centre stage at BBC Gardeners’ World Live is Romance in the Ruins, a large show garden for Wyevale by the talented designer Claudia de Yong – and one that visitors can get up close and personal with, thanks in part to the footpath gravel donated by CED.
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Post date: 13 Jun, 2017
Garden designer and founder of the East Midlands Flower Show Andy Tudbury is the creative force behind Serenity, one of the main show gardens at the event. Apart from a little help from his son, Andy has pretty much designed and built this space on his own and CED are delighted to be donating some materials to his scheme.
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Post date: 07 Jun, 2017
Visitors to the first new RHS show in a decade, at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, were treated to an array of ‘revolutionary’ show gardens last week, including one with CED’s boulders playing a starring role.
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Post date: 02 Jun, 2017
Visitors to Bloom in Dublin can expect a feast for the senses this weekend when they visit the ‘Cuprinol Kaleidoscope of Colour’ garden, which features in the medium sized garden category at Bloom. The conceptual garden features a contemporary take on the traditional and centuries old rose garden.
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Post date: 01 Jun, 2017
Take a contemporary showcase garden at Gardening Scotland, add the power of TV with a sprinkling of stylish CED paving and what do you get? The answer, for Edinburgh-based designer Lynn Hill, is an award for best new show garden and potential clients already seeking her skills…
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Post date: 31 May, 2017
We take a look at the 11 gardens and trade stands that featured CED’s Natural Stone products at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show…
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Post date: 11 May, 2017
David Harber’s award-winning creations will once again be on display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, in a beautifully designed stand along the prominent Main Avenue. As part of the design, CED will be supplying rustic TIER stone wall cladding which will be used as the dramatic backdrop for the garden and the sculptures.
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Post date: 11 May, 2017
CED are proud to be donating materials for ‘Through The Microscope: The Breast Cancer Now Garden’ at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Post date: 21 Jul, 2016
A tranquil garden designed for a young professional couple living in a new build property, influenced by Japanese art and architecture, completed with a quiet reading corner and year round privacy. It sounds idyllic.
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Post date: 20 Jul, 2016
Often it is hard to find a garden space that can suit a large family and entertain guests the whole year through. It is a solution to this common problem that designer Pip Probert is bringing to this year’s RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, with her show garden ‘Through the Looking Glass’.
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Post date: 19 Jul, 2016
Garden designers Rosalind Rosewarne and Charlotte Khan are collaborating as Archangelica Designs for their début show garden at this year’s RHS Tatton Park. Privately sponsored, their garden, ‘Inner Sanctum’, is inspired by famous mathematician and the number sequence named after him; Fibonacci.
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Post date: 06 Jul, 2016
CED Stone Group have been sponsoring show gardens at the RHS Flower Shows for over 27 years, including RHS Chelsea, RHS Hampton Court, RHS Tatton Park, RHS Malvern and RHS Cardiff. We had the privilege of supporting 12 show gardens at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and the APL Trade Stand, which saw a collaboration of the association’s members.
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Post date: 05 Jul, 2016
Leading horticulture charity Perennial are teaming up with designer Cherry Carmen from Cherry Blossom Garden and contractors Living Landscapes for their ‘Immerse’ garden at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
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Post date: 05 Jul, 2016
Witan Investment Trust PLC's most recent project, which is due to open in Spring 2017, is the ‘Global Growth Vegetable Garden’ project at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex. This innovative garden will showcase fruit and vegetables from around the world (which can be grown in most parts of the UK), challenging the image of a conventional kitchen garden.
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Post date: 01 Jul, 2016
Hoping to raise awareness and help raise funds is the Bowel Disease UK Garden for Crohn’s Disease at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Flower Show. Crohn’s Disease usually targets young people and this garden aims to tell the story of how vibrant a sufferer’s life can be, despite living with this debilitating disease.
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Post date: 01 Jul, 2016
Sponsors Zoflora were established in Yorkshire over 90 years ago, so using the county as inspiration for their garden at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show seemed like an obvious choice.
Bringing on board award-winning designer Helen Elks-Smith MSGD and award-winning contractors Wycliffe Landscapes Ltd, there is an experienced and knowledgeable team to bring show garden, “Zoflora: Outstanding Natural Beauty” to life.
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Post date: 30 Jun, 2016
With the help of garden designer Antonia Young and contractor Jeff Rosenblatt, Cancer Research UK are bringing the first ever virtual reality tribute garden to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
The garden is a tribute to all those who have left a gift to the charity in their Will, a celebration and a thank you for their generosity.
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