Two Essex garden design teams are celebrating gold medals handed out at the Chelsea Flower Show on May 25.
Nazeing nursery Rhodes & Rockcliffe was awarded its second gold in two years after displaying colourful begonia species and hybrids in a garden called ‘Office Greenery'.
David Rhodes took inspiration from the uniqueness of begonia, which is a very attractive and unusual species.
He said: “Not a huge number of people grow this plant, which are available in such different shapes and colours and you can work your magic on them.
“We are the only UK landscape company accredited to Chelsea Flower Show and our customers come from London, Cambridge, Reading and Birmingham, just to mention a few. Achieving the fifth gold medal since 2000 is a sign that we can progress even further.”
‘Spice of Life’ is the name of the other success from Essex, created by Suzanne Gaywood, who has received her eighth gold medal since 2001.
Her key to success is a typical Grenada garden, a small wooden hut surrounded by traditional flora and spices from the homonymous island and designed in Woodham Walter.
“Grenada is my original country and it is also the inspiration behind every garden design I have made so far,” Ms Gaywood said.
“I do not like to be overconfident and this year I was not even thinking about the gold award, as it had all been out of my control, because of the dry weather and the ash clouds. But everything worked out well at the end and all the team members loved my garden.”
Ms Gaywood visits Grenada every year and now she is already planning her next green creation.
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