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RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a garden show held for five days in May every year by the Royal Horticultural Society and is perhaps the most famous flower show in the world. The Chelsea Flower Show showcases avant-garde show gardens designed by leading names in Floral Design. Woolly Pocket exhibited a lush outdoor living garden at the 2011 show.
Design Challenge
The project goal was to create a stunning center piece within the Hospitality Village and to hide the white plastic marquees. There was no vertical surface available, so a freestanding frame was designed to hold the weight of the Pockets and plants. Generally, a planted Pocket weighs about 20lbs after watering. Additionally, it was critical the frame be easy for two people to install quickly.
Date of Install
May 2011
Owner
Sedexo Prestige / 360 Creative Event Services
Venue - RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Designer
360 Creative Event Services / The Garden Works
360 Creative Event Services design and manage all kind of large events in the UK, from landscapes, to lighting, sound, vision.
Press
Featured on the Woolly Pocket blog.
Access
Temporary exhibition
Pockets
The installation is composed of (12) Chocolate Wally Threes and (12) Wally Ones with reservoir. The installation covers an area 14’-10” long and 6’ - 7” high.
Building the wood frame wall, hanging the pockets and planting took two people one day to complete.
Climate
London is in zone 9 on the UK Hardiness map. The Chelsea Flower show installation was outdoors in May and received a lot of natural sun light.
Plant List
Azalea, pink
Carex brunai
Euynomous ‘Kathy”
Hostas, var.
Hedera helix, English Ivy
Leucothoe axillaris
Salvia, pink
Ferns, various (outdoor)
Irrigation
The installation was watered by hand with a watering can.
Details
Pockets
The installation is composed of (12) Chocolate Wally Threes and (12) Wally Ones with reservoir. The installation covers an area 14’-10” long and 6’ - 7” high. Building the wood frame wall, hanging the pockets and planting took two people one day to complete.
Details
Plant List
Azalea – Pink
Carex Brunai
Euynomous ‘Kathy”
Hostas, var.
Hedera Helix – English Ivy
Leucothoe Axillaris
Salvia – Pink
Ferns – Various (outdoor)
Details
Irrigation
The installation was watered by hand with a watering can.