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| Chelsea Flower Show: Maths, medicine and 'a little madness' | Chelsea Flower Show: Maths, medicine and 'a little madness' |
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| Garden designers and their teams stood proudly - albeit a little nervously - as the judges began their rounds at the Chelsea Flower Show. | |
| If they needed a little calm, the gardens they have created - many on themes of peace and tranquillity - could have provided it. | If they needed a little calm, the gardens they have created - many on themes of peace and tranquillity - could have provided it. |
| Jekka McVicar, who designed A Modern Apothecary for St John's Hospice, says the garden is about health and wellbeing. | Jekka McVicar, who designed A Modern Apothecary for St John's Hospice, says the garden is about health and wellbeing. |
| Everything in it - from rosemary and fennel to the sound of running water - can be good for body and mind, she says. | Everything in it - from rosemary and fennel to the sound of running water - can be good for body and mind, she says. |
| She spoke to doctors, carers and artists before creating the garden, which is about the "power of plants". | She spoke to doctors, carers and artists before creating the garden, which is about the "power of plants". |
| Also focusing on health and healing is Paul Martin, creator of The Garden of Mindful Living for Vestra Wealth. | Also focusing on health and healing is Paul Martin, creator of The Garden of Mindful Living for Vestra Wealth. |
| It is intended as a calm space for mindfulness and wellness in a busy city life, with soft colours that are "not jarring on the eyes". | It is intended as a calm space for mindfulness and wellness in a busy city life, with soft colours that are "not jarring on the eyes". |
| There is plenty of green - a colour Mr Martin says has proven calming effects on children with ADHD. | There is plenty of green - a colour Mr Martin says has proven calming effects on children with ADHD. |
| 'Colourful tapestry' | 'Colourful tapestry' |
| Matthew Wilson designed God's Own Country - A Garden for Yorkshire based on inspiration from York Minster's East Window, which is the largest single expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain. | Matthew Wilson designed God's Own Country - A Garden for Yorkshire based on inspiration from York Minster's East Window, which is the largest single expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain. |
| "Trying to get something of that scale and presence and sheer power in a Chelsea garden is an interesting challenge," he says. | "Trying to get something of that scale and presence and sheer power in a Chelsea garden is an interesting challenge," he says. |
| He says he set about "deconstructing" all elements on the window's design and "putting them back together in a different order" in the garden, which is sponsored by Welcome to Yorkshire. | He says he set about "deconstructing" all elements on the window's design and "putting them back together in a different order" in the garden, which is sponsored by Welcome to Yorkshire. |
| As well as a "colourful tapestry" of planting based on the window's colours, there is an arch laid on its side containing benches which point towards a "very calm, small cloister garden". | As well as a "colourful tapestry" of planting based on the window's colours, there is an arch laid on its side containing benches which point towards a "very calm, small cloister garden". |
| Nick Bailey, designer of The Winton Capital Beauty of Mathematics Garden, says the concept is about "subtly highlighting the mathematics that underpins everything". | Nick Bailey, designer of The Winton Capital Beauty of Mathematics Garden, says the concept is about "subtly highlighting the mathematics that underpins everything". |
| "No matter how wild something looks it's actually driven by algorithms and equations," he says. | "No matter how wild something looks it's actually driven by algorithms and equations," he says. |
| A copper band runs through the garden, and on it are equations for processes including photosynthesis and cellular expansion. | A copper band runs through the garden, and on it are equations for processes including photosynthesis and cellular expansion. |
| The band represents a stem, and as it winds through the garden - changing function from a bench to a banister to a planter - the planting thickens to reflect growth. | The band represents a stem, and as it winds through the garden - changing function from a bench to a banister to a planter - the planting thickens to reflect growth. |
| Diarmuid Gavin, who designed the Harrods British Eccentrics garden, says he mixed traditional themes with "a little bit of madness". | Diarmuid Gavin, who designed the Harrods British Eccentrics garden, says he mixed traditional themes with "a little bit of madness". |
| As well as "fireworks" of brightly-coloured plants among more traditional planting, every 15 minutes the trees and one of the borders rotate and some bob up and down. | As well as "fireworks" of brightly-coloured plants among more traditional planting, every 15 minutes the trees and one of the borders rotate and some bob up and down. |
| "I like to have a bit of fun and try something new," he explains. | "I like to have a bit of fun and try something new," he explains. |
| Garden designers and their teams - many in smart suits not typically worn for gardening - were busy watering, sweeping and making other last-minute adjustments on Monday morning before the arrival of the judges. | |
| Some teams were on their hands and knees for these final preparations in the London sunshine. | Some teams were on their hands and knees for these final preparations in the London sunshine. |
| A field of 300,000 hand-crocheted poppies, which covers the space between the showground and the Royal Hospital Chelsea, was designed by Phillip Johnson, who won Best Show Garden in 2013. | A field of 300,000 hand-crocheted poppies, which covers the space between the showground and the Royal Hospital Chelsea, was designed by Phillip Johnson, who won Best Show Garden in 2013. |
| They are a tribute to those who served in all wars, and were made by "people from a range of cultures, and communities and ages, from two to 102 years old", the Royal Horticultural Society said. | They are a tribute to those who served in all wars, and were made by "people from a range of cultures, and communities and ages, from two to 102 years old", the Royal Horticultural Society said. |
| Also at the show is a 10ft (3m) high floral installation created by New Covent Garden Flower Market in honour of the Queen's 90th birthday. | |
| Made up of 10,000 flowers, 112 buckets and 300m of ribbon, it forms a portrait of the monarch. |