Bradstone Springs into Action for Chelsea

March 2005

You've just bought a new home and have inherited a garden dating back over 70 years. You want to make your mark on the outdoor space but have no idea where to start.

The answer could be in Bradstone's garden for this year's Chelsea Flower Show, 'The Spring Garden.' The garden hard landscaping manufacturers have teamed up with respected designer Alan Sargent for the show and have developed a garden around this theme.

The garden features planting dating back almost 100 years, and has been given a contemporary twist using modern materials and hard landscaping features.

Alan says, "As a designer I've been asked time and time again how to bring an old, established garden into the 21st Century, so what better theme to base our Chelsea garden around than this very problem.

"The outside edges of the garden retain the old planting. We've sourced Acers and Pines with an age of between 50 and 100 years old for this part of the garden, and in the centre we've created a useable space for a busy family.

"The central feature is a patio surrounded by walling, with a gentle stream running through the space, adding a sense of serenity and calm."

Hard landscaping materials will include boulders quarried by Bradstone and paving and walling from the company's Old Town range.

Marketing Manager for Bradstone, Paul Wagstaff, says, "We're really excited by this year's design. It shows how hard landscaping can complement established planting and can create workable spaces within a very plant orientated garden.

"We've worked with Alan a number of times in the past and hold him in great esteem. He is a well respected designer, having won over 60 medals during the last 23 years, and we're certainly looking forward to working with him on this garden."