THE ST GEORGE ‘ALIGHT HERE’ BALCONY GARDEN

RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2023
GOLD MEDAL AWARD-WINNING

Inspired by florist Lee Miller's guerrilla displays arranged in bins around New York City to create something special from the everyday using reclaimed and repurposed materials from urban life: railway sleepers, rubbish bins, bricks and ice buckets.

Titled ‘Alight Here’, the balcony provides a space to escape the routine of day to day life in London and ‘take the weight off’. The garden creates a relaxing but playful atmosphere, like a welcoming local pub. An ideal space for a morning cup of coffee or an after-work drink.

The balcony garden was relocated to Chelsea Creek where it could inspire residents to create their own sanctuaries.

Plant List


Akebia quinata / Alchemilla mollis / Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata ‘Black Barlow’ / Carex testacea / Centaurea montana ‘Jordy’ / Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts of Gold’ / Foeniculum vulgare / Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ / Heuchera ‘Lime Marmalade’ / Heuchera ‘Obsidian’ / Huecherella ‘Alabama Sunrise’ / Iris ‘Langport Wren’ / Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet’ / Lupinus ‘Masterpiece’ / Mentha spicata var. crispa ‘Moroccan’ / Origanum vulgare / Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’ / Papaver ‘Totally Tangerine’ / Salvia nemorosa ‘Crystal Blue’ / Stipa tenuissima / Thymus citriodorus

Design: Emma Tamsin Tipping‍ ‍(Tipping Studio)

Sponsor: St George, Berkeley Group

Mentor: Paul Hervey-Brookes

Contractors: Topoforma and Big Fish Landscapes

Photography: Julie Skelton

Secondary sponsors:

Instarmac

Egbert Taylor

Ruggable

Unbearable Design

Other suppliers:

H&E Smith Ltd

Hortus Loci

Lampsy

Bucks Retro and Vintage

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