RHS Chelsea Flower Show
May 2025
“Absolutely thrilled with the stand.”
“His creativity and skills are unmatched.”
Date: May, 2025
Location: RHS Chelsea Flower Show, 2025.
Client brief: partnered with James Parker Sculpture to design a Main Avenue Trade Stand for for RHS Chelsea which celebrates James’ Galloway roots and showcases his sculptures at their very best.
Site: Main Avenue RHS Chelsea 2025.
Design concept & response: The design takes its inspiration from the unique natural landscape of Galloway: Scotland’s southern secret. From beaches to forests and heather covered moorlands, Galloway is a remarkably diverse and special landscape. The RHS Chelsea 2025 stand combines James’ award winning sculpture and abstracted elements of the Galloway landscape to create a sculpture garden which showcases James’ work at its very best.
Award: RHS Chelsea 2025 5 Star Tradestand. Runner-up for
Photography: Ellie Walpole www.walpole-photography.co.uk
Sculpture: James Parker Sculpture www.jamesparkersculpture.co.uk
“Superb plant knowledge admired by thousands of visitors.”
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Galloway: Scotland's southern secret
Galloway is a landscape of contrasts with rolling, heather covered moorlands, native broadleaved forests, rivers and a stunning coastline of sandy beaches and rocky outcrops. The natural landscape provided the inspiration for the design which brings together multiple natural elements to create a beautiful sculpture garden within which James’ nature inspired sculpture is showcased.
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James Parker Sculpture
James is a multi award winning sculpture originally from Galloway in Scotland’s south-west corner. James’ portfolio includes sculpture in stone, glass, bronze and polished stainless steel with all his designs being inspired by the natural world.
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RHS Chelsea 2025: 20th to 24th May
The Main Avenue stand combines and celebrates the Galloway natural landscape and James’ sculptural work which is itself inspired by the natural world creating a unique atmospheric experience.
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From the heather moorlands......
Swathes of Salvia, Nepeta and Scabious mimic the vast open heather moorlands. Granite boulders, brought down from Galloway, create the impression of hilly terrain combined with mounding Yew domes. The planting is colourful and textural and a haven for bees and butterflies. A Scottish moorland would not be complete without Thistles (Cirsium rivulare) which create focal points for the eye. At ground level Erigeron, Stachys, Origanum and Sedum spill on the granite paving.
Photos by Ellie Walpole
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....to the valley glades
A rich tapestry of planting is brought together to echo the valley glades of Galloway. Ferns, grasses, hostas and epimediums provide the background textural interest with Foxgloves, Gillenia, Thalictrum, Astantia and Geranium’s delivering colour and form. The atmosphere is calm and tranquil with the multistem Birch trees creating dappled shade and shadow play.
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The Scottish Sculpture Garden
Sculpture and garden come together to create a spectacle which showcases James’ exquisite work at its very best. The natural sculptural forms sit effortlessly within the planting. Beautiful shadows are cast in the water and across the sculptures by the planting and Birch trees. The Scottish Sculpture garden brings a piece of Galloway to Chelsea.
Photos by Ellie Walpole www.walpole-photography.co.uk
The Chelsea Build
110sqm of earth
18 days of hard work
An amazing team of helpers
Great support from suppliers
Friends from LCGD helped to plant
Many thanks to everyone
Photos by Ellie Walpole www.walpole-photography.co.uk
