Just beside the Show Gardens there was an area for this year's Conceptual Gardens. These are gardens designed outside the usually accepted boundaries of gardens - so lots of concrete and rusty metal and symbolism. The stories behind the finished gardens are very interesting as most of these gardens need explaining. The Pansy Project was judged the best and is a memorial against homophobic hate crime.
Just beside these gardens was a small area where the Girl Guides had their Ultimate Adventure Balconies, celebrating 100 years of UK G Guiding.
Another group of small gardens is the sustainable garden category with their themes relating to the environment and this year's buzz word - biodiversity. The Best of these gardens was judged to be Together Again - the D-shape Garden with a sculpture made from D-Shape recycled artificial stone.
And a really small garden category is the Inspiring Spaces group. Only 4metres square, they provide inspiration to brighten up small spaces using pre-planted containers and structures. Tales from the Riverbank was judged to be the best.
Dotted up and down the Long Water were the Girl Guides recycled container gardens. All great fun, but I only took one photo! This is the 1st Bray Guides ‘Guide Camp Kitchen’ that won second prize.
Lots of information about the Gardens and Awards can be found on the RHS website's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show pages
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