Take Hampton Home
Get the Hampton Court look in your own garden with our pick of some great ideas from the show
Mouthwatering Grow Your Own
Mouthwatering fruit and vegetables are here in abundance as Hampton Court establishes itself as a must for Grow Your Own enthusiasts. Don’t miss the stunning show centerpiece - the RHS Edible Garden - with nine incredible areas featuring fruit and veg perfection, as well as small gardens like The Urban Harvest and The Potential Feast.
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Add a blaze of Cottage garden colour
Late summer colour in your garden is often a challenge, so take advantage of Hampton Court’s blaze of colour to choose from a dazzling array of perfect perennials on show in the gardens and buy from nursery displays like Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants and Cath's Garden Plants.
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Trees for small gardens
Every small garden should make room for an ornamental tree, and this is the perfect place to find trees that really earn their place in your garden, from colourful bark and berries to dappled shade. Hampton Court’s gardens contain some great examples, like the Betula albosinensis pictured above in the Best in Show I am, because of who we are garden, or small gardens like Wild in the City.
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Mini-green roofs for all...
Anyone can create a green roof when you start small, like this sedum-topped insect hotel in the Wild In The City small garden. There's a host of green ideas to be found in the small gardens, from sunken gardens (Heathers for Harmony) to vertical planting and containers in the Burgon & Ball 5-A-Day Garden.
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Creating a buzz in your patch
Encourage the birds and the bees into your garden with plants that attract pollinating insects and wildlife ‘hotels’. From unusual chalk stream habitats on the World Wildlife Fund’s 50th Anniversary Garden above, to Wild in the City or Copella’s futuristic orchard there’s plenty to savour.
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Enjoy aromatic herbs
Herbs are a wonderful, aromatic addition to any garden, whether in pots, beds or borders. Jekka’s Herb Farm display looks, feels and smells stunning, and the Grow Your Own marquee has a superb range, including gold-medal winning Hooksgreen Herbs.
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