Exhibitors
Chic gardens
University College Falmouth Students
Porthgwyr (Green Harbour) Arts Garden
Designers: Debra Craig, Aline Dejaegher and Karen Narramore
Sponsors: University College Falmouth, Duchy College, Bond Landscaping
Contractor: University College Falmouth
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This is a garden that combines a Cornish arts café with gallery space, and contemporary style with sustainability.
An opportunity to design a garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show is a dream come true for the three designers - all of whom are third-year students on University College Falmouth’s BA (Hons) in Garden Design - an innovative course that runs in partnership with Duchy College at Rosewarne. The Garden Design Course Leader is Richard Sneesby, himself a Chelsea medal-winner.
“Our design is about celebrating the Cornwall of today, based on a new era of industry - education, creativity, innovation and tourism,” explains Karen. “The design has been developed to allow a range of artworks to be displayed, on walls, within window apertures, set within planting and hanging from screens to illustrate the rich relationship between Cornish gardens, the coastal landscape, and Cornwall’s vibrant, creative community.”
This seaside gallery space is defined by its strong, sensuous curves - a simple representation of the Cornish coastline - to provide ‘safe harbour’ for the artwork that has been created by students from University College Falmouth’s BA (Hons) degrees in Contemporary Crafts, Fine Art, 3D Design and Textile Design.
The shape, colour and texture of the planting have been designed to create an atmosphere of seclusion, privacy and quiet. A light, airy canopy reflects the openness of the gallery space whilst vibrant green and glossy silver foliage reflect available sunlight.