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About the RHS
We’re the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow.
Our mission is to be there on people’s lifelong journey with gardening – to bring happiness, health, stronger communities and a thriving natural world.
With 220 years of experience, we support gardeners of all ages with expert advice, community and schools projects, scientific research, professional qualifications, our five RHS Gardens, and events including the iconic RHS Chelsea Flower Show. For more information visit www.rhs.org.uk.
About the RSPB
The RSPB is the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, with 1.2 million members and 11,000 volunteers, all acting for nature. We protect and restore habitats and landscapes, save species and are helping to tackle the nature and climate emergency. For over a century we’ve been a voice for birds and the natural world, inspiring and influencing millions through conservation, powerful partnerships and campaigning. Our network of over 200 nature reserves sits at the heart of our world-leading science and conservation delivery. We want to see a shared world where wildlife, wild places and all people thrive. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity.
In England and Wales, no: 207076. In Scotland, no: SC037654. rspb.org.uk
About Lilly Gomm
Lilly Gomm is a landscape architect and garden designer with studies in architecture and horticulture. Her work spans a variety of scales from roof gardens on skyscrapers, public realm and commercial design to private residential gardens. Championing planting and the importance of green infrastructure is at the core of her work with the objective to encourage biodiversity and to support ecology within our cities, public spaces and gardens. Lilly’s passion for plants is built from years working as a private gardener as well as exploring planting types and styles through multiple RHS flower shows.
About Coralie Thomas
Coralie Thomas is the Assistant Head Gardener at Great Dixter House and Gardens, where she initially trained as The Chanticleer North American Christopher Lloyd Scholar in 2016. She is a highly-skilled creative horticulturist who is passionate about working with teams of people to create plant-centric, exciting, and biodiverse gardens. She is also an RHS plant trials assessor, and regularly writes about plants for various gardening publications.
About Lilly and Coralie
First meeting when Lilly came to volunteer at Great Dixter, Lilly and Coralie have worked together over the past few years to collaborate on planting within Lilly’s residential designs. The RSPB and RHS Swift Garden is their first garden designed jointly from the outset and an exciting opportunity to bring together their diverse experiences over a shared love of experimental planting.
