Sunday 3 July 2011

First timers

Hi tech is the flavour of the gardens from three first-time exhbitors to the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. 

Nigel Jones, formerly of Google, has designed a garden that seeks to raise awareness of the ethical considerations of sharing personal information online, with a centrepeice of transparent box that contains personal information belonging to the designer, obscured from view by Mountain Ash trees and surrounded by soft foliage.

Anoushka Feiler’s first garden at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show features plants which can only truly be appreciated from underneath. With the aid of mirrors, the public will be able to view the structure from different angles.

Judy Cornford decided on a change of career after 35 years as an interior designer. Her garden focuses on the difficulties the older generation encounter when learning to use the internet.