Jekka’s Herb Farm was celebrating at the recent Hampton Court Flower Show after it collected the Tudor Rose for Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquees.
McVicar’s stand was created to demonstrate that herbs were not only tasty and medicinal, but are also beautiful.
Elsewhere the NFU continued its run of success at the major exhibitions this year after Penny Riley’s latest creation picked up the union’s third RHS gold of 2007. The stand’s theme of Growing Britain highlighted the importance of farm shops and the growing popularity of farmers’ markets.
Outside, education was a central theme on Chris Beardshaw’s ‘The Growing Schools Garden - Learning Outside the Classroom’, which scored a gold. Working with around 500 children from more than 30 schools around the UK, the garden aims to inform children about the wonders of the outdoors.
Along a similar line, Alton Infant School’s ‘Learning to Look After Our World’ took gold and the award for the best small garden. Based on a design by Year 2 children, it features a wild area, sensory garden, grow your own and a slug deterrent experiment.
RHS show organiser Bob Sweet said: “The current trend for healthy eating and growing fruit and vegetables is key at this year’s show, with many gardens and exhibits bursting with inspirational and clever ideas to grow anything from aubergines and apples to courgettes and pomegranates in small or large spaces.”
There was also gold and the award for best conceptual garden for Tony Smith’s ‘In Digestion’, and gold and a Tudor Rose award for best water garden for Simon Harmon’s ‘View Across the Water.’
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