Blooming beautifully! Agency brands exhibited in the…

Agency brands such as Hamptons and Savills, as well as property developer London Square, sponsored gardens at this week’s Chelsea Flower Show and one even received a royal visit.

King Charles and Queen Camilla toured the Royal Horticultural Society’s annual event yesterday and chose James Smith’s London Square Community Garden as one of their stops.
Chelsea Pensioners even had a photo shoot at the exhibit during the day.

Smith has created two distinct areas.

Beneath a pergola, there’s a cozy gathering place with an outdoor kitchen, a large custom-built terrazzo table, inset with custom-made chessboards, and stylish upcycled chairs by TV host and furniture restorer Jay Blades, with raised beds containing edible products for cooking. .

Steps lead up to a quiet spot with a large swing and garden bookcase in a quiet planted area, with a shady spot under a tree canopy.

The planting is a mix of lush green textures with blue, purple, white and pink flowers, with scented and scented plants, herbs and shrubs, with trees providing dappled shade. The garden produce section has a mix of vegetables and herbs.

Nearby, the Hamptons agency brand has partnered with acclaimed Italian chef Francesco Mazzei for his Mediterranean Garden.

Designed by Filippo Dester of the Garden Club London, it is inspired by the architecture and sculptural planting of the Mediterranean landscape of Filippo’s homeland.

Mediterranean themed, but designed for the UK, the garden draws on the many aspects of Mediterranean culture and lifestyle that we all know and love. At the heart of the garden is an open-air working kitchen surrounded by a walled pergola and a generous table where friends and family gather to share food and each other’s company, a fundamental element of the Mediterranean lifestyle.

Drawing on the story of the Mediterranean garden connection, Mazzei cooked a family-favorite pasta recipe in the kitchen with fresh herbs picked straight from the garden and n’duja, an ingredient from his Calabria region that Francesco himself helped introduce. in the United Kingdom.