Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Visitors to our vibrant balcony garden step into a world of colour, nature, and sustainability. Inspired by Africa and the vital connection between bees, people, and biodiversity, this urban retreat transforms small spaces into pollinator havens.
Traditional English and African beehives highlight the role of bees in tackling biodiversity loss, climate change, and poverty.
Key features include a hexagonal bench for privacy, a feature wall with vertical planting and solitary bee habitats, and planters repurposed from honey barrels and beehives.
A windfallen oak trunk near the entrance showcases a traditional African beehive, blending cultural heritage with contemporary design.
Vibrant, pollinator-friendly plants—Agapanthus, Kniphofia, and Gleditsia ‘Ruby Lace’—flourish in peat-free compost, providing colour, pollen, and nectar through the seasons.
Our balcony garden is a call to action, proving that even the smallest urban spaces can support bees and biodiversity: no matter where you live, you can make life better with bees.
PLANT LIST
Containerised Plants:
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Corokia ‘Sunsplash’
Dianthus barbatus Nigrescens
Dianthus superbus
Dwarf Buddleia
Erigeron ‘Lavender Lady’
Eucalyptus ‘France Bleu’
Fragaria vesca
Gleditsia ‘Ruby Lace’
Heuchera
Kniphofia ‘Elvira’
Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Penstemon pinifolius
Peony itoh ‘Garden Treasure’
Sedum ‘Cape Blanco’
Sedum reflexum ‘Blue Spruce’
Senecio ‘Angel Wings’
Tetradium daniellii saplings
Trifolium rubens
Nasturtium
Living Wall:
Allium ‘In Orbit’
Allium schoenoprasum
Erigeron ‘Lavender Lady’
Fragaria vesca
Origanum ‘Dingle Fairy’
Silene flos-cuculi ‘Alba’
Even in the smallest urban spaces, you can make life better with bees!
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With additional thanks to Protek for donating all the paint for the stand:
