Riding the popularity wave for houseplants are Caladiums, with an extraordinary range of leaf colours and pattern. Around 12 different varieties were on display from Jacques Amand Intl, Middlesex. In some locations, Caladium can add to outdoor displays.

The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens chose to create a display with plants able to flourish in different conditions. From aeoniums to hydrangeas, The Sun & Shade Garden provided visitors with ideas of plants to grow in their own gardens.

Impressive metal containers formed the display of Gardeners Delight Nursery and Plant Centre in Devon.

Fragrant Trachelospermum jasminoides was the centre piece of the display from Cook’s Garden Centre, Worcestershire. Glossy and large leaves of Farfugium japonicum var. gigantea, also known as the giant leopard plant, shone in the sunshine on press day.

An impressive range of garden furniture from Bramblecrest included the RHS ranges launched earlier this year and some of its classics. The company’s James O Driscoll says the new Fairford range was being trialled at the show to gage public reaction.  

Wild Beasts: A Colourist’s Garden by Robert Pryor was one of three Creative Cubes at the show designed by students from the West Dean KLC School of Design. This simple concept cleverly frames a small display and on a smaller scale still, would work well in garden centre planterias.