Rachel Moore, of Rachel’s Gardens, based in York, designed a romantic, intimate garden entitled The Wedding Gift for the recent Harrogate Spring Flower Show, earning a Silver Gilt award. This was her first ever Show Garden.
The concept behind this new idea is that the Garden would be commissioned as a wedding gift and designed to enhance and reflect a couples’ relationship and experience of their out-door space. This garden was formed around two connected circles to represent wedding rings, one of grass and one as decking, complemented by a stunning armillary sphere sundial.
The sundial, which is central to the garden, was created by Stephen Holehan, of The Yorkshire Sundial Maker, the sphere being inscribed with the romantic script: “Be as True to Each Other as The Shadow is to the Sun". All Rachel’s suppliers are Yorkshire based.
Rachel Moore works throughout Yorkshire and further afield. She has completed projects of all sizes from small urban gardens to those in large rural properties, with each one tailor made to give clients just what they need to enhance their home and lifestyle.
Rachel Moore, of Rachel’s Gardens says: “I am extremely proud my garden won a Silver Gilt at the recent Harrogate Show. I was inspired by the idea of creating a garden for newlyweds. I used the symbolism of connected rings to tie the design together and chose materials that were complimentary in tone and texture. I have added really romantic touches like the suspended glass bubble tea-light holders, which when lit, glitter and shimmer enhancing the romance of the entire garden.”
The colour pallet she chose is in of white, green and gold, with the planting scheme both romantic and contemporary. Rachel continues: “Plant care instructions and a maintenance schedule can be included in the Wedding design package so that even less experienced gardeners can be confident of managing and enjoying their gift of a garden.”
The Wedding Gift Garden, specially designed and launched at the Show, provides the unique opportunity to give Rachel’s professional design and construction service as a wedding gift. This prestigious northern event attracted more than double the number of show gardens from the previous year.
