This year UBS partnered with the RHS for the first time at the Chelsea Flower Show.
The RHS and UBS supported four nurseries and growers in their journey to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, to participate in an exhibit within the Great Pavilion. Our four selected nurseries were purpose driven, demonstrated sustainable horticulture, and were cohesively brought together at our installation RHS x UBS “A Day on the nursery: insights into life as a grower” through the theme of edible planting.
We are proud to have partnered with the RHS at their world famous flower show, and of how we worked together to provide insight into innovative garden design and sustainable horticulture.
Our exhibit has reached its final destination, the community garden project Village Park Oasis in Newham, London. A hub for the community to gather, garden and enjoy for generations to come.
Caley Brothers Mushrooms
Based in West Sussex, they are passionate about all aspects of growing delicious gourmet and medicinal mushrooms.
Drawing inspiration from their family’s grocery business established in the 1950s, sisters Jodie and Lorraine are taking the Caley Brothers name forward into the next generation.
The sisters have a green and sustainable approach to mushroom farming and share their growing journey via commercially available grow kits, and a regular program of educational workshops.
Visit the Caley Brothers website to find out more.
Kent Wildflower Seeds
A family owned and run business, Kent Wildflower Seeds harvests and cultivates wildflower seeds from meadows and plots across Kent, in the UK.
Aside from harvesting and cultivating wildflower seeds, they produce native seeds and seed mixes that consider nature and the environment.
Their efforts aim to support nature by reframing wildflowers as beautiful, edible plants that promote biodiversity and personal wellbeing.
See more from Kent Wildflower Seeds on their website.
Kitchen Garden Plant Centre
Gloucestershire based and run by husband-and-wife Neil and Niamh Jones.
The nursery grows herbs and edible plants which can be productive in small spaces such as pots or window boxes, or part of a larger garden.
Neil and Niamh believe edible plants support a more sustainable future for food lovers and the natural environment, many of their plants are great for pollinators, and sustainable practices are integrated throughout their work.
See more from Kitchen Garden Plant Centre on their website.
She Grows Veg
Founded by garden designers and growers Lucy Hutchings and Kate Cotterill.
Based in Suffolk, Lucy and Kate started their heirloom vegetable seed company in 2023 with a mission to encourage people to grow their own food.
She Grows Veg has strong sustainability principles and is passionate about supporting people to start growing, and to try new and unusual varieties of vegetables.
See more from She Grows Veg on their website.
UBS collaborated with the RHS to identify and select two best-in-class garden designers responsible for creating the installation: leading horticulturalist Rosy Hardy who returned to the Great Pavilion and became a mentor to the next generation of talent Emma Tipping.
Designed by Rosy and Emma, UBS and the RHS presented RHS x UBS “A Day on the nursery: insights into life as a grower” an 800 sqm immersive experience that provided the rare opportunity for visitors to Chelsea Flower Show to step onto a large-scale exhibit.
Rosy Hardy is Honorary Vice President of the RHS, and one of the UK’s greatest horticulturalists with twenty-four Gold Medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Emma Tipping is the next generation of horticultural talent, with a first Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show 2023 for the Balcony and Container category.
RHS x UBS installation
A day on the nursery: insights into life as a grower
RHS x UBS installation
A day on the nursery: insights into life as a grower
15 January 2024
Bloom or bust
Bloom or bust
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