CONTACTAward-winning developer London Square is sponsoring a garden at the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show – with a design for a very special garden square by Gold Medal winner Jo Thompson. Jo Thompson has designed the corner of a garden square, with beautiful trees, a place to sit and art to admire, with a mix of tradition and contemporary elements. The London Square garden will feature a sculpture – a piece of art with tendrils that turn and twist through the garden. Flowing, organic sweeps of fine steel rise out of the planting to make a structure that becomes a bench. White standard roses – a rare sight in Chelsea gardens – will be part of a colour palette of green and white, with hints of pale apricot irises linking with a cream coloured marbled sculpture by Frederic Chevarin. Splashes of cream will also come from the chalky white bark of three majestic silver birches (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii). The design for the fresh garden at RHS Chelsea was inspired by London Square’s ethos of reflecting the tradition of the capital’s most coveted architectural style. Wellington Square in Chelsea provided the template for the architects of London Square Fulham – and Jo Thompson captures a triglyph detail from Wellington Square on the steps in the Chelsea garden. Jo Thompson, who has also been commissioned by London Square to design the garden of the new show home at London Square Fulham, said: “I grew up in Italy and squares are very much a feature of Italian life, as they are in London – communal and convivial spaces for people to meet, exchange gossip and watch the world go by. I used to live near Eccleston Square in Pimlico, which is known for its roses and is considered to be one of the capital’s most beautiful garden squares. Squares have been part of London life for centuries. They can transport you to another place and yet be metres from a busy road and the beating heart of a city. I have tried to capture this in our Chelsea garden.” Rebecca Littler, Sales and Marketing Director, London Square, said: “We are so excited to be working with Jo Thompson on creating a design for a London square, to capture the sense of tranquillity and community embodied in this much admired architectural design.”
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