The 'Art of Yorkshire Garden' wins the People's Choice Award at RHS Chelsea Flower Show for best small garden!
People power sees Yorkshire garden make Chelsea history
Welcome to Yorkshire has made Chelsea Flower Show history by becoming the first exhibitor to win the prestigious People's Choice award two years in a row.
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Displaying at Chelsea Flower Show this week, The Art of Yorkshire garden takes inspiration from famous Yorkshire artists and those that have used Yorkshire as their muse, the garden reflects the work of Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, Andy Goldsworthy and J M W Turner.
At its heart the garden is proud to feature an original Barbara Hepworth sculpture, Ascending Form, framed by a quirky iPad-inspired easel that allows visitors to view the garden through the eyes of an artist. The easel reflects the current artistic practices of David Hockney and others who are taking landscape artwork into the 21st century.
The Garden
The garden sets the scene for Yorkshire just as J M W Turner set the scene for his landscapes - not necessarily a true depiction, but a reflection of Yorkshire as he saw it. Paving and planting represent traditional field patterns in the foreground, rolling moors in the midground and to the rear, the undulating rocky hills of Yorkshire.
Come and see the garden for yourself on the Artisan Garden Serpentine Walk 7 at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 24th - 28th May 2011.