Kate Gould Garden Designer

Kate Gould has been exhibiting at Chelsea since 2005,and all just getting on with it. Knowing that everyone
but her love affair with the show started in theis in it together and all working for the same thing
1980s when she attended on the public days.makes a big difference and makes 16 hour days
Royal Horticultural Society What kind of garden dobearable.
you have at home?RHS Best Chelsea experience?
Kate Gould This is a terrible admission but my gardenKG The build in 2009 was just a joy. A great team
is tiny and messy and full of bits of old Chelseaand a great atmosphere made for a stress-free build.
gardens. It should be designed but I never seem toStanding back with the guys on Sunday afternoon
get around to it. I have been promising myself nowwith the garden finished and the sun shining, knowing
for two years that the next job will be the gardenthat they were really pleased with what they had
but it never seems to happen. Maybe next year!achieved was a lovely moment.
RHS What's your favourite plant or plantingRHS Your top tip for surviving Chelsea?
combination?KG A really good landscaper and the ability to laugh
KG It depends on the season. For summer colour Iwhen things go wrong – they will go wrong and
have a very soft spot for members of the Salviathere is no point stressing.
family and there is nearly always a GeraniumforRHS What do you do once Chelsea week is over?
almost any aspect or time of year.KG Go back to work for a rest! I have never taken
RHS What's your favourite style of garden design?a break after Chelsea but if time allows next year I
KG I do quite a lot of work in towns so neat,am going to turn my phone off and hide somewhere
structured gardens are a favourite. Using industrialwarm for a week.
materials softened by planting also interests me asRHS Chelsea in 5 words?
with a little bit of thought it is possible to green theKG Fun, exhausting, rewarding and usually muddy!
inner cities and create places people can enjoy at allFor Chelsea Flower Show, Premierevents pledges to
times of the year.provide the cheapest event ticketsonline.No
RHS What do you enjoy most about Chelsea?commission, transaction charges or hidden booking
KG Chelsea is some of the hardest work and mostfees. By law, we must charge VAT, but the price
fun you can have, even if its pouring with rain youyou see is the price you pay.We ensure their safe
can be safe in the knowledge that there are at leastand prompt delivery to our customer.Buy Chelsea
several hundred landscapers on site in the same boatFlower Show tickets with full trust!