Cloudy Bay Garden

Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, UK

The UK's most famous horticultural event, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, runs each May in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. Around 700,000 visitors from across the globe descend on the prestigious London borough to view the avant-garde pavilions, show gardens and mini gardens which have been designed and nurtured by a wide spectrum of organisations and companies.

Throughout the show visitors can take in the sights and scents from the Florist of the Year and Young Chelsea Florist of the Year competitions, learn about topical environmental issues or take a stroll through the floral marquee exhibits and source tried and tested favourites or rare plants for their gardens.

UFO was delighted to be chosen by Michael Grubb Studio, who was working in partnership with the acclaimed landscape architects Wilson McWilliam Studio, to manufacture fiber optic lighting for the Cloudy Bay Discovery Garden at the 2013 show.

In the development of this design idea, Wilson McWilliam Studio has worked with the concept 'Always precious sometimes scarce'. This is expressed in the design in several ways - through the selection of materials and their specific detailing or finishes, through to plants and planting, using specimens which are full of character and rich associations, and in the focus on water and its precious resource.

Cloudy Bay Discovery Garden, RHS Chelsea 2013 from Michael Grubb Studio on Vimeo