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From Show Garden to Living Landscape: Relocating Seeding Success to Uxbridge College
When we first began designing The King’s Trust: Seeding Success Garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 , our aim was to create a space that represented growth, opportunity and hope, qualities that lie at the heart of The King’s Trust. Winning Gold at Chelsea was an unforgettable moment as was meeting the King, but for us, the most meaningful part of the project began afterwards. Thanks to the combined support of Omaze Education Fund, Project Giving Back and Elemis, the g

Joe Perkins
Oct 204 min read


Home Building: Garden trends in 2025 include big, blousy blooms, climate-friendly planting and spaces that evoke a feeling of wellness
These are the top garden trends for 2025, according to Chelsea garden designers Understanding garden trends goes far beyond aesthetic...

Joe Perkins
Jun 41 min read


Chelsea Flower Show 2025 - The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success
Photography: Clive Nichols It takes a great team to make a great show garden, and we certainly had that. The project team included The...

Joe Perkins
May 303 min read


Veranda: Pioneer Plants Shine Bright in This Stunning RHS Chelsea Flower Show Display
Watch landscape designer Joe Perkins as he explores how pioneer plants are shaping the future of gardening.

Joe Perkins
May 221 min read


HortWeek: Joe Perkins awarded Chelsea Gold Medal for The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success
Focusing on climate adaptation and pioneering plants, the garden — built by The Landscaping Consultants — helps tell stories of the resilience of young people supported by the King’s Trust.

Joe Perkins
May 191 min read


The Kings Trust: Gold medal for King's Trust Garden Seeding Success at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success, designed by Joe Perkins, has been awarded a gold medal at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Joe Perkins
May 191 min read


Gardens Illustrated: Chelsea 2025: A guide to The King's Trust Garden designed by Joe Perkins
Discover our full guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show King's Trust Garden designed by Joe Perkins

Joe Perkins
Apr 211 min read


Country Living: 40 Avant Garden Trend
We’re thrilled to be mentioned not once but twice in Country Living this month as part of their 40th birthday celebration and special...

Joe Perkins
Apr 111 min read


The English Garden: An interview with Joe Perkins, the designer of The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Joe Perkins explores how volcanic landscapes and pioneer plants inspired a garden which strikingly symbolises growth, optimism, and the potential of young people. Discover the design’s use of seed dispersal imagery, plant choices, and the creation of a quiet, reflective space.

Joe Perkins
Mar 171 min read


The RHS: The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success
The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success is inspired by hostile environments, highlighting pioneer plants and how their seeds represent the potential for life, growth and optimism for the future and drawing parallels with the potential held in young people.

Joe Perkins
Nov 10, 20241 min read


The RHS: Meet The Designer Joe Perkins
Meet the designer of The King’s Trust Garden: Seeding Success in the Show category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Joe Perkins
Nov 1, 20241 min read


Joe Perkins Design Returns to Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Joe Perkins Design Returns to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. We’re thrilled to be working in partnership with The Kings Trust (formerly The Prince’s Trust) to bring a Main Avenue garden to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May 2025!

Joe Perkins
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Key Trends from the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show, the annual spectacle hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society, remains the epitome of horticultural elegance and innovation. I was judging at the show this year, so had the privilege of seeing the gardens at their best on Sunday morning. Here are some of the key trends that I think defined the show this year.

Joe Perkins
Jun 6, 20245 min read


Country Living: Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Gold Medal Show Garden: Joe Perkins' The Meta Garden: Growing the Future
Here's everything you need to know about the garden...

Joe Perkins
May 23, 20241 min read


The National Forest: Joe Perkins’ The Meta Garden unveiled after rehoming to the heart of the National Forest
We’re delighted to announce that Joe Perkins' award-winning garden from RHS Chelsea, titled The Meta Garden: Growing the Future has been officially unveiled today at Conkers Discovery Centre, at the heart of the National Forest.

Joe Perkins
Jul 28, 20221 min read


Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Roundup
We’re so proud and truly honoured to have been awarded an RHS Gold Medal for The Meta Garden on Main Avenue at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The garden was over 2 years in the making by a team of over 100 talented individuals from more than 10 different companies.

Joe Perkins
Jun 16, 20222 min read


Meta: Growing the Future at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022
We partnered with designer Joe Perkins to create The Meta Garden: Growing the Future, and it was awarded an RHS Gold Medal at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022.

Joe Perkins
May 31, 20221 min read


Country Living: Chelsea Flower Show 2022 Gold Medal Show Garden: Joe Perkins' The Meta Garden: Growing the Future
The Meta Garden: Growing the Future, designed by Joe Perkins for Facebook, has won a Gold Medal in the Show Garden category. Here's everything you need to know about the garden...

Joe Perkins
May 24, 20221 min read


The National Forest: National Forest to rehome Joe Perkins’ The Meta Garden After The RHS Chelsea Flower Show
We’re delighted to announce that following our partnership with the Meta Garden: Growing the Future at RHS Chelsea in May, the garden will be rehomed in the National Forest.

Joe Perkins
Apr 5, 20221 min read


The Guardian March 2022
Joe Perkins, like most gardeners, has typically been more animated by what’s going on above the ground than below it. The quality of the soil was important, no question, but what was really going on down there felt mysterious and impenetrable. As for fungi, it usually meant one thing in a garden, and that wasn’t good news.

Joe Perkins
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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