The idea behind 'Le Jardin de Vincent' came from a rough sketch drawn at the breakfast table.
The drawing showed an old French house with a very simple garden.
Provence came to mind,but Provence with a difference...!Planting
A si simple planting with gentle greys,green and blues brings to life the striking blue in the irises and the sunshine orange in the Calendula (marigolds).A fig and oleander lean lazily against the house. Three Italian cypresses brood dark green in the north-west corner by the window.A small olive tree provides welcome shade itself surrounded by lavenders, santolinas, thyme and ox-eye daisies.
The leaves of the Calamagrostis planted close to the fence on both sides of the garden, mimic the wheatfields painted by van Gogh. A splash of red is provided by the geraniums in terracotta pots on the window sill. It is a garden of broad brush strokes, moving colours and a seductive simplicity that is so suggestive of van Gogh's work.
Le Jardin de Vincent Chelsea Flower Show 2007