´óÏó´«Ã½

Kay Yamada has returned to Chelsea with a design that celebrates the Anglo-Japanese Alliance with a fusion of the garden styles of both cultures.

Echoes of Japan in an English Garden has the overall impression is of an English country garden, informal, romantic and filled with flowers, many of the elements and most of the plants have their origins in Japan. Some of the plants have been especially brought over to Chelsea from their homeland – including rare rhododendrons.

Traditional Japanese garden features like the suikinkutsu (Japanese water harp) and the seikaiha (wave pattern), drawn in white sand, have been given a modern interpretation by Kay and help to create the feeling of peace and tranquillity that we have long associated with the Japanese gardening style.