Buildbase aims to supply “Everything to construct your dream garden except the plants!” and has clearly demonstrated this by sponsoring some of the most successful showgardens at Chelsea Flower Show in recent years, the world’s greatest horticultural event.

Chris Beardshaw has himself enjoyed great success at Chelsea, last year achieving a Gold medal and the BBC People’s Choice Award. He said,

“I am delighted to be working with Buildbase, who have performed brilliantly to supply everything for this garden except the plants. All of the materials used are available for members of the public to buy at their local branch of Buildbase so that they can recreate a little bit of Chelsea in their own garden!”

At Hampton Court the gold medal winning ‘DfES Growing Schools Garden’ also took the top accolade known as the Tudor Rose which is awarded to the best in show.  Chris has worked with 30 schools to produce the garden.  It demonstrates how teaching and learning can take place outside the classroom and how this benefits many other areas of the curriculum. 

The project has been masterminded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as part of its Out of Classroom learning manifesto, and involves Learning through Landscapes (LTL), the national school grounds charity, and Farming and Countryside Education (FACE).
The garden will be moved to Birmingham Botanical Gardens to be used as a long-term resource to train and advise teachers on exciting, new ideas and a realistic vision of what can be achieved in and beyond the school grounds.
At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Chris’s memorable garden celebrating the centenary of Hidcote Manor garden, won the public vote and was named BBC People’s Choice.  The ‘Chris Beardshaw in association with Buildbase showgarden’ recreated classic features from the National Trust’s best-loved Cotswold gardens and was awarded a silver-gilt medal.

Buildbase also supplied all the materials to construct Chris’s garden at the Malvern Spring Gardening Show.  His entry was a showcase for the rural skills and craftsmanship of the area dating back 150 years to early Victorian England. Pupils from Adcote School in Shrewsbury helped Chris to grow some of the produce for the garden which won a gold medal and was named ‘best in show’.

“We have been very honoured to join forces with one of the UK’s most exciting garden designers and support him at these three principal events in the horticultural calendar,”  says Nigel Bullock, Buildbase landscape manager.  “Chris has been the most successful designer, winning two gold medals, two best in shows and the BBC’s People’s Choice award.  His ideas to get youngsters interested in gardening are taking off in a big way and we are pleased to lend our support.”

Chris Beardshaw said: “I’m delighted have worked with Buildbase who have been able to provide almost everything for the garden except the plants.  It’s not easy to create beautiful gardens but the whole process is certainly made easier by being able to go to an established supplier like Buildbase. Gardeners can buy all the materials at their local branch so they can recreate a little bit of our show gardens at home.”