The Laurent-Perrier Garden by Dan Pearson - Best in Show 2015

For the 2015 show, institutions Laurent-Perrier and Chatsworth have come together to create a breath-taking show garden, marking Chatsworth’s debut at Chelsea.  With a shared heritage in gardens and nature, and family dwellings in beautiful grounds, the garden promises to be an awe-inspiring experience for visitors.

Taking the prominent ‘triangle’ position, which can be viewed from all three sides, Pearson has created a beautiful representation of a small – less trodden - part of the105 acre Chatsworth Garden.  In line with Pearson’s passion for naturalism and the wilder side of gardening, the exhibit is inspired by Chatsworth’s ornamental Trout Stream and Paxton’s rockery.

Planting reflects the lightness, freshness and delicacy of the 200-year old family owned Champagne House, and the design will inspire many show guests to visit the Chatsworth Garden.  Due to launch in spring 2016, Pearson’s work can be viewed at Chatsworth itself as part of a regeneration project of the Trout Stream area.

Garden details
Contained only on its north side by the dramatic backdrop of a dry stone boulder wall, the  garden depicts an ornamental woodland animated by a naturalistic water feature gracefully winding from its elevated source, beneath a dramatic rock stack, to a still moon gazing pool.  Stepping stones and a raised wooded boardwalk to the east of the garden, provide a path for garden guests.        

Two glades are fringed with a variety of different plant combinations, all chosen to thrive in acid woodland and partial shade, and displaying a refreshing spectrum of green, white and yellow punctuated with accents of stronger colours.  Flowering shrubs and small trees create an ornamental counterpoint to native trees. A number of key plants and trees have been sourced from Chatsworth and selected for their distinctiveness, including Azalea and

Rhododendrons that naturally will be in bloom at Chatsworth as well as Chelsea in May. Seedling oaks highlight regeneration and their ecological value and the larger trees and shrubs give the garden a sense of maturity.

Plant list  

Trees

Shrubs

Perennials

Grasses & Sedges

Ferns

Bulbs

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Trees
Acer campestre
Carpinus betulus
Cornus ‘Norman Hadden’
Crataegus monogyna
Halesia carolina
Laburnum anagyroides
Magnolia wilsonii
Quercus robur
Salix alba
Styrax japonicus

Shrubs
Aesculus parviflora
Buxus sempervirens
Calycanthus x raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
Enkianthus campanulatus
Hedera helix ‘Poetica Arborea’
Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’
Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana 
Lonicera periclymenum ‘Graham Thomas’
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis ‘Soft Caress’
Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii
Rhododendron loderi 
Rhododendron luteum
Ribes sanguineum ‘Tydeman's White’

Rosa eglanteria
Rosa sericea subsp. omeiensis f. pteracantha
Rubus fruticosus ‘Oregon Thornless’ 
Rubus tridel ‘Benenden’
Sambucus nigra f. laciniata
Viburum opulus 

Perennials

Grasses & Sedges
Briza media 
Equisetum hyemale 'Robustum'
Deschampsia cespitosa
Juncus effuses 
Luzula nivea 
Luzula sylvatica ‘Marginata’
Melica altissima ‘Alba’
Sesleria heufleriana 

Ferns
Asplenium scolopendrium
Dryopetris erythrosora
Dryopteris filix-mas 
Matteuccia struthiopteris 
Osmunda regalis 

Bulbs
Camassia leichtlinii ‘Alba’ 
Hyacinthoides non-scripta ‘Alba’ 
Lilium martagon ‘Aspen Gold’ 
Lilium martagon ‘Claude Shride’
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus 
Tulipa sprengeri