Innovative designs fuse the garden and office
The RHS Young Designer 2017 at Tatton Park is Ula Maria Bujauskaite from Northampton with her garden Studio Unwired, which won a gold medal.
The competition’s theme was inspired by our ever-increasing working hours. The three finalists designed a Show Garden demonstrating what the fusion of garden and office means to them. Read my post on the show and the award winners.
Ula, 24, designed a contemporary outdoor hot-desk office within an urban setting. The space combines tranquillity with rustic elegance. The garden transports users out of the crowded and conventional office space into a serene, earthy environment. Read more about the RHS Young Designer 2018.
RHS Young Designer 2017 – ‘So thankful’
She said: “I’m so happy and incredibly proud to have taken part in this competition. It has been such an exciting and inspirational experience to be a part of it, and amazing to have the opportunity to do what you really love. I still can’t believe it, and I’m so thankful to everyone who helped with the garden.”
Fellow finalist Jake Curley, 25, also received a gold medal for his garden Business and Pleasure. This was inspired by New York-style rooftops and The Highline.
Anca Panait, 27, designed Prospect and Refuge and won silver gilt. Her garden offers an enclosed escape from the outside world. It uses height variations to buffer city noise, creating a space for quiet, undisturbed work.
Bright futures
Last year’s winner, Caitlin McLaughlin, won gold at RHS Chelsea in May, working with designer Sarah Eberle on Hillier’s exhibit. Finalist Kate Saville and 2015 winner Tamara Bridge created the Jo Whiley Scent Garden as part of the BBC Radio 2 Feel Good Gardens.
Elliott Hood, 26, won The RHS Young Landscape Contractor (supported by BALI). Ben Poulter, 25, won the RHS Young Planting Designer 2017 for the Chaos to Coastline Coastal Garden.
For more information and tickets to the latest show, visit www.rhs.org.uk.
