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Notable in London:
COLOR
- Purples dominated, especially lupines
- Yellows popped up in a variety of shades
- Hot pink made the Best in Show garden pop
- Peonies kept red passionate
- Blues remained classics
- Gray continued as a favorite for sculptures
THEMES
- The Royal Wedding gave love a huge upward tick
- Garden design supported wellbeing
- The restorative power of plants was featured
- Bee conservation remained on-trend
- Inspiration for gardens came from new geographies, like South African wine estates
- Migration from the Caribbean to the UK was another theme
TAKE NOTICE
- A general feeling of happiness and joy was expressed through color and plants
- It balanced ongoing uncertainly in corporate circles with Brexit still under negotiation
- Women designers had more exposure this year
- Water conservation and pollution were underscored
- Paving that flexes and creates its own power source was completely new