A green-fingered designer and author inspiring thousands on Instagram with gardening tips and tricks is set to have her latest project brought to life for an international audience.
Suffolk-based Lucy Hutchings’ edible allotment garden will be showcased at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival in July.
Plants for the project, including chillies, heirloom tomatoes and edible flowers like nasturtium, are being grown and nurtured in the production nursery at the Perrywood Garden Centre in Tiptree.
After the show, the garden will be carefully moved and rebuilt at Perrywood’s Sudbury branch, allowing visitors the chance to view Lucy’s display.
On her Instagram account @shegrowsveg, the writer, who used to design couture jewellery, posted: “I am beyond delighted to announce that I have designed an edible allotment garden for the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival in partnership with Perrywood Sudbury.
“The ‘Get Up And Grow’ allotment is inspired by my book and will show just how much food you can grow in a small space and how beautiful that space can be.
“It will feature a number of…
