RHS HAMPTON
COURT PALACE
FLOWER SHOW
2018 HIGHLIGHTS
• Iconic Horticultural Heroes celebrated with new
feature welcoming world-renowned Piet Oudolf
• Thousands of vibrant Verbena
• NEW ‘Evolve’ experience exploring the evolution of
plants through time
From 2-8 July, The Royal
Horticultural Society’s (RHS)
largest flower festival supported by
Viking will return to the grounds
of Hampton Court Palace with
exciting new content for 2018
including iconic horticulture,
a mass planting of Verbena
bonariensis and an immersive
feature taking visitors on an
explorative journey through time.
For the first time ever, the RHS grasses synonymous with his
Hampton Court Palace Flower style of planting, the border will
Show will be celebrating iconic sit opposite the historical palace
figures of the horticultural world, to create a picture perfect array of
welcoming influential landscape colours and textures.
designer, nurseryman and author
Piet Oudolf. Internationally Visitors will be able to immerse
acclaimed for transforming themselves in a purple meadow of
urban spaces, the Dutch designer Verbena bonariensis. Thousands of
will be bringing his iconic these delicate flowers will create a
naturalistic style to the show, dazzling display of lilac, lavender
creating a whimsical walk and violet shades sweeping along
through feature. Using bold drifts the Long Water for visitors to
of herbaceous perennials and wander through and enjoy this
elegant summer flower.
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