RHS CHELSEA 2024
The Anywhere Courtyard
A compact courtyard designed to bring planting, water and wildlife into a small urban space.
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Garden design shaped by place, planting and the way you live.
Botanical Spaces is the garden design studio of Elisabeth Wright-McCalla, creating private gardens and planting schemes shaped by their setting, seasonal character and resilience.
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THE APPROACH
Starting with the space
Every garden begins with the site itself: its light, soil, existing plants, architecture and the way the space will be used.
From there, I develop the layout and planting around those conditions, creating a garden that feels connected to its setting and becomes richer as it grows.
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AS SEEN ON BBC TWO
The Anywhere Courtyard at RHS Chelsea
Designed for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, The Anywhere Courtyard was featured in BBC Two’s coverage of the show.
SELECTED WORK
Gardens, planting and shared spaces
PLANTING
Structure, season and character
Planting schemes shaped by the site, seasonal change and the way plants grow together over time.
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PRIVATE GARDENS
Gardens shaped around everyday life
Private gardens designed around the character of the site, the way each space will be used and the conditions in which the planting needs to thrive.
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COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Gardens and shared spaces
Ideas for community gardens and shared green spaces centred on wellbeing, creativity and local activity, including projects currently in development.
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SKETCHBOOK
Sketches from the garden
Botanical studies, sketches and watercolours that inform the way I look at plants, colour, composition and place.
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