Chelsea Flower Show garden installed at Latimer Road Tube Station

A garden, originally built as a display for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, has been rebuilt by the entrance to Latimer Road Station, giving the plants a second lease of life. 

The display is a celebration of sustainable gardening and the important role it plays in people’s lives. The garden will be maintained by non-profit organisation Energy Garden and local community members from the North Kensington-based community group Brownbaby.

The container garden was developed by landscape designers Amelia Bouquet and Emilie Bausager and contains plants chosen for their hardiness, drought tollerance and pollution absorption. Some of the plants include strawberries and Cotinus, known as a smoketree, which is a beautiful purple tree that will return in full glory next year. 

The Council is working with residents and partners to transform Notting Dale into a 21st century eco-neighborhood. Communities are getting involved in gardening and planting across North Kensington, with prairie and kitchen gardens at the nearby Lancaster West Estate. A community kitchen garden in Edenham Way has had a funding boost after a local ward bid for NCIL funding.

This project is funded by the Mayor of London’s Future Neighbourhoods 2030 programme and supported by the Council.