The Royal Horticultural Society Flower Shows are regarded by many as the most prestigious gardening shows in the world. To be selected to design and build a show garden at one of these shows can be the most daunting, but ultimately, the most rewarding thing a garden designer can do in their career. To be awarded a gold medal at an RHS show can be veiwed as receiving the ultimate accolade.

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For many visitors these astonishing examples of garden design, planting and construction are the highlight of the shows – they certainly attract a large share of the media coverage and the specific attention of all the visitors. Sometimes challenging and full of invention, sometimes highly practical and educational, each garden takes a different theme or brief in search of that esteemed gold medal. But striving for a top RHS medal is only part of the story.

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Ian Rochead has been fortunate that he's been able to exhibit two small gardens, one in 2006 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and in 2009 a Small Garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Show.

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Click on one of the photos below to find out more information about Ian's award winning designs.