We are proudly sponsoring the award-winning Komorebi Container Garden, designed by Masa Taniguchi and Garden Club London at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The garden is named after the Japanese word for "sunlight filtering through trees" (木漏れ日, pronounced "kō-mō-leh-bē"), with planting that reflects the Japanese landscape of Masa's homeland. Masa's design aims to maximise small outdoor spaces and create a personal haven of peace and tranquility.
The design engages all senses, from the scent of forest undergrowth created by moistened bark to the mesmerising shadows cast by tree trunks. Designer Masa describes it as "the magical moment light pierces through the tree canopy and the gently swaying branches make shadows dance on the ground... a moment to meditate and contemplate". When you lie on the wooden platform you will be surrounded by a canopy of trees, protecting and embracing you from the busy urban life beyond the garden. Looking up above, you will encounter dappled shade and shimmering lights, the patterns falling on your face and all around.
Experience distinctive and unique plant combinations inspired by Asian aesthetics, featuring subtle nuances in size, form, and colour. Many of these plants are also beneficial for local British wildlife. The garden is all about the senses, from the smell of forest undergrowth created using moistened bark to the shadows created by the trunks of trees. The gardens key features are centred on sustainability and maximising space, which include a viewing platform admist a grove of birch trees, naturalistic log water feature, unique portable lighting, charcoal feature walls for air purification, 100% recycled tiles, self-collected green waste and lush green underplanting.
The Komorebi Garden embodies sustainability principles as all garden components will be repurposed after the show, all hard landscape elements will be relocated to a school wildlife project in Kent, remaining items will be auctioned for charity among Garden Club clients and eco-friendly materials are used including charcoal, inspired by its use in Roji tea ceremony gardens, is utilised for its air purifying qualities alongside 100% recycled tiles and self-collected green waste.
Garden Club London, with years of industry experience, several RHS Chelsea Flower Show gardens to their credit and award-winning expert design, will build the Komorebi Garden. Their expertise in labour, suppliers, and programme management ensures a high-quality, sustainable, and sensory garden that creates a peaceful, meditative outdoor space.
