Inspiration for you and your garden from Hampton Court.

As much as I love seeing the show gardens at RHS Hampton Court, I also like to look out for interesting plants and other design details.

This ornamental grass is Hordeum jubatum, it’s quite short-lived, but very pretty, especially against this vivid pink wall.

This is Muehlenbeckia, a creeping, wiry vine originally from New Zealand.

It’s a great combination with the metal post that forms part of a pergola.

I love this group of kitsch, little metal daisies, they look particularly good against the grey timber shed.

They’d be perfect next to a wendy house or even as a substitute for all the plants in pots that have been eaten by slugs this wet summer…….

They’re made in Zimbabwe and imported by a French company, Arrosoir et Persil.

I like how these willow garden seats look so sculptural.

Most of us were wandering round on a grey and showery press day dressed for the weather. This isn’t always a good look, so I was impressed by how this lady looked ready for the wet weather but also managed to look super stylish.

I was a bit too embarrased to ask if I could take a front view photo, being more used to dealing with gardens and plants, but I think you get a good idea of the look.