RHS Chelsea 2026 Gold Medal

Here is the story of our collaboration with young Garden Designer Ollie Pike and his excellent team of landscapers to produce  a water feature made from copper piping and reclaimed Vats as the centrepiece in his “Whittards of Chelsea” Show garden at RHS Chelsea 2026.

 

The process of forming the copper tubing and ensuring all worked as required was entrusted to Brett Bramham and Sam Lockhart of Yorkshire Water Features.

 

The entire water feature was mocked up and built in our workshops, tested and approved before being taken to the show and rebuilt within the show garden.

 

The result was winning the GOLD medal which is testament to the painstaking, meticulous and accurate work carried out preparing the feature.

 

Here are photos of the process from beginning to conclusion

 

building the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal water feature in our workshops

building the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal water feature in our workshops

building the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal water feature in our workshops

Paul and his team building the backdrop wall at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Ollie, Paul and his team building the backdrop wall at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

An image of Yorkshire Water Feature's Gold Medal winning 2026 Chelsea Flower Show Garden

An image of Yorkshire Water Feature's Gold Medal winning 2026 Chelsea Flower Show Garden