Boodles Design Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show

13 May 2025

Principal designer at Landform Consultants, Catherine MacDonald, is designing the Boodles Raindance Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the famous jewellery collection.

This year, Boodles’ Chelsea Flower Show Garden is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of our Raindance collection. Designed by Catherine MacDonald, Principal Designer at Landform Consultants, and named the ‘Boodles Raindance Garden’ at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, the garden takes its inspiration from the movement of raindrops and the intricate patterns reflected in its design.

It was during a visit to the quintessentially British Chelsea Flower Show twenty-five years ago that Boodles’ Director of Design, Rebecca Hawkins, was captivated by the play of light on the raindrops she saw.

Inspired by this enchanting spectacle, she designed the Raindance collection - a platinum-set design reminiscent of sprinkled raindrops glistening in the sun. It seemed only fitting that our garden would be inspired by the very collection that was inspired by the Chelsea Flower Show itself that led to the creation of one of our most iconic and beloved designs.

The creative vision for the garden draws heavily on the styles and motifs of the collection. Circular paving pads, featuring etched concentric circles, lead the visitor to a platinum-coloured Raindance pavilion, complete with a domed roof that channels rainwater to a circular rill at its base.

James Amos, Managing Director at Boodles, shares,

"We are thrilled to be returning to RHS Chelsea to commemorate the 25th anniversary of our beloved Raindance Collection. We are working once again with designer Catherine MacDonald and it seems a fitting tribute that we create a garden honouring Raindance at the very flower show that first inspired its creation." 

Three circular platinum-finished water features, arranged in a diamond bezel configuration, complement the pavilion and are reminiscent of the collection.

The planting palette is predominantly green with soft accents of white and pale pink, reflecting the rare diamonds of the jewellery. The textural foliage of ferns provides evergreen visual interest, and their fractal patterns have been linked to a positive impact on the cerebral cortex - reducing stress and enhancing creativity.

This will be Catherine’s second show garden for Boodles and her seventh RHS Chelsea garden, following the Boodles National Gallery Garden for Chelsea in 2024.

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