A taste of Chile helps fire Alan Rudden to flower show gold

Dublin garden designer Alan Rudden has done Ireland and Chile proud with his gold-medal success at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

Basking in the glory of his recent success at Bord Bia’s Bloom Festival in Dublin, this is his first time showing at a British RHS flower show. He will remember 2018 for years to come as he scooped a gold medal for this garden.

The inspiration for the garden, called Santa Rita ‘Living la Vida 120’ and constructed by Outside Options, came when Alan visited the beautiful Santa Rita Casa Real homestead and gardens — both of which are listed as national monuments in Chile. He experienced first-hand the synergy between the traditional Casa Real parkland and the vineyards surrounding it.