Katy Terry, a first time designer at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show won an RHS Silver Gilt medal for her All About Plants garden for the ADHD Foundation.

Katy Terry, Good Grounding Design with her medal photo (c) Julie Skelton

Sponsored by Project Giving Back, the garden aimed to raise awareness of neurodiversity through the plants, topiary and sculptures, encouraging visitors to 'think differently about thinking differently'. With 1 in 5 people now diagnosed as being neurodiverse, Katy used the garden's biodiversity to reflect human diversity. And during the show, nature demonstrated it's own diversity by throwing up a red poppy in a grouping of Papaver rhosea 'Amazing Grey' which are, as the name suggests, grey.

Katy Terry garden 1 copyright Julie Skelton
The umbrellas represent the range of neurodiverse conditions which fall under the ADHD umbrella and are a symbol of the ADHD Foundation
Photograph (c) Julie Skelton

We started working with Katy in the Autumn of 2024, growing 548 plants (and extras which did not make the show grade) of 36 different varieties., including: Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexanders Great', Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing', Astrantia major 'Florence, Cenolophium denudatum, Epimedium x versicolour 'Sulphureum', Phlox divaricata subsp. laphamii 'Chattahoochee', Thalictrum 'Black Stockings', Veronica gentianoides x intermedia

In addition to a range of Grasses, Ferns and Foliage and Perennials such as Digitalis, Geum and Papaver. Some of which can been seen in the photographs below.

Katy Terry 3 copyright Julie Skelton

Perennials including Baptisia and Thalictrum
Photo (c) Julie Skelton

Katy Terry 4 copyright Julie Skelton

Geum rivale and Veronica gentianoides x intermedia grown by Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants
Photo (c) Julie Skelton

Katy Terry 5 copyright Julie Skelton

Perennials including Thalictrum 'Black Stockings', Verbascum 'Cotswold Beauty; Zizia aurea, Daucas carota 'Dara' grown by Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants. Photo (c) Julie Skelton

Katy Terry with Rosy Hardy copyright Julie Skelton

Rosy sits with Katy Terry in the garden on press day at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Photo (c) Julie Skelton

Red poppy in Katy Terrys Garden c. Rosy Hardy

Red poppies among Papaver rhosea 'Amazing Grey'
Photo (c) Rosy Hardy