If you’re searching for the perfect piece of sculpture, Chelsea is the place to come and see pieces in real life and meet their creators. David Harber – a Chelsea veteran – launches two new sculptures this year, both of which were on show in his Chelsea exhibit. Bite II is hand crafted from copper and patinated in rich verdigris, and features two offset conical faces of mirror polished stainless steel that meet in the middle to create distorted reflections.

It’s also available in oxidised steel and stainless steel finishes. The second new piece, Teardrop Mantle, is a reiteration of David Harber’s iconic Mantle sculpture, this time in an elongated teardrop shape. Individual marine grade, mirror polished steel ‘petals’ are welded together to create the shape of a giant water droplet. It can be customised in any colour, while a hidden uplighter brings the work to life after dark.

Tristan Cockerill‘s perfect spheres of intricately formed slate are enhanced by water, which deepens their colour as it steadily flows over their surface. Tristan also crafts a range of beautiful urn planters. Available in both slate and paler onyx, they look beautiful planted up and come in a range of diameters.

Rupert Till‘s wire sculptures make beautiful additions to gardens, the inherent lightness of the material making for pieces that have gravitas but with none of the weighty feel of a solid metal sculpture.

Meanwhile, for large-scale pieces that could create an enviable focal point, at the end of a vista or the centre of a courtyard perhaps, look to Architectural Heritage‘s range of enormous planters. It’s no surprise that their range of different sized rectangular and circular verdigris copper planters are so popular with garden designers. They are as at home in a contemporary garden as a classic setting.

A Place In The Garden‘s zinc leaf balls can either be used as a decorative object – a lovely way to add a sense of permanence and structure to a border – or they are available as water features, the pattern of leaves on their surface making the water cascade beautifully into the reservoir below.

If you’re on the hunt for an extra room to add in your garden, whether for an office, a gym, a summer house or any number of functions, a safe bet is Malvern Garden Buildings. This luxury building supplier is showing off its impressive range at Chelsea, not only on stand but also as the exclusive providers of all six of the Houseplant Studio buildings. Whether its an airy and sleek studio you’re after (like the one below used for James Whiting’s ‘Planet Studio’ inspired by the iconic Manhattan club Studio 54), or a more traditional wooden apex shed for tools, this supplier promises both quality and style.

Considering the investment and the fact that once you’ve bought it, you can look forward to enjoying it for decades, you need to love the greenhouse you choose – and Chelsea’s certainly the place to find greenhouses to fall in love with. As well as a large and stately Victorian Lodge greenhouse, and their more contemporary Magnum Opus model, Hartley Botanic debuted their new Wisley 8 Grow and Store – a greenhouse with storage space at one end. In bespoke olive grey, two extra panes at the rear accommodate a useful, hidden storage area, perfect for tools and greenhouse accoutrements.

At Alitex‘s stand, the company’s spacious Ickworth and classic Mottisfont greenhouses were stylishly decked out by lifestyle brand Lamb & Newt, in conjunction with The Pig group of hotels, and amply demonstrated just what might be possible inside a greenhouse besides growing plants. Also making its debut was Alitex’s new ‘potting shoe’ – a neat way to keep compost from getting all over a beautifully styled greenhouse interior!

Ann-Marie Powell again created an idyllic setting for Gaze Burvill‘s luxury wooden furniture and outdoor seating, with a planting palette of warm dusky red verbascum, Californian poppies and ‘Westerlake’ roses climbing over arches. At the back, in a woodland nook, sat two of Gaze Burvill’s elegant sweet chestnut Wisley Woodland Seats. Originally designed and made for Wisley, and inspired by the twisting sweet chestnuts in the woodland of Wisley’s Battleston Hill, these come in varying lengths to seat two or four people.

Bridgman‘s curvaceous Cliveden sofa is made from weatherproof pewter-coloured rattan that’s handwoven around powder-coated aluminium frames and finished with nylon feet to prevent scratching on patio stones and decking. Waterproof cushions ensure protection from the elements and spillages, with scatter cushions and a matching round coffee table provide the finish touches, along with the modular Cliveden armrest at each end. This doubles up as both handy storage space and a chiller to keep drinks cool.

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