The Queen’s Green Canopy will be a star attraction at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week, with its ambassador Dame Judi Dench encouraging patrons to ‘plant a tree for the jubilee.’
The planting season begins on 1 October, so the initiative’s plans to promote its mission at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will act as an official unveiling.
As one of the centrepiece attractions this year, The Queen’s Green Canopy will promote a sustainable message through a “lush, towering green and purple woodland,” according to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show website.
It describes the Canopy display as one that will feature 21 trees—multi-stemmed Swedish birch, hornbeam, and beech are a few of the species—amid a “carpet of grassland and a colourful wildflower meadow” that will echo the ideal habitat for wildlife.
There are more than 3,500 plants in the Canopy’s garden area, including “splashes of colour from Anemone x hybrida ‘September Charm’, box ball hedges left unclipped to reduce the possibility of blight and striking Saxifraga ‘Kinki Purple’ to provide ground cover.”
There will also be three hay bale sculptures that reflect on the relationship between nature and agriculture and echo the look of the English countryside.
The Queen’s Green Canopy is one of the many initiatives planned for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Its website states: “With a focus on planting sustainably, the QGC will encourage planting of trees to create a legacy in honour of The Queen’s leadership of the Nation, which will benefit future generations.
“As well as inviting the planting of new trees, The Queen’s Green Canopy will dedicate a network of 70 Ancient Woodlands across the United Kingdom and identify 70 Ancient Trees to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years of service.”
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show typically takes place annually in the spring; however, this year, it was postponed until autumn because of the ongoing global health crisis.
