GARDEN DESIGN life-size classical figure whose head forms a living bowl. Built from a maquette designed and shaped in Norfolk, the finished sculpture is planted with new varieties from master growers Peter Beales Roses of Norfolk, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.
Our sculpture begins her journey at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show, where she will debut in the spectacular Peter Beales Rose Garden. Peter Beales Roses, a multiaward-winning Norfolk grower and RHS Master Grower, are creating a stunning rose garden within the Main Floral Marquee, providing the perfect setting for her first appearance.
At the heart of the Peter Beales Rose Garden, Head for Flowers will be partnered with our newest and most distinctive fused glass bowl water feature, the Shard Font, creating a striking centrepiece within the rose garden. Norfolk excellence at its finest.
From RHS Chelsea, she will continue her journey to RHS Badminton before reaching her final home in the Foras Head for Flowers Garden at Sandringham.
Her journey symbolises and celebrates the unprecedented move by the RHS to bring its iconic flower shows to new locations across the UK. This expansion reflects the RHS’ s ambition to broaden its reach, engage new and younger audiences, including urban communities, and champion sustainable horticulture for the future.
The Dutch Gable Garden Room Created in partnership with Grocott & Murfit, award-winning Norfolk master builders, the garden building in Head for Flowers celebrates the historic Dutch influence that helped shape our county.
Much of Norfolk lies below sea level, and for centuries Dutch engineers worked alongside local communities to build the dikes and sluice systems that protect our landscape from flooding. Their influence can still be seen today in some of Norfolk’ s most historic architecture, particularly through the distinctive Dutch gable.
Designed by Grocott & Murfit’ s in-house architectural designer Molly Sutton, who trained under renowned architect Charles Holland, this structure reinterprets the traditional Dutch gable in a contemporary garden setting.
At its centre, a sweeping arched roof canopy with a movable canvas sail allows the space to adapt to the weather, providing shade on warm days or shelter when needed. On either side, mechanical louvred panels can open to invite in light and air or close to protect against changing conditions.
On the walls and floors a Foras curated selection of wall and floor tiles have been chosen for their sympathetic and harmonious texture, shape and colour, working in line with the building and its design.
The result is a flexible outdoor living space, complete with bar and seating areas, that blends architectural heritage with modern design, a practical extension of the home created for year-round enjoyment.
Echoes of Sea Henge In front of the garden building a homage to an extraordinary ancient monument: Sea Henge.
Discovered in 1998 on Holme Beach, Sea Henge was a 4000-year-old Bronze Age timber circle, 55 oak posts surrounding an upturned tree stump, emerging from the sands as if surfacing from time itself. Foras
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