INSIGHT

Chelsea Flower Show 2025

The great show that hits Chelsea, our home town, every year is back! And we cannot wait. Nick Barrington-Wells, one of our founders, was born and raised in Chelsea, and the flower show has returned like the proverbial perennial plant year on year. But getting bigger and better year on year. This year we ask two of our favourite garden designers, Randle Siddeley and Alasdair Cameron for their top tips on visiting.

Read more to see what they have to say!

How do designers charge?

Why is it so complicated? Primarily we would argue that the charging systems from one architect to another interior designer vary so much and can feel complicated because their services are so multi-faceted. From drawing up a scope for your brief and project break-down to liaising with external consultants, such as bat surveyors through to careful cost analysis of basement digs to pricing bespoke hand made curtains. Clearly there’s a considerable amount of services here.

Clearer? Nope. So read more below to understand how designers charge.

Can you define good taste?

The definition of taste is quite simple really: It is what you like and what you do not like.

But can we really define ‘good’ taste. We say, absolutely not! We are not here to judge. We are here to understand and help cultivate tastes. It is not for anyone to judge one person’s taste next to another. But we would argue that there is good design.

And here lies the difference.