The 10th Welcome to
Yorkshire garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019, designed by multi
award-winner Mark Gregory, features an authentically built canal with flowing
water and genuine canal lock gates.
A massive volume of
water will be circulated by several Makita submersible water pumps that will
ensure the towpath, lock keepers lodge and, importantly, RHS Chelsea’s Main
Avenue remains safe, dry and disaster-free for the anticipated 157,000 annual
visitors and members of the Royal family.
This atmospheric
garden is inspired by Yorkshire’s proud history of industry, manufacturing and
innovation and the county’s unrivalled natural environment and green
spaces.
The working canal
has two gates and a bypass sluice system that runs alongside a perennial meadow
and the planting will celebrate the rich diversity of native flora typically
abundant in Yorkshire.
“I’m honoured to be
involved yet again on the Welcome to Yorkshire’s garden at this year’s RHS
Chelsea show,” comments Mark Gregory, the 22-time Gold medal winner and
Managing Director of Landform Consultants.
“The scale of this
project is huge and complex but, as last year, I hope it will be effortless and
flow beautifully, just as the canals did centuries ago.”
Mark has taken
inspiration for his design from a narrow canal in Huddersfield and has enjoyed
the adventures and discoveries of recreating this historic vista. This
will be the 99th garden Mark has
worked on at this prestigious, internationally renowned show.
No less than ten
Makita PF1110 submersible pumps will push the flow of water in the Welcome to
Yorkshire garden. Each pump will deliver a minimum of 250 litres of water
per minute from a submersion depth of 5m, to a max head height of 10m.
These pumps have a
stainless steel body making them suitable for draining muddy water, wells and
tanks and are also ideal for lifting water for irrigation. Each pump
weighs 7kg, has an input wattage of 1100w and is available in 240V only.
“Submersible pumps
are among the most efficient options available when it is necessary to pump
liquid from a large body of water,” says Mark Earles, Business Development
Manager OPE, Makita UK.
“Whereas most water
pumps are positioned outside a body of water and pull water to the surface,
submersible pumps are submerged within the water and push water to the
surface.
"Our pumps will
do a great job pushing almost 150,000 litres of water per hour throughout the
duration of the five-day Show in what we hope will be another huge success for
Landform Consultants.”
