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 [RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-malvern-spring-festival-2026) - Indoor Plant Garden

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This immersive kitchen-laboratory garden explores the future of food growing in domestic spaces.

A stainless-steel culinary workspace is surrounded by layered planting, lush trailing vines, living moss walls, micro-herbs, salad greens, and fruiting plants, all thriving under integrated LED grow lights.

Suspended from a timber pergola-like frame, dramatic hanging gardens frame the view inward, evoking the spirit of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

At the heart of the space, a mature citrus tree rises from a central island, blending hospitality and horticulture.

The design balances experimental precision with warmth and abundance, inviting visitors to rethink the role of plants indoors, not just decorative, but productive, edible, and deeply integrated into daily life.

This garden is designed for the curious home grower, someone interested in sustainable living, culinary experimentation, and the intersection of science and nature. It also speaks to urban dwellers seeking new ways to cultivate food within limited or unconventional spaces.

The setting is a domestic interior or semi-sheltered structure in Central London, such as a converted outbuilding, rooftop pavilion, or modern extension, blurring the boundary between kitchen, garden, and laboratory. Its modular design could adapt to urban homes, community hubs, or educational environments.

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