The Wimbledon Garden: Nature in Play by Joe Perkins - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2027 - GardensDB [ Skip to content ](#main) Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Log in ](https://gardensdb.com/login) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charities & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education institutions ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Log in ](https://gardensdb.com/login) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Follow [ gardensdb on Instagram (opens in a new tab)](https://www.instagram.com/gardensdb/) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Plants What was planted, and who used it ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charities & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education institutions Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) [ gardensdb on Instagram (opens in a new tab)](https://www.instagram.com/gardensdb/) ![A show garden features a timber pavilion, birch trees, a winding path through purple and orange flowers, and a water feature.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8c411aba-4606-422c-87a4-27c2ef3a8218/conversions/wimbledon-garden-nature-in-play-gallery.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2027 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2027) Show Garden The Wimbledon Garden: Nature in Play ====================================== Designed by Joe Perkins At a glance Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show Year 2027 Category Show Garden Plant list Large Show Garden About this garden The story ----------- The Wimbledon Garden: Nature in Play, designed by Joe Perkins, celebrates 150 years of The Championships at Wimbledon with a tennis court-sized landscape that reimagines the traditional English garden for a changing climate. Richly textured, climate-adaptive planting, striking trees and drought-tolerant species offer a new interpretation of 'tennis in an English garden', the long-standing horticultural ethos of the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The garden itself, close in size to the average back garden, echoes the size and shape of a lawn tennis court, providing a direct link to the anniversary and the game that inspired it. At its heart is an open pavilion inspired by elements from Wimbledon's historical archive and the ways tennis has evolved and innovated over the years. Built using laminated timber, its construction also nods to a technique developed from lamination methods used in aircraft design during the First World War and later adopted in early tennis rackets. Rills and pools run through the garden, playfully acknowledging Wimbledon's enduring relationship with the elements while demonstrating how water can be managed effectively and sustainably in a domestic setting. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/joe-perkins/profile_photo.webp) Joe Perkins Designer Joe Perkins Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/joe-perkins) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8c411aba-4606-422c-87a4-27c2ef3a8218/conversions/wimbledon-garden-nature-in-play-gallery.webp) ![]() / Hero image Set as hero Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click a photo to enlarge it, or a name to see where else that plant was used. ### Key Plants 6 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c03ca308-b701-4b86-a198-dcc6027a5190/conversions/acer-tataricum-subsp-ginnala-thumbnail.webp) [Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala](https://gardensdb.com/plants/acer-tataricum-subsp-ginnala) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ec2ac211-836e-4d36-ab32-258a4c88c0b7/conversions/crataegus-lavalleei-carrierei-thumbnail.webp) [Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'](https://gardensdb.com/plants/crataegus-x-lavalleei-carrierei) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ed2d821e-b5e3-49cb-8c31-8307f60e135f/conversions/deschampsia-cespitosa-thumbnail.webp) [Deschampsia cespitosa](https://gardensdb.com/plants/deschampsia-cespitosa) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/256bdc37-7f1f-48f1-aef1-69e53b3b6827/conversions/iris-bishops-robe-thumbnail.webp) [Iris 'Bishops Robe'](https://gardensdb.com/plants/iris-bishops-robe) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/92ea2a67-aa65-4e50-b4ae-f340724e907c/conversions/lotus-dorycnium-thumbnail.webp) [Lotus dorycnium](https://gardensdb.com/plants/lotus-dorycnium) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c6bed4bd-3be0-4134-92c9-e3c1713b8b44/conversions/sideritis-scardica-thumbnail.webp) [Sideritis scardica](https://gardensdb.com/plants/sideritis-scardica) ![]() Where else it was planted → Buy this plant → (opens in a new tab) Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/joe-perkins-design/logo.webp) Joe Perkins Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/joe-perkins-design) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/the-landscaping-consultants/logo.webp) The Landscaping Consultants ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/the-landscaping-consultants) ### Plant Providers 2 - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/deepdale-trees/logo.webp) Deepdale Trees ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/deepdale-trees) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/kelways/logo.webp) Kelways ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/kelways) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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