We have had an amazing year collaborating with award-winning garden designer Jo Thompson FSGD FLI on the Glasshouse Garden, a Gold Medal-winning garden at the 2025 Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show.
The Glasshouse Garden was created for The Glasshouse , a horticultural social enterprise funded by Project Giving Back and the coveted Gold Medal was awarded in recognition of the garden’s exceptional design and powerful social mission.
At the heart of the garden – a beautiful pavilion by Hollaway Studio, inspired by a modern take on the classic Victorian glasshouse. But it’s so much more than just a pretty space, it offers a safe, welcoming space where women can find connection, peace, and purpose.
Whether it’s through gardening, training, or just spending time in nature, the aim is simple – to help build confidence, skills, and meaningful connections.
“This has been a rare and rewarding opportunity to dissolve the boundaries between built form and nature. Designing a building to be part of a garden – rather than beside one – has allowed us to rethink the relationship between structure and setting in a truly collaborative way.
More than a showpiece, the building has been designed with a second life in mind. After the event, it will be relocated and repurposed to serve a community in need, bringing a touch of Chelsea’s magic to those who may benefit most.
This project is meaningful not just for what it represents at Chelsea, but for the impact it will continue to have beyond the show. To see it take on a new purpose and support others is a beautiful legacy for such a special space.”
– Alex Richards, Managing Partner at Hollaway Studio
We have had the pleasure of welcoming so many friends, clients, and supporters to Gold-Medal Winning garden The Glasshouse Garden — and to our Chelsea Pavilion.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Tuesday for the Chelsea Flower Show After Hours event to celebrate our Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal win with Jo Thompson FSGD FLI
We’re deeply grateful to share Hollaway Studio’s first-ever Chelsea Flower Show with you — and proud to see this garden’s story resonating so widely.
And for the first time, we also had the joy of debuting Hollaway’s own furniture: a table and chairs designed especially for The Glasshouse Garden.
A special moment too for Howard Fox, Associate at Hollaway, whose meticulous work and dedication to the detailed design of the pavilion played a key role in bringing it to life. The cherry on top was his hand-crafted doorstops — now in high demand!
Thank you for the conversations, the laughter, and the love. It’s been unforgettable.
Photography:
Zoe Norfolk, AllGreen and Ellie Walpole Photography.