News from Wilstone!

Great news! We are proud to have been awarded the highest Trade Exhibition Merit Award for our recent stand at the 2012 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show/2012
 - wooo!

We are now on the road for a few weeks, you can see us at the following shows:

RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, from July 5th – 10th
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/Hampton-Court-Palace-Flower-Show/2011

CLA Game Fair from 20th – 22nd July
http://www.gamefair.co.uk/

And then, later in the year, we will be at the NEC in Birmingham for the Spirit of Christmas exhibition from October 30th – November 4th
http://www.spiritofchristmasfair.co.uk/

Meanwhile, on the A49, the shop is packed to the rafters with wonderful things for the home and garden. Every day we get people coming in who’ve never been here before, and the look on their faces; just amazed at what we sell! Pop in and see the lovely Sally or Sophie, friendly staff and 4 huge rooms crammed full of interesting things! 

Wilstone’s Summer of Shows

Wilstone House and Gardens will be exhibiting at the following shows during the early Spring and Summer.

The Malvern Spring Gardens Show 6th – 9th May
http://www.threecounties.co.uk/springgardening/

RHS Chelsea 25th – 29th May
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show/2010

RHS Hampton Court 6th – 11th July
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/Hampton-Court-Palace-Flower-Show/2010

We’ll not only be exhibiting our wonderful barbeque kadai fire bowls, but also gazebos, hand carved stone, antique and original pieces for the home and garden as well as much more! Have a look at www.wilstone.com for an idea of our very varied stock range.

Wilstone House & Gardens at RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court 2008

Christo McKinnon, co-owner of Wilstone said “during 2008 we exhibited at Hampton Court and Chelsea Flower Show, and we were all really excited about exhibiting at both places. Last year the response we got from visitors to both of the show was fantastic. We think their reaction was because the majority of our products are antique and reclaimed and very unusual!”

Christo’s wife Kate who designs the planting schemes and grows the plants herself at their Shropshire home said “the best part of the show for me is the planting -  it pulls everything together. It is hard work and some nights we are working on site until way after after midnight but the end result is well worth it!”

The Wilstone stands this year featured large and extremely rare Lingam stones, a classically designed hand carved wall fountain with a lead lion water spout, a large selection of hand carved sandstone pieces in traditional and contemporary designs and reclaimed architectural elements.

Christo continued “we exhibited a tented or canopied Gazebo at both shows, a new product for us. We sell a lot of our wrought iron Gazebos, but we have now added something unique – a tented section which attaches to the inner roof of the Gazebo to give cover or shade to those sitting underneath it.”

Made in natural canvas and available in burgundy or gold colour, the suspended tent allows the Wilstone Gazebo to become a room in the garden. Another new product from Wilstone is a classically designed sandstone pergola which features reclaimed timber roof beams. 

Wilstone also exhibited their popular wrought iron Kadais which can be used as fire bowls, BBQ’s, planters or water features. Christo said “heavy riveted wrought iron kadai’s where once used all over India as large ceremonial cooking pots for weddings and festivals.”

Kate and Christo McKinnon on their stand at Chelsea Flower Show

Where will Wilstone House and Gardens be exhibiting in 2009? Watch this space, and keep and eye out on the website at www.wilstone.com