AS HUNDREDS descend on one of the world’s largest flower shows, one Hook resident will be giving entrants a taste of Spain.

The Spanish Tourist Office and Turismo de Galicia has announced that it will be exhibiting a new garden at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and that it will be produced by Rose McMonigall.

The Hook garden designer will display ‘The Pazo’s Secret Garden’ - a plot that celebrates the wonder, mystery and contrasts of the gardens of the historic Galician Pazos; magnificent palaces famous for their exquisite architecture and extensive gardens, where formal design meets the nature of Galicia’s landscapes.

It follows the success of last year’s ‘Route of the Camellia’ - a silver gilt medalist also curated by Rose.

“The garden preserves the formality and ornament of the Pazo garden, but nature too has claimed it, adding a certain untamed, overgrown wildness,” Rose, who is a designer at Dipley Mill, near Hook, said.

“Vines, pompoms of colour in the form of hydrangeas, exotic arum lilies, and a selection of waterside plants soften the design of the garden, which also subtly refers to the larger expansive, working landscape in this beautiful corner of Spain, making the Pazo gardens so unique and fascinating.”

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is a charity which puts on the show each year and inspires passion and excellence in individuals throughout the science, art and practice of gardening.

This year it takes place between July 4 and July 9.

Javier Pinanes, director of Spanish Tourist Office UK, said: “Rose’s design has successfully captured the mystery, romanticism and intimacy of Galicia’s Pazos, their surrounds, and of Galicia as a whole, using both plantbased and architectural references.

“We hope visitors to the show will be inspired by her perceptive interpretation of the magic of Galicia’s palaces and her encapsulation of the region’s appeal more widely.”