Rosemary Coldstream is a New Zealand-born garden designer who lives and works in England.

Biography

Coldstream was born in

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and her family moved to

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when she was 12 years old. She attended Selwyn College followed by the New Zealand College of Fashion Design. Her first job after graduating was in the wardrobe department of

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. In the 1980s she worked for Colin Cole's couture fashion company in Parnell and later for Miss Deb as a pattern cutter. In 1990, Coldstream travelled to England and began working in fashion as a designer in

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, London. She later worked from home making wedding dresses and suits. Coldstream enrolled in a garden design course at

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in Enfield and in 2006 she opened her own garden design company. In 2009 she became a registered member of the Society of Garden Designers.

Awards and recognition

In 2012, she won a certificate of merit at the

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and in 2015 she won the Society of Garden Designers’ 2014 Pocket Garden Award. In 2018, Coldstream won a gold medal for her show garden at

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show The Hampton Court Garden Festival (formerly The Hampton Court Flower Show) is an annual British flower show, held in early July of each year. The show is run by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) at Hampton Court Palace in the London Borough ...

. In 2023, she designed “Feels like Home” for the Chelsea Flower Show and earned a gold medal, Best Balcony and Container Garden, and a People's Choice Award. The garden featured plants and artwork inspired by the New Zealand landscape.

References

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