The John Deere garden celebrating 100 years of tractors was awarded a Silver Gilt medal at the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show.

Elspeth Stockwell and Jo Fairfax in the John Deere garden: 100 years of tractors

Designed by Elspeth Stockwell and Jo Fairfax, the garden featured a striking ring of 100 golden tractors rising above upright grasses that represented fields of crops and meadow style planting portraying the rural landscape. The charred oak circular seating and backdrop hinted at farm buildings dotted across the countryside.

Nature looks on as tractors cultivate the fields.

Elspeth Stockwell is a qualified horticulturist and medal-winning garden designer. Artist and sculptor Jo Fairfax develops lighting and sculptural installations and his work has won many awards. Both designers live in the East Midlands, near to John Deere’s UK & Ireland headquarters at Langar, Nottingham.

This year is a special anniversary for John Deere as the company marks 100 years of selling tractors.