11/08/2026
We are taking a moment today to remember Richard Lavelle. Our thoughts are with his family.
He worked with Landform for over twenty years. He worked on many award-winning gardens at RHS Chelsea and RHS Hampton Court Flower Shows over the years, many of them as foreman, for designers such as Nigel Dunnett, Jo Thompson, Jim Fogarty and Tom Hoblyn. In 2021, Richard became our in-house Machine Work Expert. Hard working and well respected by the Landform family and industry friends, he will be greatly missed by us all.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
As Foreman:
2011 RBC New Wild Garden – Silver Gilt, designed by Nigel Dunnett
2012 RBC Bluewater Garden – Silver Gilt, designed by Nigel Dunnett
2013 RBC Bluewater Roof Garden – Gold, designed by Nigel Dunnett
2016 - Chelsea Barracks garden – Gold, designed by Jo Thompson
2017 - RHS Feature Greening Grey Britain – unjudged, designed by Nigel Dunnett
2019 – Dubai Majlis Garden - Silver Gilt (joint foreman with Nick Silva), designed by Tom Hoblyn
In the Team:
2006 – Savills Garden – Gold, designed by Philip Nixon and Marcus Barnett
2007 – Savills Garden – Silver Gilt, designed by Philip Nixon and Marcus Barnett
2008 – Savills Garden – Gold, designed by Philip Nixon
2009 – Marshall’s Living Street (Garden) - Silver Gilt, designed by Ian Dexter
2010 – Tourism Malaysia Garden – Gold, designed by James Wong and David Cubero
2021 – The Bible Society Garden – Gold, designed by Sarah Eberle
RHS Hampton Court Flower Show
As Foreman:
2014 – The Essence of Australia Garden – Gold & Best in Show, designed by Jim Fogarty
2015 - RHS Feature Gardening ‘From Grey to Green’ – unjudged, designed by Nigel Dunnett
In the Team:
2012 – The Landform Garden – Gold and Best Category, designed by Catherine MacDonald (1st Show garden and ‘Mark Britton and Rich were the team!’)
