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Chelsea Flower Show 2015 proved to be another memorable event for Plant Belles, but this time for all the wrong reasons... It has taken a while to write this, as it has taken a while to recover!. We broke down in spectacular style - at the gates to the Chelsea showground, only days before the show opens (ready or not). A catastrophic clutch failure meant we were turned away with our first load, our wizzy new Chelsea hut centerpiece to build (made by Barrel Top Wagons), lots of plant supports and plants. After a lot of ciaos, a hired van, 2 trips...

Very excited about our presence at Chelsea Flower Show this year, we are working in collaboration with 'Barrel Top Wagon's' to create an exciting new structure which will be the centerpiece to our display, showing off our new product launch for 2015. Still at the drawing board but looking lovely. Barrel Top Wagons are not only handcrafting beautiful timber garden/living space structures, using traditional techniques, ethically sources timber, etc. but they have a fine eye for design and detail. CURVES & CIRCLES, we love curves (and scrolls) so their work is hugely complimentary to the Plant Belles ethos. But the best...

Alex has made it into the pages of The English Garden, modelling his 4ft Tunnel prototype. With no hair and makeup team he supports the rural Devon look, which will soon be in 'vogue'. See magazine pages here. The 4ft Plant Tunnel - Launched 2014, after much prototyping we developed this great solution for protecting produce in 4ft raised beds. Like our smaller Plant Tunnel designs, it is constructed of 5 hoops-with-loops, which you thread with your own canes to make a Tunnel of your chosen length. I use it to create a 3 metres Tunnel. You will need an extra wide mesh...

Joe Swift interviews Clematis enthusiast, and Belle Tower owner, Elaine Coakes, University lecturer, feature in her London garden. Footage can be found on iplayer, broadcast on 6th Jan at 7pm.

How to... Assembling your 4ft tunnel with Alex. Simple, when you know how!...You will begin with 10 halves, firstly assemble two halves into one large hoop. You now have 5 hoops to begin spacing and placing to your desired length, before threading with canes to construct the full tunnel.