The children from 20 of the Busy Bees group of nurseries across the north of England were awarded 'highly commended' by judges for their garden based on storybooks Planting a Rainbow and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
The garden featured 50 potted plants, grown by each nursery to represent the colours of the rainbow, models of mini-beasts and vegetables, bee-friendly flowers and a beehive to support the British Beekeepers Association's Save the Bees campaign, a project the nurseries have been involved in.
Busy Bees applied to the RHS to create a garden after visiting the show last year and finding there were no entries from nurseries.
The chain submitted a garden plan in September 2009 to a committee of the RHS, who invited it to create a garden.
Busy Bees regional director Carole Chadderton said, 'The children are planting and gardening all the time and this was the perfect opportunity to showcase their talents.
'It was a fantastic experience to exhibit at Tatton Park. Thanks to the hard work of the nursery teams and kind donations from sponsors, the garden looked fantastic. The project also enabled the children's families to be involved, with many coming to visit. One set of grandparents even travelled from France to see the children's work.'
