Four leading florists have created installations that transform areas of London restaurant Sketch into blooming gardens or woodland glades, to coincide with this week's Chelsea Flower Show (+ slideshow).

The Mayfair restaurant invited the florists to develop bold installations that showcase their skills at the event, which Sketch has labelled the Mayfair Flower Show in reference to the famous horticultural show taking place concurrently in Chelsea.

Each installation celebrates the British countryside, so only plants found in the UK were used, including birch, roses, foxgloves and lily of the valley.
"This flower show is what Sketch is about; bringing together creative minds with different styles under the same roof," the restaurant's founder and owner Mourad Mazouz told Dezeen.
"The project fits perfectly with how Sketch is often described, an Alice in Wonderland journey as you wander from room to room, and in this case from garden to garden."
The entrance to the building, which was designed by James Wyatt in 1779, is filled with plants and foliage by The Flower Appreciation Society. This creates a wild and verdant passage leading to the reception area.

By Appointment Only was influenced by the romantic style of Victorian art when decorating a staircase with roses and various other flowers that create a bright arrangement resembling the palette of Impressionist painters.

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