Little Greene Unveils Eight Garden Designs & Supports National Trust

January 20, 2026  by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry   

The designs have been inspired by formal gardens, grand grounds, humble horticultural collections, individual plants and historical floral artefacts that have all been loved, cherished and cared for, by the National Trust.

Each pattern has been colored to coordinate with a range of Little Greene paint shades, making the creation of cohesive decorating schemes easy to achieve. They have been printed using a number of traditional and modern manufacturing techniques, from authentic surface printing presses to cutting-edge digital machines, each chosen to elevate the content and quality of these striking designs.

Little Greene’s Creative Director, Ruth Mottershead comments, “It’s a real privilege to be able to work with the National Trust, Europe’s largest conservation charity. Whereas previous collaborative collections have focused on reimagining historic patterns and finding inspiration in interiors and objects within National Trust properties, our ‘In the Garden’ collection shines a light on the incredible gardens and grounds in the National Trust’s care. Bringing the colour and joy of nature and flowers in bloom, there is something for everyone in this completely eclectic collection; from the simple, often overlooked daisy to the elaborate, sweeping planting of Sissinghurst Castle.”

A contribution from the sale of every roll of Little Greene wallpaper is made in support of the National Trust’s important work caring for 500 places, including 890 miles of coastline, historic sites, 250,000 hectares of countryside and green spaces, ensuring that people and nature thrive – now and forever.

In the Garden wallpapers include:

Magnolia Blossom

Known for their fragrant flowers, distinctive seedpods and transformational annual blossom, Magnolias are among the oldest tree species in the world. The ‘Magnolia Blossom’ wallpaper pattern features a calming forest of stylized magnolia trees in bloom, their broad, rounded canopies laden with an abundance of delicate blossoms. Available in five colorways of Slaked Lime, Indian Yellow, Masquerade, Tivoli and Hopper.

Castle Garden (Mural)

Having been omitted from the inheritance of the (much larger) family estate of Knole in Kent, the 20th-century poet and writer Vita Sackville-West fell in love with the dilapidated Sissinghurst castle and gardens in Sussex, in 1930. Sissinghurst is now one of the most-visited and best-loved gardens in England, and this joyful wallpaper mural depicting an abundance of wild layered blooms set against the more formal gardens has been designed and colored to pay tribute to Sissinghurst’s eclectic vibrancy. Available in three colorways of Pale Lime, Sage Green and Tea with Florence.

Lily Pads (Mural)

Within the Stackpole Estate in the south-west corner of Wales, nature thrives in over five square miles of protected coastline, farmland, forestry and lakes. The ‘Lily Pads’ design showcases graphic lily pads interspersed with waterlilies. Hidden in their midst, dragonflies, otters, kingfishers, butterflies and tiny water boatmen reveal themselves in this expansive celebration of native British flora and fauna. Available in four colorways of Hopper, Adventurer, Hicks’ Blue and Normandy Grey.

Mr. Straw’s Greenhouse

In 1939, brothers William and Walter Straw moved into their late parents’ Edwardian home in Workshop, Nottinghamshire, with Walter (affectionally known as Mr. Straw) also taking over the family grocery business which had served the community for over fifty years. Featuring charmingly illustrated sculptural succulents and flowering cacti displayed on shelves, the ‘Mr. Straw’s Greenhouse’ wallpaper design is offered in three subtle tonal colorways of Light Gold, Garden and Air Force Blue and three bolder contrast designs where each specimen is highlighted in bold green against backgrounds of neutral Slaked Lime and bold Green Verditer and Mambo. Available in six colorways of Slaked Lime, Garden, Air Force Blue, Light Gold, Green Verditer and Mambo.

Rose Garden

This design is inspired by the sensational walled rose garden at Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire. Besides a grand house, built around a medieval priory and steeped in generations of architectural evolution, Mottisfont is also home to the National Plant Collection of Rosa; pre-1900 shrub roses. Featuring voluptuous climbing roses in full bloom set against neutral stonework, or in the Puck colorway, a rich and indulgent green, this design feels both contemporary and nostalgic. Available in five colorways of Slaked Lime, Portland Stone, Puck, French Grey and Green Stone.

Moon Daisies

The unrivalled simplicity of the daisy flower has inspired surface design for centuries; from decorative embroidery to ceramics, and fashion items to wallpaper. Taking its title from an informal name for the ox-eye daisy, which is known for reflecting moonlight alongside country roads and paths at night, this design features bright yellow flocked centers on daisies with interlocking stems; a much simpler interpretation than the late-19th-century wallpaper, found at Oxburgh Hall, that inspired it. Available in six colorways of Slaked Lime, Celestial Blue, Garden, Hellebore, Etruria and Olive Colour.

Rhododendron Walk

Clumped bursts of ancient colour, in the form of rhododendrons and azaleas, have famously accompanied woodland and lakeside walks in the grounds of National Trust properties as far reaching as Cragside in Northumberland, Castle Drogo in Devon, Rowallane in Northern Ireland and Sheringham Park in Norfolk. In a synthesis of historic content and a time-served manufacturing technique, this paper features an abundance of colorful blooms, bursting towards the light whilst friendly bees land on their petals. Rendered in nine surface-printed colours in elegant combinations, this dramatic design aligns with contemporary interior spaces. Available in four colorways of Invisible Green, Canton, Hicks’ Blue and Puck.

May’s Tulip

May Morris, the daughter of celebrated Arts & Crafts figurehead, poet and design icon William Morris, inherited not only her father’s business and some of his status, but was a highly skilled protagonist of the Arts & Crafts movement herself. The trailing ‘May’s Tulip’ design is inspired by a beautiful set of late-19th-century weaves showing sprawling tulips, lovingly set into panels as a room divider. This wallpaper depicts a flowing network of intertwining vines and curling stems interspersed with stylized flowers and emerging buds creating a rhythm and harmonious pattern. Available in six colorways of Joanna, Clay, Linen Wash, Castell Pink, Indian Yellow and Hicks’ Blue.