Harmony
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Harmony: where nature and humanity coexist in perfect balance. Designed by Katy Pomeroy ‘Harmony’ blends abundant planting with practical design, inviting visitors to reconnect with nature while enjoying modern comforts. A lawned relaxation area for contemplation or conversation connects with a tapestry of wildlife-friendly flora, attracting bees and butterflies. Wood is left to gently decay, providing habitat for insects and amphibians. A repurposed bowl provides drinking and bathing for birds, while the tree offers them perching, feeding, and nesting opportunities. This garden embodies the harmonious relationship between wildlife and people; a tranquil oasis to share in our bustling world. /*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} With thanks to product suppliers
A New Leaf
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A New Leaf Designed by Alison Firth Our New Leaf border represents the journey of our learners. At BCHA we facilitate and encourage our cohort to turn their lives around through study, qualifications and employment.Our border illustrates their horticultural journey, the uneven path, broken tools and unkept planting reflects the start of their venture, with the winding path improving and developing alongside them, as they progress through the course, culminating in inspired people with improved vigour, eager to continue on their botanical and horticultural life. With thanks to garden product suppliers
The Garden Haven
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The Garden Haven Designed by Ed Bennet & Shaun Beale We are all well aware how important it is to work with nature and not force it to work for us, focusing on the pollinators to work alongside our garden plants. Bringing diversity to our garden makes wildlife flourish as well as us. Capturing and storing energy within the garden setting will help create a healthy garden and benefit the environment around us. We as humans need to care for the earth and share it fairly with nature. With thanks to garden product suppliers
The Kettle’s On
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The Kettle's On Designed by Tiffany Passmore & Catherine Butcher The Kettle’s On is a warming story of bringing together family, friends, and nature. All thriving, all enjoying, all exploring. A swirling trail, secret paths, a carpet of flowers and a little pond. A cozy campfire, a herb trug, a fruit tree or 3…Our border combines a mix of edible fruit trees and bushes, herbs, and seasonal flowers to be enjoyed by nature and people alike.It is designed to highlight the importance of community, including plants, wildlife, and people, and how by working together we can create a truly beautiful and sustainable garden space. With thanks to garden product suppliers
In The Pink
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In The Pink Designed by Corrine Frost This is embarrassing. I do not have a garden. I am a Landscape Architect and Garden Designer and yet, I do not have a space to experiment with planting combinations, practice sustainable soil techniques or grow cut flowers for my kitchen table. Any experience of garden curation I do is through the design of other people’s spaces. This wrap-around border is a space for me. For the first time, I’ve selected only the forms and colours that please me the most. A pink palette of spring perennials and bulbs weave through the round, repeating structure of topiary mounds, with a soft accent of spring grasses. Two small garden trees watch over a small seating area, casting dappled shade over a space made for conversation. With thanks to garden product suppliers
Memory Lane – Grandfather’s ...
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Memory Lane - Grandfather’s Garden Designed by David Long My earliest gardening memory is at my great grandfather’s cottage garden deep in rural Wiltshire. A small space but one bursting with flowers, vegetables, and character. The cottage and its garden were a hive of activity both with wildlife and people. To me it was such a fun and interesting place to spend time. Not highly manicured but managed, to me it was garden perfection. It was not immaculate by any means, but packed with flowers, planted by hand and by the wind, a feast for the eyes and insects! With thanks to garden suppliers
Together
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Together Designed by Andrew Williamson & Laura Hall Inspired by the warm, welcoming, and supporting space provided by Maggie’s Southampton, our small outside space ‘Together’ encourages people to create a safe harbour of any size to use and share in times of pressure. Nestled in an enveloping glade are two small simple block benches, facing each other they encourage the users to ‘share this space’.The dense edge of woodland style planting provides a soft and calming palette of colour and texture, engaging all five senses, providing distractions that take minds away from life’s tougher experiences. With thanks to garden product suppliers
The Synthesis Border
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The Synthesis Border Designed by Pamela Barden The Synthesis Border aims to bring together the diverse needs of nature and humans allowing them to co-exist and share the same garden space. Wildlife surrounds us, whether we know about it or not, and this border provides nature the opportunity to thrive in harmony with people. Plants include nectar-rich species and a stone filled gabion along with a dead hedge and a hedgehog house ensure that insects and animals have a place to call home. With thanks to garden product suppliers
Mountbatten Hampshire Garden of Life
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Mountbatten Hampshire Garden of Life Designed by Anne Herbert & service users of Mountbatten Hospice Full description to come. With thanks to garden product supply sponsors
The Inner Dancer
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The Inner Dancer Designed by Inbud  Inspired by the life of legendary dance choreographer and director, Dame Gillian Lynne. Bugle House, a unique specialist educational provision of Great Oaks School, caters for vulnerable young individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) that have endured adverse childhood traumas.The design is symbolic of life’s journey, laid out in a radial format. The labyrinth, underpinned by a large cylindrical structure is symbolic of the school’s ethos to help their aspiring students find their path in life, their inner dancer. Featuring a carpet of native flora, synonymous with the New Forest and South Downs National Park. A slatted structure, offering windows within gives way to a series of communal and secluded spaces. The garden is a place to learn, play, unwind and thrive. With thanks to garden suppliers
The Retreat
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The Retreat Designed by Marc Buirski The retreat is a garden for a school, where the children and staff can take a moment to catch their breath and be immersed in nature. We have taken inspiration from the local woodland, to bring an element of the peace which can be found there, into the school.Once the show is complete, this garden will be taken down and planted on the school grounds. With thanks to garden suppliers:
A Forest of Calm
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A Forest of Calm Designed by Leigh Johnstone & Lily Clarke Beyond our back gardens there are incredible natural landscapes waiting for us to escape into, forests of calm that can inspire, restore and help us heal.With mental illness accounting for 23 per cent of all ill-health in England, our National Parks can play an important role in helping to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the nation.A Forest of Calm seeks to capture the beauty of the New Forest National Park. The garden features a native woodland edge, a place of enjoyment and adventure, which opens out onto the iconic heathland landscape that humans and animals share together, including the famous New Forest pony. The garden was created using the ideas and experiences of New Forest residents, many of whom have been affected by poor mental health, in the hope that it encourages more of us to get out into nature. With thanks to garden suppliers: