Stop the Spread
This is a garden of two characters. A beautiful sunken garden featuring herbaceous planting and a sculpture by Tom Stogdon is bordered by woodland trees and lush shade-loving understorey. This is contrasted with a symbolic avenue of bare and lifeless trees, a black pool with an island holding a single seedling, and surrounding the garden concrete-panelled walls with an intricate pattern that has a hidden message.
The Stop the Spread garden has been created to show the impact that pests, diseases and invasive non-native species can have on our gardens, woodlands and countryside. It aims to inspire the public to help protect our natural heritage - working together we can "Stop the Spread".
This garden has been created in partnership with Defra, Forestry Commission, National Trust, Welsh Government, Scottish Government, Woodland Trust, Horticultural Trades Association, and Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation.