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Awards
This garden was awarded
Silver
Chessington Garden Centre
Mist-placed
Designers: Andrew Stevenson, Steve Putnam
Contractor: Seals Landscapes
Sponsor: Chessington Garden Centre
The Mist-placed garden depicts a lost and neglected chapel garden. Formerly a place for quiet reflection and solitude, this garden has been untouched for years, but still retains the peaceful and calming spirit.
Viewed from the front, the chapel garden is surrounded by the original York stone walls that maintain the damp and shady environment. The stone is softened by mosses and ferns that have naturalised in the walls’ deep fissures.
Worn York paving frames a reflective pool and clover and grasses seed profusely through the irregular paving joints. The original gate remains, although the supporting columns and walls have deteriorated over time.
The planting throughout the garden is entirely green and white, with varying shades of green, creamy white flowers and variegated foliage to emphasise the calming and restful qualities of this garden.
