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Awards
This garden was awarded
Gold
Bupa
The Bupa Garden
Designer: Cleve West
Contractor: Henley Salt Landscape and Architecture
Sponsor: Bupa
Plant ListThe value of gardens in the health care sector is becoming increasingly important, and The Bupa Garden was inspired by Bupa’s global commitment to creating garden sanctuaries for care home residents. It is designed to illustrate the individual approach that the company takes in providing health and care, while highlighting its international coverage and leadership as a provider of specialist care for older people.
A key element of the garden is the use of features that make it particularly appropriate for care home residents who have dementia. The garden’s main focus is a large spherical sculpture of textured concrete, which symbolises the organisation’s global values. The garden also contains a soothing water feature, and the paths and planting schemes embrace the needs of people with dementia.
The garden features a number of plants that are used in medicine and the planting structure is made up of several large Amelanchier lamarckii. Carpinus hedging divides the garden and provides different routes by maximising the use of space. A mixture of perennials, roses and grasses provide colour, texture and scent.
The garden serves as an example of how a small courtyard might be turned into a stimulating, but safe environment for residents and their carers.
After the show, the garden will be relocated to a care home.