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Living on the Ceiling (because there’s no more room down there)
Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell
This retro ‘1960s’ themed garden has been designed for a small, urban roof space to be used for relaxing and entertaining.
[ Living on the Ceiling (because there’s no more room down there) ]
Papillon Pavilion
Bespoke Gardens
The word pavilion comes from ‘papilio’, the Latin word for butterfly, and this is what has inspired the Papillon Pavilion garden.
Horsey, Horsey
Brinsbury Campus, Chichester College
To celebrate the working life of a Sussex farrier, this is a garden that is suitable for a person to retire to. The garden has references to his profession in an imaginative way where the horse related links can be obvious, subtle and obscure.
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Literacy Garden
Challock Primary School
Children from every year group at Challock Primary School took part in the design of a ‘literacy garden’, full of plants, structures and images representing loved literary characters.
Spot the Art in the Garden
Emsworth Horticultural Society
This garden is designed to be used by primary school children with the aim of increasing their enjoyment and knowledge of gardening and art.
Natural Shade
English Heritage Gardens
‘Natural Shade’ creates an environment to be enjoyed with nature. The hard landscaping blends into the planting, and lets nature encroach.
For example natural York Stone paving is butt jointed with no cement pointing, so over time plants can invade and soften the view.
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The Fire and Iron Garden - Whirling Butterflies
Fire & Iron in association with Castle Gardens
This garden shows off metalwork by five artists and illustrates how sculpture can have great impact in a big landscape.
[ The Fire and Iron Garden - Whirling Butterflies ]
Benecol®'s Prism Corner - supporting Rainbow Trust
The Benecol® Garden - supporting Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
Benecol®'s Prism Corner is based on the colours of the rainbow that are created when white light is split through a prism.
Formal Elements
Noel Duffy
Designed as an extension of the modern city lifestyle, the Formal Elements garden is influenced by the formality and style of a chic city apartment.
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The Spirits’ Garden
Jill M W Foxley
‘The Spirits’ Garden’ is intended to be a private area of seclusion, for solitary contemplation and relaxation. The garden contains spiritual and symbolic elements both structurally and in the planting.
Shade Loving
Jonathan Walton
The overall purpose of this design is to provide a shady, cool and tranquil space to relax in. Inspired by the dappled shade that spills down through a natural woodland tree canopy, vines have been chosen to provide the dappled green shade and also provide fruit.
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London Wildlife Trust's Future Garden
London Wildlife Trust & Royal Parks
‘Future Garden’ demonstrates a garden 50+ years in the future, including some new wildlife we might expect to find in the UK as a result of climate change eg. Camberwell Beauty Butterfly, Southern Emerald Dautelfly, Golden Oniole, Kuhl’s Pipistrelle and Wasp Spider. These species are artistically represented in the garden.
Distraction - A Hospice Garden
Walkers Garden Retreats
‘Distraction - A Hospice Garden’ is intended to provide residents with a place for contemplation and an area to lift the spirits.
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Pulsations
Fineline
The main purpose of this garden is to demonstrate the possibilities of digital tools and new manufacturing techniques applied to a 21st century urban plot.
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Shades of Barragàn
Plumpton College
Inspired by the work of the Mexican architect Luis Barragan, this garden is an interpretation of the values he applied in his work and by which he achieved elegant simplicity.
On the Square
Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex
The purpose of the garden is to promote Freemasonry and to demonstrate through contemporary design, and planting, its traditions and values.
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Convergence of the Elements
The Down to Earth Partners
‘Convergence of the Elements’ is a simple, modern landscape representing the elements of air, earth, water and fire. The garden provides movement, scent and ‘life’ within a very urban setting.
Breathing Space... Thinking Place
Samaritans Catherine Kenny Garden Design and Wendy Allen Designs
This garden reflects the ethos of Samaritans, a charity where an individual is given space and time to be listened to, without judgement, in order that they can start to find a way through even the most difficult feelings.
The Sadolin Four Seasons Garden
Sadolin Wood Care
The Sadolin Four Seasons Garden is about creating a space that looks great all year round. It celebrates a professional couple’s passion for entertaining outdoors, while also following a more eco-conscious approach to gardening.
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The Widex Hearing Garden: Celebrating Sound
Widex
The Widex Hearing Garden explores the importance of sound in our gardens. It features an interactive listening wall, where sounds from the garden can be heard. Beautiful 'sound sculptures' add to the sensory experience.
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