BBC / RHS People’s Choice Award

Anne-Marie Powell’s Show Garden tribute to social campaigner and National Trust founder Octavia Hill, has won the hearts of the public. Schoolchildren picked out the design for the first RHS Children’s Choice Award based on its rich wildlife-friendly planting. The garden design, based on an urban brownfield site, features accessible open-air ‘sitting rooms’ where everyone can enjoy views of the surrounding nature.

Visitors loved the stripped-back and simple sophistication of this Balcony Garden. Thomas Clarke has designed a restful oasis from reclaimed, repurposed, and recycled materials. Muted colour tones and subtle fragrances from the flowers accompany the gentle swaying of grasses. Lulling the senses and slowing the pace, for a moment of quiet reflection.

Incredible edibles star on Will Dutch and Tin-Tin Azure-Marxen’s All About Plants garden. A representation of what can be achieved by autistic people and those with learning difficulties – every species in this garden has more to offer than what you see at first. Culinary, medicinal, or beneficial to wildlife, plants spin colour and texture throughout the space, coming together to form a cohesive community garden.