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 [RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-badminton-flower-show-2026) - Artisan Garden

Honing Heritage
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The character and heritage materials found across the picturesque Cotswold region lend the space a timeless feel. Beautifully constructed dry-stone walls, reclaimed stone and a central iron gazebo, forged by local blacksmith Matt Potts, highlight the importance of handmade features in historic garden design, while reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens.

Flagstone paths run through the garden, deliberately laid with small gaps to allow *Nigella damascena* and other self-seeded plants to emerge in between. This approach creates a compelling contrast between formal architectural structure and softer, naturalistic planting, echoing Gertrude Jekyll's style. *Rosa* GERTRUDE JEKYLL pays direct homage to the Arts and Crafts tradition, while species that create depth, colour and seasonal interest through harmonious layered drifts, such as *Nepeta* (catmint) and *Yucca glauca* (soapweed), suit today's changing climate.

Although the design could sit comfortably within the grounds of a larger country house or estate, the use of reclaimed materials, climate-conscious planting and historic construction methods demonstrates how timeless design principles can be adapted for smaller domestic gardens.

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 ![Delphinium spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1b548e98-a1dc-4651-b36b-b113b5b89a92/conversions/delphinium-spp-icon.webp "Delphinium spp.") ![Nepeta spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/86a59ed0-c013-40ab-8e29-57647d77b3bd/conversions/nepeta-icon.webp "Nepeta spp.") ![Nigella damascena](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/33863371-f7ab-47fb-9ee3-8614ad937626/conversions/nigella-damascena-icon.webp "Nigella damascena") ![Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bfd5aea2-eea1-44c6-8c12-19c8bc98f9d6/conversions/rosa-gertrude-jekyll-icon.webp "Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'") ![Yucca glauca](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3f9480d3-f131-43c7-a9a8-eb94eda50bfb/conversions/yucca-glauca-icon.webp "Yucca glauca")

 ![Delphinium spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1b548e98-a1dc-4651-b36b-b113b5b89a92/conversions/delphinium-spp-thumbnail.webp)Delphinium spp.

 ![Nepeta spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/86a59ed0-c013-40ab-8e29-57647d77b3bd/conversions/nepeta-thumbnail.webp)Nepeta spp.

 ![Nigella damascena](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/33863371-f7ab-47fb-9ee3-8614ad937626/conversions/nigella-damascena-thumbnail.webp)Nigella damascena

 ![Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bfd5aea2-eea1-44c6-8c12-19c8bc98f9d6/conversions/rosa-gertrude-jekyll-thumbnail.webp)Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'

 ![Yucca glauca](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3f9480d3-f131-43c7-a9a8-eb94eda50bfb/conversions/yucca-glauca-thumbnail.webp)Yucca glauca

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