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At its heart stands a beautiful apple tree symbolising 'The Mother', the naturally occurring culture of beneficial bacteria formed during fermentation. Surrounding it are high-gloss, curved sculptures inspired by amber glass bottles, designed to protect 'The Mother' and, metaphorically, the sitter within the intimate seating area, reflecting apple cider vinegar's wellness benefits. A gently bubbling water feature represents fermentation in action, while the planting radiates outward to illustrate the ripple effects of a healthy gut microbiome. Large stone planters echo traditional cider pressing millstones. The imagined client is a female professional, who lives by herself in the city. The garden mixes her love of contemporary art, design and sculpture with magical memories of growing up on a cider farm, amongst the sprawling orchards, abundant hedgerows and wild flowers. Wellness is a big part of her life and she's fascinated by the gut microbiome and its numerous health connections, particularly since her family has been impacted by dementia. With dementia being all consuming, the garden offers her comfort, a cocooning sanctuary, a place to think, connect with nature and feed her own microbiome. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-peoples-choice-best-balcony-container-garden/icon.webp) People's Choice Best Balcony / Container Garden RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Tina Worboys](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tina-worboys/profile_photo.webp?v=4404eedd-8dd6-4d85-bae8-c307ae519104) Tina Worboys Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tina-worboys) Look around 360° photo ------------ Loading panorama... Unable to load panorama. Click and drag to look around. Scroll to zoom. Tap and drag to look around. 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7 more Show less ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant lists ------------- Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 4 ![Allium schoenoprasum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebd6eaab-9a7b-494d-86cc-356e954a96db/conversions/allium-schoenoprasum-thumbnail.webp) Allium schoenoprasum ![Anthriscus sylvestris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3563b50b-e41e-4b26-9c09-291c12de926b/conversions/anthriscus-sylvestris-thumbnail.webp) Anthriscus sylvestris ![Chamaemelum nobile](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d419e9a2-bc60-4f52-b6d7-951cbd8fd1bf/conversions/chameamelum-nobile-thumbnail.webp) Chamaemelum nobile ![Myosotis sylvatica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/84c8d3f4-8743-40a8-b27d-14c3445860c1/conversions/myosotis-sylvatica-thumbnail.webp) Myosotis sylvatica ### Full Plant List 34 ![Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/67b9d250-c847-4411-88ee-07ec9ca22561/conversions/ymus-serpyllum-pink-chintz-thumbnail.webp) Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz' ![Achillea 'Salmon Beauty'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/02c8c13d-6f82-47ea-9ad0-a7f543353fe8/conversions/achillea-salmon-beauty-thumbnail.webp) Achillea 'Salmon Beauty' ![Allium 'Cameleon'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/157fc970-1010-4e6c-9ef5-a79b0d87aa11/conversions/allium-cameleon-thumbnail.webp) Allium 'Cameleon' ![Allium 'Graceful Beauty'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e043edd3-b2ae-4424-9cc2-a37846f47716/conversions/allium-graceful-beauty-thumbnail.webp) Allium 'Graceful Beauty' ![Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/10c0447c-c521-4e39-8721-be8ef9f35570/conversions/allium-purple-sensation-thumbnail.webp) Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' ![Allium 'Cowanii'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/89426810-9f8b-4185-a117-6fd8ba4988e7/conversions/allium-neapolitanum-cowanii-group-thumbnail.webp) Allium 'Cowanii' ![Allium schoenoprasum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebd6eaab-9a7b-494d-86cc-356e954a96db/conversions/allium-schoenoprasum-thumbnail.webp) Allium schoenoprasum ![Anthriscus sylvestris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3563b50b-e41e-4b26-9c09-291c12de926b/conversions/anthriscus-sylvestris-thumbnail.webp) Anthriscus sylvestris ![Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/76e4449b-0de6-49b2-8ee1-59df732f63d5/conversions/anthriscus-sylvestris-ravenswing-thumbnail.webp) Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing' ![Briza media](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9a9ca348-e72c-4c93-9395-66e540c5649b/conversions/briza-media-thumbnail.webp) Briza media ![Centaurea cyanus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6afb802a-417c-438f-8e19-de8a1a362376/conversions/centaurea-cyanus-thumbnail.webp) Centaurea cyanus ![Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot Beauty'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3509dfc3-4d5e-4870-813f-e87fbf1ab82b/conversions/digitalis-purpurea-apricot-beauty-thumbnail.webp) Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot Beauty' ![Erigeron karvinskianus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9949ed34-222f-4e2b-9d5a-b0355f5321d5/conversions/erigeron-karvinskianus-thumbnail.webp) Erigeron karvinskianus ![Eschscholzia californica 'Ivory Castle'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0d0dc4ef-0c3b-4981-b2ee-bc409edcb14d/conversions/eschscholzia-californica-ivory-castle-thumbnail.webp) Eschscholzia californica 'Ivory Castle' ![Eschscholzia californica 'Peach Sorbet'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6878403c-b938-426d-a322-8b9d53affe12/conversions/eschscholzia-californica-peach-sorbet-thumbnail.webp) Eschscholzia californica 'Peach Sorbet' ![Festuca amethystina](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4ffeebe6-d68c-4024-911f-bb3510dfd00d/conversions/festuca-amethystina-thumbnail.webp) Festuca amethystina ![Geranium 'Rozanne'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0cbad414-b578-43c0-81da-a3fd312a0cda/conversions/geranium-rozanne-thumbnail.webp) Geranium 'Rozanne' ![Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fcd5c049-60ab-466b-bb46-a34c799c1a27/conversions/geranium-pratense-mrs-kendall-clark-thumbnail.webp) Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' ![Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1f0ee57e-7d27-4053-b9c9-59620df49016/conversions/lavandula-angustifolia-munstead-thumbnail.webp) Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' ![Malus 'Red Falstaff'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4027bc2a-2fe6-4fa4-ab94-251a13d2484d/conversions/malus-red-falsta-thumbnail.webp) Malus 'Red Falstaff' ![Malus domestica 'Tickled Pink'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0e188b7d-180b-4187-9b21-4e219df23e5d/conversions/malus-baya-marisa-tickled-pink-thumbnail.webp) Malus domestica 'Tickled Pink' ![Matricaria recutita](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3098d1ac-fc09-4d35-af2a-2f8220f74dec/conversions/matricaria-recutita-thumbnail.webp) Matricaria recutita ![Mentha × piperita](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d3bef246-38f7-4f3a-818e-2621e8353698/conversions/mentha-piperita-thumbnail.webp) Mentha × piperita ![Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Heidebraut'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/23131ef9-4015-40e2-bfe8-6394df271204/conversions/molinia-caerulea-subsp-caerulea-heidebraut-thumbnail.webp) Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Heidebraut' ![Muehlenbeckia complexa](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/21b6d736-419e-439c-bac4-2f370c9395e4/conversions/muehlenbeckia-complexa-thumbnail.webp) Muehlenbeckia complexa ![Myosotis sylvatica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/84c8d3f4-8743-40a8-b27d-14c3445860c1/conversions/myosotis-sylvatica-thumbnail.webp) Myosotis sylvatica ![Myosotis sylvatica 'Mon Amie Blue'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/da002221-1bd2-4981-8d9b-b9d320feee93/conversions/myosotis-sylvatica-mon-amie-blue-thumbnail.webp) Myosotis sylvatica 'Mon Amie Blue' ![Papaver somniferum 'Lauren's Grape'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8c972835-d86c-4e22-97d7-e595765b2c24/conversions/papaver-somniferum-laurens-grape-thumbnail.webp) Papaver somniferum 'Lauren's Grape' ![Salvia rosmarinus 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7f7dc09b-6676-420f-8ea5-253850427033/conversions/salvia-rosmarinus-ocinalis-miss-jessopps-upright-thumbnail.webp) Salvia rosmarinus 'Miss Jessopp's Upright' ![Saponaria ocymoides](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d192b031-a78e-4419-82a4-2fa95d335588/conversions/saponaria-ocymoides-thumbnail.webp) Saponaria ocymoides ![Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9525e3c6-db14-4d40-9b89-22b2d2f4840c/conversions/scabiosa-atropurpurea-fata-morgana-thumbnail.webp) Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Fata Morgana' ![Tanacetum parthenium](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/99f4544e-a5ba-4221-a093-d1f521d9e1d5/conversions/tanacetum-parthenium-thumbnail.webp) Tanacetum parthenium ![Tropaeolum majus 'Milk Maid'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/381e58f2-40d0-4db1-8fba-fe4dd530519b/conversions/tropaeolum-majus-milk-maid-thumbnail.webp) Tropaeolum majus 'Milk Maid' ![Tropaeolum majus 'Salmon Baby'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8b771a32-c38b-4686-8fcd-7f3c3668981e/conversions/tropaeolum-majus-salmon-baby-thumbnail.webp) Tropaeolum majus 'Salmon Baby' ![]() Buy this plant → Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Big Fish Landscapes](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/big-fish-landscapes/logo.webp) Big Fish Landscapes ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/big-fish-landscapes) ### Plant Providers 2 - [ ![Bernhard's Nurseries](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/bernhards-nurseries/logo.webp) Bernhard's Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/bernhards-nurseries) - [ ![Frank P Matthews Trees](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/frank-p-matthews-trees/logo.webp?v=4618ec92-2ce9-45c3-be78-7403ae9b63e6) Frank P Matthews Trees Trees 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