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Biosis: Mode of Life displays a conscious blurring between the wild and tamed and shows how innovative design is used to garden gently and embrace the wider community that we share our gardens with, echoing Osler’s ‘gentle plea for chaos’. This is a rural, water-wise garden, circulating captured rainwater from the green roof of a bee wing inspired pergola and filtering through a blackthorn tower into a wildlife pond. Medicinal and edible plants combine with a wild planting style, using ‘right plant, right place’ methodology to increase diversity and reduce maintenance. The reuse and recycling of materials brings art and sculpture to the garden and varies habitats across the site to increase biodiversity. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-show-garden/icon.webp) Best Show Garden RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-construction-award/icon.webp) Best Construction Award RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-environmental-innovation-award/icon.webp) RHS Environmental Innovation Award RHS Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c6249390-a81f-4c91-a362-c0fab374aeba/conversions/overview-biosis-1088x612-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/181fc190-4c2a-4f0f-acf5-470f85793e3f/conversions/biosis-1-1088x612-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2dfb1593-d86e-493c-a3a0-362cf74c78b1/conversions/biosis-2-1088x612-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c05dc1b5-4d27-4eb2-a64f-79f8bc00e1a9/conversions/biosis-4-1088x612-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2cdff67b-51a5-41ca-802f-191237cd3af6/conversions/biosis-5-1088x612-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ac2deab4-8699-4e88-b5ef-64720b09a4e8/conversions/render-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6280fe00-abf7-4002-b8fc-51d2b623fc59/conversions/biosis-3-1088x612-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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