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The garden features a garden room with decking outside. Decking is also used for the paths and a secondary seating area, which is made from thermo-ash (no chemicals are used in treating it). A stream runs from a down pipe into a pond, which is designed to overflow into a rain garden. This demonstrates how to use run off water to create a wildlife pond and irrigate the garden. A boundary wall is created using hemp blocks, which have a low carbon impact. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ AT Amanda Thomas Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/amanda-thomas) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9dba6f1c-6c2b-453f-8c5b-af965bc557a8/conversions/butterfly-garden-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 5 ![Agastache](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e57ffe9b-dbb0-42e2-bc7d-ef5078c6fd62/conversions/agastache-thumbnail.webp) Agastache ![Cistus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7e466bf4-163d-43cc-acc4-d8e338668138/conversions/cistus-thumbnail.webp) Cistus ![Eupatorium cannabinum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4eec75f6-c00a-4de8-9239-3d722e6d8f51/conversions/eupatorium-cannabinum-thumbnail.webp) Eupatorium cannabinum ![Crataegus monogyna](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b8ab0441-e553-43b4-9bce-b1e60a2ea782/conversions/crataegus-monogyna-thumbnail.webp) Crataegus monogyna ![Salvia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b3b62947-9c46-44b2-9b08-fd29c21e9695/conversions/salvia-thumbnail.webp) Salvia ![]() Buy this plant → ![](/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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