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The mixed planting, including so-called ‘weeds’ and a fallen tree, form a thriving, natural and evolving habitat, emphasising the important role a garden plays in making a house a home. A boundary wall is decorated with traditional topiary forms that will be familiar to most gardeners and provides an interesting contrast to the wilder planting within. The Pointillist style of the yew paintings uses roughly 120,000 dots to highlight the number of homeless young people in the UK. Sculptor Johnny Woodford’s five bird boxes placed around the garden play muffled recordings of everyday sounds - children playing, dogs barking, clocks chiming and conversation around the dinner table - adding a familiar soundscape many of us take for granted. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-construction-award/icon.webp) Best Construction Award RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Cleve West](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/cleve-west/profile_photo.jpg) Cleve West Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/cleve-west) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2de0fcfe-bf42-4f94-946d-fe0dedfa65f7/conversions/image_1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/192ffb06-5c77-43ee-9239-cb82568294e0/conversions/image_2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3911b7bd-5459-47a1-9379-ded59d726bf2/conversions/image_3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1feb7dcc-c222-4e35-b0ca-061c05c0aa43/conversions/image_4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/411895bd-7ffb-426c-b0e0-2a4fa9906624/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) Centrepoint Garden - Episode 1 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/398ddf08-1392-4c0a-ae0a-99da45f24f93/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ffa2f0e0-97a3-4783-9043-6da6851ca4d6/conversions/17F8E805-6242-455A-AC53-C9B604228199_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b4e3e64e-a8d2-4e87-b3fc-3b37ee005657/conversions/2B1BB983-57C7-4030-AB3D-CA2B0C1594EA_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ae83bc02-7f17-45af-8499-f0df46e1ec51/conversions/3F136184-7535-4E93-88AF-22842038414B_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/61694e76-074b-44cc-ac34-c36e2aa2b8c2/conversions/4D50F9D0-F136-4820-BEC5-2DBE66BD8B24_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/48ee030b-9066-40f5-a566-b61a5682f6cf/conversions/34BE0817-B4B5-43CF-A86D-564E1890213C_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c9d5a061-3f55-40fb-847b-ed5b4f19d70a/conversions/9AEF6D2E-19F7-4681-8D91-BF134CC70C66_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/728f1c3b-0031-42cf-a9b2-272a2d8e2b14/conversions/2CC145F2-E3DF-4054-9755-A641478B3F97_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![Cleve West Landscape Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/cleve-west-landscape-design/logo.webp) Cleve West Landscape Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/cleve-west-landscape-design) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Crocus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/crocus/logo.webp) Crocus ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/crocus) ### Plant Provider 1 - [ ![Hortus Loci](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/hortus-loci/logo.webp) Hortus Loci ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/hortus-loci) ### Sponsor 1 - [ ![Project Giving Back](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/project-giving-back/logo.webp) Project Giving Back ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/project-giving-back) With thanks to Additional sponsors --------------------- - [ Centrepoint ](https://centrepoint.org.uk/) Helping hands Volunteers ------------ - [ ![Kiera Jamison](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/kiera-jamison/profile_photo.webp) Kiera Jamison ](https://gardensdb.com/people/kiera-jamison) ![](/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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