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This border represents my transition from maiden to mother and how the connections I have cultivated along the way have carved the path for me to pursue my career in horticulture when my prioritise changes once I became a mother. The annual flowers and plants represent my maiden phase where life could be fleeting and fast paced. Then it transitions across the bridge representing becoming a mother and then into the perennial plants which represent the forever phases in my life. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-bronze-award/icon.webp) Bronze Award BBC Gardeners World Live The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Donna Sutton](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/donna-sutton/profile_photo.webp) Donna Sutton Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/donna-sutton) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5952d24a-83f3-4668-8337-514dbb7984f1/conversions/PXL_20250611_171710414-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bc700be6-efa4-4afb-bf89-4fa80e75750b/conversions/PXL_20250611_171717954-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/11d75cb0-9f63-474b-bc63-4aa5b62f2f05/conversions/PXL_20250611_171722669-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/75a1dcf9-fd55-427e-8522-5b21875a61b4/conversions/PXL_20250611_171715643-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fc7bacf2-06ff-48f3-8184-a2ee4b78363c/conversions/PXL_20250611_171713207-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/aa936d59-b4fc-4dc3-abf2-7ba97052ce7d/conversions/PXL_20250611_171729053-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8f2f7e69-00aa-44b5-a696-1c309988324a/conversions/PXL_20250611_171730495-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d1b856e9-785f-4240-84ee-39e3fd8f3cde/conversions/PXL_20250611_171736006-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ca738283-9fa7-4395-8c97-a1f6d8aa2127/conversions/PXL_20250611_171705413-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant lists ------------- Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Annual Plants 10 ![Briza maxima](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6915fdfe-8f7b-4b96-bb74-8348695471a4/conversions/briza-maxima-thumbnail.webp) Briza maxima ![Centaurea cyanus 'True Wild Form'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/93976d87-47ed-42c3-a09c-d62abb89aaa2/conversions/centaurea-cyanus-true-wild-form-thumbnail.webp) Centaurea cyanus 'True Wild Form' ![Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e60397dd-359a-4c3b-8f9c-b15787a0cd42/conversions/gypsophila-elegans-covent-garden-thumbnail.webp) Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden' ![Lagurus ovatus 'Bunny Tails'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cd9a9760-6334-45b3-a228-78906c750166/conversions/lagurus-ovatus-bunny-tails-thumbnail.webp) Lagurus ovatus 'Bunny Tails' ![Nigella damascena 'Albion Green Pod'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8eca9845-acc0-4ad0-9bbc-fa07db4aeb43/conversions/nigella-damascena-albion-green-pod-thumbnail.webp) Nigella damascena 'Albion Green Pod' ![Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll White'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/be3d864e-fbeb-4f9d-8f2e-9aefe43a3d90/conversions/nigella-damascena-miss-jekyll-white-thumbnail.webp) Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll White' ![Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c5dece83-3889-4611-8747-4775217123d3/conversions/nigella-damascena-miss-jekyll-thumbnail.webp) Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll' ![Orlaya grandiflora](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/faba33a8-de7d-4762-90e3-656e8f9e9aea/conversions/orlaya-grandiflora-thumbnail.webp) Orlaya grandiflora ![Salvia viridis 'White Swan'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e43934a3-c1a3-4b5d-9dc1-354b0aabb29a/conversions/salvia-viridis-white-swan-thumbnail.webp) Salvia viridis 'White Swan' ![Setaria viridis 'Caramel'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/44206470-4d65-4690-9f34-4ffbdb5ccb59/conversions/setaria-viridis-caramel-thumbnail.webp) Setaria viridis 'Caramel' ### Perennial Plants 5 ![Astrantia major](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6bc89df4-ca5c-4555-a807-5122f91b7302/conversions/astrantia-major-thumbnail.webp) Astrantia major ![Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ba89a555-2c26-467b-a672-de6c36bd500e/conversions/calamagrostis-acutiflora-karl-foerster-thumbnail.webp) Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' ![Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/797672b6-eb18-4a48-9a2e-e9a8ca73ef88/conversions/pittosporum-tenuifolium-silver-sheen-thumbnail.webp) Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' ![Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Alba'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4b89c1ab-bdad-4615-a6b8-d4358f8750ea/conversions/scabiosa-caucasica-perfecta-alba-thumbnail.webp) Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Alba' ![Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c21cb270-247a-47b4-8b04-bb1e796ad8dd/conversions/scabiosa-caucasica-perfecta-thumbnail.webp) Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta' ![]() Buy this plant → Further reading Links ------- - [ ![](https://t0.gstatic.com/faviconV2?client=SOCIAL&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL&size=64&url=https://www.canva.com/design/DAGp_JEL9rI/o-tNh7oO_rzP7Iecxh3swQ/view) Plant List ](https://www.canva.com/design/DAGp_JEL9rI/o-tNh7oO_rzP7Iecxh3swQ/view) ![](/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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