Grace & Dignity by Lucie Ponsford - RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2019 - GardensDB Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fgrace-dignity) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fgrace-dignity) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Follow [ gardensdb on Instagram (opens in a new tab)](https://www.instagram.com/gardensdb/) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) [ gardensdb on Instagram (opens in a new tab)](https://www.instagram.com/gardensdb/) ![A naturalistic show garden with a carved wooden sculpture by a dry stone wall, a corten steel pond, colorful mixed perennial borders, and a gravel path.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/650bdeb2-03f3-42de-85be-64eb9b4db3ad/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2019 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-malvern-spring-festival-2019) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal Grace & Dignity ===================== Designed by Lucie Ponsford At a glance Show RHS Malvern Spring Festival Year 2019 Category Show Garden Large Show Garden Photo: RHS Malvern About this garden The story ----------- This multi-faceted garden, with its woodland glade and interlocking circles, represents the life work and passion of an elderly woman called Mrs Grace. The garden is a source of joy to her, its creation and realization a powerful reminder of her ability to see and create beauty through hard work, as well as a place in which she escaped difficult personal circumstances. Through personal endeavor she has reclaimed her dignity. Each circle has a different tone and purpose. Together they represent the lenses of the light colour spectrum through which the viewer will read different meanings. A decorative rill emanates from the circular protective walling at the rear of the garden. It waters the bold and bright herbaceous showy blooms in the circle at the front. To the side is a glade of birch trees underplanted with native and cultivated plants. A carved oak seat provides a place from which to observe and enjoy the garden, while a cobbled and turf path joins the spaces together. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/lucie-giselle-ponsford/profile_photo.webp) Lucie Ponsford Designer Mimosa Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/lucie-ponsford) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/650bdeb2-03f3-42de-85be-64eb9b4db3ad/conversions/primary_image-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5652eb0d-7eea-4003-8734-5a3173a54d21/conversions/4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e6cd1a1b-a55f-465b-a790-dbd7613b7bcd/conversions/3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/efb31506-ee02-46c6-966c-b4a1ad04a546/conversions/2-gallery.webp) ![]() / Hero image Set as hero Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/mimosa-design/logo.webp) Mimosa Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/mimosa-design) ![](/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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