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The design mimics a petri dish and how essential oils extracted from members of this genus create 'halos' of defence when they are added to bacterial cultures in a lab. Islands of vigorous, vibrant flowers represent this effect while the surrounding planting evokes the shape and colouring of pathogens under a microscope. In light of the increasing resistance to pharmaceutical antibiotics, this *Lamiaceae*-only border revives the age-old knowledge of their natural defensive properties and immune-boosting effects. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Marlene Lento](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/marlene-lento/profile_photo.webp) Marlene Lento Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/marlene-lento) Look around 360° photo ------------ Loading panorama... Unable to load panorama. Click and drag to look around. Scroll to zoom. Tap and drag to look around. Pinch to zoom. Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/75d4901c-c014-4c96-9ba1-fa7bd90b18b2/conversions/Herbal-Fortress-6-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8c34e3bd-ea11-4ab0-be9f-e8230c192149/conversions/Herbal-Fortress-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/66169fff-ada4-4614-99a0-ff306f54d7c9/conversions/Herbal-Fortress-5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2ac74644-b96e-4daa-9509-7b4c3ef172fd/conversions/Herbal-Fortress-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e18b5f78-d8dd-4936-b781-e248589be916/conversions/Herbal-Fortress-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/22ba732f-0ede-4c50-b005-fd5164d22063/conversions/Herbal-Fortress-7-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b2efa8ea-12e2-4af9-8567-99c1b50b8cbb/conversions/Herbal-Fortress-1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ad7778fc-d9e0-4fea-8d33-814ff5b5ecdf/conversions/marlene-lento-lamiaceae-border-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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