Honing Heritage - 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%2Fhoning-heritage) [ 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%2Fhoning-heritage) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) 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) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d1631bde-c437-43fc-8146-7f4ecda77441/conversions/PXL_20260708_100858305.MP-gallery.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-badminton-flower-show-2026) Artisan Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal Honing Heritage ================= Designed by Nick Leitch At a glance Show RHS Badminton Flower Show Year 2026 Category Artisan Garden Plant List Photo: GardensDB About this garden The story ----------- The character and heritage materials found across the picturesque Cotswold region lend the space a timeless feel. Beautifully constructed dry-stone walls, reclaimed stone and a central iron gazebo, forged by local blacksmith Matt Potts, highlight the importance of handmade features in historic garden design, while reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens. Flagstone paths run through the garden, deliberately laid with small gaps to allow *Nigella damascena* and other self-seeded plants to emerge in between. This approach creates a compelling contrast between formal architectural structure and softer, naturalistic planting, echoing Gertrude Jekyll's style. *Rosa* GERTRUDE JEKYLL pays direct homage to the Arts and Crafts tradition, while species that create depth, colour and seasonal interest through harmonious layered drifts, such as *Nepeta* (catmint) and *Yucca glauca* (soapweed), suit today's changing climate. Although the design could sit comfortably within the grounds of a larger country house or estate, the use of reclaimed materials, climate-conscious planting and historic construction methods demonstrates how timeless design principles can be adapted for smaller domestic gardens. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ NL Nick Leitch Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/nick-leitch) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d1631bde-c437-43fc-8146-7f4ecda77441/conversions/PXL_20260708_100858305.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2cae179d-74b4-4fdf-b4d4-08e6431e2e6d/conversions/PXL_20260708_100828392.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/eaaf892a-df01-4416-b129-6903990cc554/conversions/PXL_20260708_100841951-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/af481e5e-f0f4-4df7-b46a-e0fd7ac165db/conversions/PXL_20260708_100834967-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f28a8c60-7f0e-447f-b6d2-ce006df5eae3/conversions/PXL_20260708_100901116.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cbac325f-d1d4-4150-a585-3dbccf7c0c4f/conversions/PXL_20260708_100821859-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8d4c10b2-9ea2-4b3c-a650-0137cd888b80/conversions/honing-heritage-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 5 ![Delphinium spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1b548e98-a1dc-4651-b36b-b113b5b89a92/conversions/delphinium-spp-thumbnail.webp) Delphinium spp. ![Nepeta spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/86a59ed0-c013-40ab-8e29-57647d77b3bd/conversions/nepeta-thumbnail.webp) Nepeta spp. ![Nigella damascena](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/33863371-f7ab-47fb-9ee3-8614ad937626/conversions/nigella-damascena-thumbnail.webp) Nigella damascena ![Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bfd5aea2-eea1-44c6-8c12-19c8bc98f9d6/conversions/rosa-gertrude-jekyll-thumbnail.webp) Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' ![Yucca glauca](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3f9480d3-f131-43c7-a9a8-eb94eda50bfb/conversions/yucca-glauca-thumbnail.webp) Yucca glauca ![]() 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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