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The garden showcases the key qualities of these special spaces while incorporating influences from the Sheffield region, connecting it to its future permanent home at the Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Centre in Sheffield. Designed to be an immersive, restorative haven, the garden is the antithesis of a clinical hospital environment and strongly influenced by the ways of seeing and experiencing for patients, either from a bed or from a wheelchair. Tactile stone cairns give rhythm and structure, water adds sensory experiences while an organic garden pod provides a cocooning place for physical and emotional shelter. A carved stone commemorates Horatio Chapple, the inspiration for all Horatio's Gardens. The planting is influenced by the flora of the wooded valleys that provided essential timber for the forges and furnaces of Sheffield. Shrubs, selected for extended seasonal interest, include Rosa mutablis, Hydrangea petiolaris in shrub form and Aruncus 'Horatio' — essential in every Horatio's Garden. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-show-garden/icon.webp) Best Show Garden RHS The people behind it Designers ----------- - [ ![Charlotte Harris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/charlotte-harris/profile_photo.jpg) Charlotte Harris Designer Harris Bugg Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/charlotte-harris) - [ ![Hugo Bugg](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/hugo-bugg/profile_photo.jpg) Hugo Bugg Designer Harris Bugg Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/hugo-bugg) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ec7722f2-8934-403e-b791-88c7a9b7286a/conversions/image_1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/58e201d8-dccc-4764-9194-0b1f01c5e6ba/conversions/image_2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ae63a8dd-eb8e-4938-bd71-df57f6827155/conversions/image_3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/55449ee0-b5fa-41e7-bfd8-67b27d1a63d1/conversions/image_4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6ae45054-096f-4197-a9dc-ee156488b913/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) Horatio's Garden - Episode 1 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7db41bdb-68c7-4ad9-9614-6cadd2815fa2/conversions/C2BB8DEE-8DA2-48BA-A2F9-97DB38A92BF3_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5a1c85f6-890e-49fa-b86d-31de8c1f683a/conversions/EB4C3F60-DD1A-4630-BF5D-EDAA6FB2702F_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/27dcd1ff-3795-4215-867f-4423ad6d9134/conversions/BA7BE45E-ACA8-4DA1-8B98-2EC7AF593CAB_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d62a14fa-4e11-4439-90d9-d8887f430b0c/conversions/D46F6E77-9867-4354-84CA-57A6A23C1E95_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a7301d56-ef47-4bc5-8954-6327283b5b38/conversions/FBD62A9A-577C-4287-8F80-525260177F39_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cce50a12-a308-457c-a5d0-ae62bcada948/conversions/D651AE41-A96C-4D91-A40F-E833FA66FFE0_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4a35f1f8-d823-424d-b3c0-5702d2381074/conversions/C2339E19-BF84-4189-9FA3-8A49B7D1B58D_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![Harris Bugg Studio](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/harris-bugg-studio/logo.webp) Harris Bugg Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/harris-bugg-studio) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Ryan Alexander Associates](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/ryan-alexander-associates/logo.webp) Ryan Alexander Associates ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/ryan-alexander-associates) ### 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 --------------------- - [ Horatio's Garden ](https://www.horatiosgarden.org.uk/) ![](/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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