Life in Dereliction - 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%2Flife-in-dereliction) [ 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%2Flife-in-dereliction) - [ 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/20d592ca-3f29-44d0-b1d2-e4c483da72c1/conversions/PXL_20260708_073237443-gallery.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-badminton-flower-show-2026) Pocket Planting ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal Life in Dereliction ===================== Designed by Luke Adams, Esme Jones At a glance Show RHS Badminton Flower Show Year 2026 Category Pocket Planting Plant List Photo: GardensDB About this garden The story ----------- Despite the challenging conditions often associated with brownfield lands - from infertile soils and contamination to minimal irrigation and exposure - these sites can evolve into highly biodiverse successional habitats. This design encourages visitors to reconsider the importance of these often-overlooked landscapes and to recognise their contribution to the wider urban ecological networks. The regenerative processes of brownfield land are turned into an aesthetic, small-scale planting scheme. Three distinct planting gradients reflect natural successions patterns, echoing pioneering species, expanding seed banks and competitive scrub communities. As these environments are typically characterised by substrates such as gravel, crushed concrete or bricks, resilient and drought-tolerant species like *Achillea* 'Credo' are included. The garden also features deadwood structures and other 'found objects' sourced from brownfield sites, repurposed to create microhabitats for invertebrates that colonise these lands. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal RHS The people behind it Designers ----------- - [ LA Luke Adams Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/luke-adams) - [ EJ Esme Jones Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/esme-jones) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/20d592ca-3f29-44d0-b1d2-e4c483da72c1/conversions/PXL_20260708_073237443-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8e4459fa-075f-478e-a292-6793f7fdeaff/conversions/PXL_20260708_073243257-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ea72d14d-a2ae-4a4e-911e-2ba73ae2bf57/conversions/PXL_20260708_073249351-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/dd19b38b-f9f5-4fb8-b74a-a4d81d7ef8a1/conversions/PXL_20260708_073254720-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/dc305e0f-cec9-449e-9c6c-12c08671f59b/conversions/PXL_20260708_163145709-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ea22053e-0780-4c1d-a013-fbab57895be4/conversions/PXL_20260708_163141036-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4c89ef41-beb6-4c0d-87ab-853f6eb606b8/conversions/PXL_20260708_163147868-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/aca3ed17-207e-4621-b6a0-47c76b9e8258/conversions/PXL_20260708_163150151-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f40090a5-54c7-4a34-9f28-87b37103dbc3/conversions/PXL_20260708_163155269-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/da26d0c6-3763-4fbe-b968-5829b0616228/conversions/PXL_20260708_163159530-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7f534712-2185-4558-b4f6-d8bfdc458918/conversions/PXL_20260708_163206578-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/435421bf-156e-4dd9-bc64-d5463c4b6a51/conversions/PXL_20260708_163211507-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/93e2c75e-726c-4c14-9cb0-73256f9fcd99/conversions/PXL_20260708_163217408-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7a992f45-188d-473c-9371-adf080e2b0f2/conversions/PXL_20260708_073234592-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d7d1ce0b-07ed-4f45-8fa6-d98a1d9dc554/conversions/life-in-dereliction-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 5 ![Achillea 'Credo'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/eb5964f0-8a69-4abb-be3f-45f0ff0302a9/conversions/achillea-credo-thumbnail.webp) Achillea 'Credo' ![Cichorium intybus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/778fb05f-b7de-4fc4-b5ba-846781e23f63/conversions/cichorium-intybus-thumbnail.webp) Cichorium intybus ![Dipsacus fullonum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ce2fd560-975b-4fc4-9db9-c5b1bfe18559/conversions/dipsacus-fullonum-thumbnail.webp) Dipsacus fullonum ![Echinacea pallida](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bb08df05-7800-49b3-9bc1-c25d1e50e6a9/conversions/echinacea-pallida-thumbnail.webp) Echinacea pallida ![Eryngium × olivierianum 'Big Blue'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ee7e67c6-60cb-49e8-834e-0bb665d4f737/conversions/eryngium-olivierianum-big-blue-thumbnail.webp) Eryngium × olivierianum 'Big Blue' ![]() 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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