Living Beauty - 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%2Fliving-beauty) [ 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%2Fliving-beauty) - [ 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/d0fee437-7beb-4daa-9a0a-5a559ee230c9/conversions/PXL_20260708_162328576-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 Living Beauty =============== Designed by Megan Dodd At a glance Show RHS Badminton Flower Show Year 2026 Category Pocket Planting Plant List Photo: GardensDB About this garden The story ----------- Beauty and ecological richness are not opposing forces, but natural partners that can sit side by side without compromise. Inspired by this belief, the designer brings to life a soft, painterly border where ornamental elegance and biodiversity coexist seamlessly. Visitors encounter a luminous tapestry of grasses and long‑flowering perennials, threaded with the light vertical accents of *Berberis thunbergii* f. *atropurpurea* 'Helmond Pillar'. These create movement and an open, uplifting atmosphere. Key features include a woodland‑mulch path, a sculptural log pile, warm stone clusters and a shallow water bowl - simple, replicable features that quietly support insects, birds and soil life. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Megan Dodd](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/megan-dodd/profile_photo.webp?v=157d27c3-2587-44e1-905a-55af025dec01) Megan Dodd Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/megan-dodd) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d0fee437-7beb-4daa-9a0a-5a559ee230c9/conversions/PXL_20260708_162328576-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d662f3dc-4c4b-40a3-acdd-c6fd0f2e59d9/conversions/PXL_20260708_162340636-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c64025d6-78e6-4c6e-9b7e-59843cbe53be/conversions/PXL_20260708_162346831-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/de219e26-9449-4a2c-8e18-612b9d39d79c/conversions/PXL_20260708_162146609-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/feee8077-6e9f-4470-a8be-31e69c20bddd/conversions/living-beauty-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 6 ![Baptisia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/271b93fd-5a72-47ef-8381-329f492d38fe/conversions/baptisia-thumbnail.webp) Baptisia ![Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/038e53fe-d2ba-469e-a6f1-465dbf9f8768/conversions/berberis-thunbergii-f-atropurpurea-helmond-pillar-thumbnail.webp) Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' ![Daucus carota 'Dara'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b06c65da-16f8-4927-9206-11e547c68a0c/conversions/daucus-carrotta-dara-thumbnail.webp) Daucus carota 'Dara' ![Filipendula vulgaris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0ac9b8e4-a9e2-4a5e-a02f-398f684266df/conversions/filipendula-vulgaris-thumbnail.webp) Filipendula vulgaris ![Knautia macedonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6880ee70-71a6-4140-9ec7-e7183ea1020d/conversions/knautia-macedonica-thumbnail.webp) Knautia macedonica ![Succisa pratensis 'Buttermilk'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/aa2b95ba-5f86-4e7f-b7e3-9a40bfaa6017/conversions/succisa-pratensis-buttermilk-thumbnail.webp) Succisa pratensis 'Buttermilk' ![]() 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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