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[**RNIB's free Talking Books service** ](https://www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-loss/independent-living/leisure/reading-and-books/talking-books/)gives thousands of people with sight loss access to a huge range of fiction and non-fiction, from much-loved classics to educational texts. The garden takes inspiration from the libraries of our imagination. The Talking Books Garden has sinuous curved shingle walls with ladders reaching skywards, an interpretive nod to the libraries of old. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Paul Hervey-Brookes](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/paul-hervey-brookes/profile_photo.webp) Paul Hervey-Brookes Designer Paul Hervey-Brookes Associates ](https://gardensdb.com/people/paul-hervey-brookes) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/acedee61-6916-4d36-93df-2c9cdc38c51e/conversions/rander-rnib-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 3 ![Betula](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/db216924-abbd-4f7b-9e49-d86af057adfc/conversions/betula-thumbnail.webp) Betula ![Miscanthus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/24ff5a9a-1524-4538-a387-716a1b54da71/conversions/miscanthus-thumbnail.webp) Miscanthus ![Salix](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f39490bc-d694-4037-803b-1ca30591ae65/conversions/salix-thumbnail.webp) Salix ![]() Buy this plant → Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![GK Wilson Garden & Landscape Consultancy](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/gk-wilson-garden-landscape-consultancy/logo.webp) GK Wilson Garden & Landscape Consultancy ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/gk-wilson-garden-landscape-consultancy) ### Plant Provider 1 - [ ![Bernhard's Nurseries](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/bernhards-nurseries/logo.webp) Bernhard's Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/bernhards-nurseries) ### Sponsors 2 - [ ![RNIB](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/rnib/logo.webp) RNIB ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/rnib) - [ ![Postcode Lottery](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/postcode-lottery/logo.webp?v=ce2324e0-442d-4eaf-9ec2-5f7f7ff2958c) Postcode Lottery ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/postcode-lottery) ![](/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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