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This design hopes to be mindful of those delicate connections in the natural world, and rather than eliminate an often destructive garden pest, it seeks to prevent and minimise the damage done by planting specimens that slugs and snails choose not to munch on! It is a playful interpretation of a serious gardening concern, exasperated by climate change. Features include: slug and snail proof planting, copper railings, surfaces that our gastropod friends avoid, and a pool that is another nod to the multitude of home remedies that we employ to prevent slugs and snails devouring our cherished plants The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ DM Deborah Mole Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/deborah-mole) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7a33677e-47b8-4f77-930a-e884f8159448/conversions/PXL_20250611_171348888-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1964c473-5866-4eaf-ba1b-491daf0b86fb/conversions/PXL_20250611_171345174-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4c09e4e8-5b8d-4a97-9324-e6b0f4773063/conversions/PXL_20250611_171352848-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0d0d3a55-afd1-46aa-9982-92c96dff1bb3/conversions/PXL_20250611_171340234.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5247b43a-51f6-4ac4-b631-aaed76e34dd3/conversions/PXL_20250611_171357933-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/47d2f1ed-4470-4043-bc89-3b4e08b5ba0d/conversions/PXL_20250611_171359833-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c8a53696-e65f-47fa-92ad-7128f2f01a03/conversions/PXL_20250611_171405024-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fb49d981-75cd-487f-9be3-47d86813bdc0/conversions/PXL_20250611_171402216-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a449105f-836e-451a-b37c-ecc375bff348/conversions/PXL_20250611_171408594-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6f8e094d-1c12-4014-83db-24be00ed45b3/conversions/PXL_20250611_171411852-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6588edf7-0d9c-4528-a105-777a9d038744/conversions/PXL_20250611_171414605.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d049238c-30e4-4b00-99bf-ae741e42abdb/conversions/PXL_20250611_171417650-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4a1947aa-95e3-4c8c-8fe8-1fafb5fd043b/conversions/PXL_20250611_171336336-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d82b49e6-78c2-47b3-a015-72ab8954f80f/conversions/render-snails-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: ![](/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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