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The garden reflects Core Arts’ mission to support people experiencing mental health difficulties by promoting social inclusion and reconnecting individuals with their communities. It’s an aspirational garden and champions the benefits plants can bring to a space, people’s lives and the wider environment. The planting is an original mix of native hedging, flowering fruit trees, interesting perennials, evergreen grasses and wildflowers inspired by the local landscape. Soft grasses rub along with architectural planting, and tones of steely grey, silver, blue and white predominate. The hard landscaping has been replaced with a permeable surface for better environmental value. A water collection system sits within the boundary ready to overflow into a planter packed with moisture-loving plants when rainfall is heavy. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Andy Smith-Williams](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/andy-smith-williams/profile_photo.webp) Andy Smith-Williams Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/andy-smith-williams) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/dfbd0cd4-cda0-4a16-87e5-bc757c8f80d0/conversions/image-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/051ebaf9-5140-4ce8-bd4c-3fefc150464c/conversions/image-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ee4da14c-eaf6-46c7-b72b-ac7fa2064b7e/conversions/image-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5dac3ef0-7d44-439f-b018-4254ec4fabad/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Conquest Spaces](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/conquest-creative-spaces/logo.webp) Conquest Spaces ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/conquest-spaces) ### Supplier 1 - [ ![London Stone](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/london-stone/logo.webp) London Stone ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/london-stone) ### Sponsors 2 - [ ![Core Arts](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/core-arts/logo.webp) Core Arts ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/core-arts) - [ ![Project Giving Back](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/project-giving-back/logo.webp) Project Giving Back ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/project-giving-back) ![](/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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