The Crafted Garden - designed for a changing climate - 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%2Fthe-crafted-garden-designed-for-a-changing-climate) [ 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%2Fthe-crafted-garden-designed-for-a-changing-climate) - [ 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/gardens/the-crafted-garden-designed-for-a-changing-climate/primary_image.webp?v=2a0ea0d2-fdc1-4a0a-8826-a62c95660f3c) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-malvern-spring-festival-2026) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-bronze-medal/icon.webp) Bronze Medal The Crafted Garden - designed for a changing climate ====================================================== Designed by Jamie Dobinson At a glance Show RHS Malvern Spring Festival Year 2026 Category Show Garden 360° Tour Large Show Garden About this garden The story ----------- *The Crafted Garden - designed for a changing climate* is inspired by British woodland and its long recognised ability to offer calm, shelter, and restoration. Woodland spaces have an inherent therapeutic quality. Moving beneath trees encourages a slower pace, quiet reflection, and a sense of ease that can steady the mind and body. Designed in response to a changing climate, the garden explores how woodland landscapes can adapt to warmer temperatures, heavier rainfall, and longer periods of drought, while continuing to support people and wildlife. Tree led planting creates shade and enclosure, while landform and surface levels are shaped to slow, collect, and retain water on site. Movement through the space is gentle and intuitive. A spiralling form draws visitors inward toward a central clearing, inspired by the unfurling of fern fronds found on the woodland floor. This curved journey encourages a gradual transition from the outer woodland into the heart of the garden, where a wildlife pond and seating area provide a place for pause, reflection, and connection with nature. Materials are used in their simplest form, allowing the garden to feel grounded, honest, and closely connected to the surrounding landscape. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-bronze-medal/icon.webp) Bronze Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Jamie Dobinson](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jamie-dobinson/profile_photo.webp?v=bf8e7332-6c88-4454-86e8-d1e7d58f4c5b) Jamie Dobinson Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jamie-dobinson) Step inside 360° tour ----------- Loading panorama... Unable to load panorama tour. Click and drag to look around, click hotspots or arrows to move. Scroll to zoom. Tap and drag to look around, tap hotspots or arrows to move. Pinch to zoom. 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