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This garden is a garden for mothers and represents a place of transition: from despair to hope. A cloister of bronze-toned walls and archways represent how long days at home with a baby can feel like either a sanctuary or a cage. A fractured pathway through the garden demonstrates the physical and mental journey of nurture and repair. For the planting, what starts as a restrained, muted palette gives way to a joyful, feminine celebration of colour, as the road to recovery, supported by other mothers, becomes clear. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-peoples-choice-best-sanctuary-all-about-plants-garden/icon.webp) People's Choice Best Sanctuary / All About Plants Garden RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Pollyanna Wilkinson](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/pollyanna-wilkinson/profile_photo.webp) Pollyanna Wilkinson Designer Studio Pollyanna ](https://gardensdb.com/people/pollyanna-wilkinson) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b06ed6b1-d65d-43a0-b5c0-1fe3c0721366/conversions/image-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e76cfcef-c9bd-47d0-94a3-cb3e4da4387a/conversions/image-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ca4e458e-a418-46e8-b4e7-b639507e3c2c/conversions/image-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e853c435-5e0a-4698-8c12-821419c5a769/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) The Mothers for Mothers Garden - Episode 1 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/efcf29b4-58de-4330-8212-9c13ea8780cc/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) The Mothers for Mothers Garden - Episode 2 ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![Studio Pollyanna](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/studio-pollyanna/logo.webp) Studio Pollyanna ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/studio-pollyanna) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Landcraft](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/landcraft/logo.webp) Landcraft ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/landcraft) ### Sponsors 2 - [ ![Mothers for Mothers](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/mothers-for-mothers/logo.webp) Mothers for Mothers ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/mothers-for-mothers) - [ ![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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