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Its design marries style hints from the organisation’s Georgian origins with contemporary design cues to reflect the forward-looking spirit of today’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution. A classically inspired, green oak pavilion at the rear features carved lettering and turned columns. The structure is spliced by a contemporary, green oak arcade. A textural Purbeck stone path flows through deep and luscious borders. The rich planting provides a celebration of texture, form and foliage and hundreds of flowering herbaceous perennials create a pastel palette of whites, blues and pinks. Large statement trees, including Ulmus parvifolia (Chinese elm) and Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) hint at the traditional lifeboat-building materials used when the RNLI was formed in 1824. The result is a calm and confident garden that inspires inquisitiveness and provides space in which to reflect on the many elements of the RNLI's lifesaving work. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Chris Beardshaw](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/chris-beardshaw/profile_photo.jpg) Chris Beardshaw Designer Chris Beardshaw Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/chris-beardshaw) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8819e2e0-15e6-40f3-a027-a0a5038d80c6/conversions/image-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c5f602da-9ce2-4e7f-aad0-9564ab264e8e/conversions/image-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c11e2bc5-e739-4c17-9275-1e09b6dc70ef/conversions/image-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2b9f7969-d3f7-44bc-9722-c8785a1d4226/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![Chris Beardshaw Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/chris-beardshaw-design/logo.webp) Chris Beardshaw Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/chris-beardshaw-design) ### Sponsors 2 - [ ![The Royal National Lifeboat Institution](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/the-royal-national-lifeboat-institution/logo.webp) The Royal National Lifeboat Institution ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/the-royal-national-lifeboat-institution) - [ ![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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