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Distinctive trees and shrubs cut beautiful figures while colourful perennials and annuals echo layers, patterns and shapes of dance, scrambling, rippling and seeding about. The manufacturing heritage of East London inspires the garden’s materials with reclaimed or sustainably sourced brick, timber and metal. A bent steel sculpture wends around the garden, framing different views of the planting as visitors walk, sit and even dance within the space. Its profile hints at the saw-tooth rooflines of local warehouses and factories of the industrial revolution and of Sadler’s Wells East. After the show, plants and materials from the garden will go to School 21, an associate school of Sadler’s Wells. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Alexa Ryan-Mills](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/alexa-ryan-mills/profile_photo.webp) Alexa Ryan-Mills Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/alexa-ryan-mills) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1117a5c9-65a7-414c-8b5e-614cdd72061b/conversions/image_1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/df7a572e-e1a0-478a-862b-98d07ab958ab/conversions/image_2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7724c23b-4228-447f-8468-61370444ea56/conversions/image_3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2510fd50-a1e3-4afc-9056-626b957de1ef/conversions/image_4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f82eefe5-7974-49d1-a898-dd83f7339b32/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) The Sadler's Wells East Garden - Episode 1 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4335a17e-e2cc-4600-822c-0dd4446fff4c/conversions/mqdefault-gallery.webp) The Sadler's Wells East Garden - Episode 2 ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Big Fish Landscapes](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/big-fish-landscapes/logo.webp) Big Fish Landscapes ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/big-fish-landscapes) ### Sponsors 2 - [ ![Sadler's Wells](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/sadlers-wells/logo.webp) Sadler's Wells ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/sadlers-wells) - [ ![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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