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The garden is supported by Victim Support, the UK’s largest charity supporting people impacted by crime. The garden is based around three steel arches that provide refuge and a space to reflect and heal, or a space to sit and talk through feelings with others, enveloping the user to promote feelings of safety and to tackle the sense of isolation felt by many victims. The perimeter of the garden is made up of wooden ‘privacy pillars’ that allow visitors to feel safe and enclosed whilst also offering glimpses of the wider world beyond, a place they may still need support and confidence to fully engage with again. The planting and use of water in the garden is textural, rhythmic, soothing and immersive, encouraging visitors to stop and engage with their senses. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-rhs-career-changer-of-the-year/icon.webp) RHS Career Changer of the Year RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Chris Reynolds](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/chris-reynolds/profile_photo.webp) Chris Reynolds Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/chris-reynolds) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/687e3bee-d105-48c9-9868-693322f6d311/conversions/image_1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7055fdd2-6618-4932-a076-1009c0295d0d/conversions/image_2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/efd5ea55-61dd-4e35-99ff-1673b0ae528a/conversions/image_3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/55b72769-6fb2-404b-95d4-49b3e5936986/conversions/image_4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d2388af5-d7f3-4cd1-93fb-25b705369e1e/conversions/image_5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/10b5c5e1-083f-4ad7-a62a-b7e92505b6a0/conversions/image_12-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![Bridgeman Kent](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/bridgeman-kent/logo.webp) Bridgeman Kent ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/bridgeman-kent) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Organic By Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/organic-by-design/logo.webp) Organic By Design ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/organic-by-design) ![](/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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