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Key features include a shelter inspired by the vernacular architecture of the region, positioned at the fork of a stream, and paths criss-crossing the garden. The planting is representative of the temperate zone of the Himalayas. Statement plants include Pinus wallichiana and Dryopteris wallichiana, alongside flowering thalictrums, persicarias, actaeas and hedychiums. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-construction-award/icon.webp) Best Construction Award RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Jonathan Snow](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/jonathan-snow/profile_photo.webp) Jonathan Snow Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/jonathan-snow) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/db142d14-d30d-4856-8fdf-9e442dff4054/conversions/4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1c8ddbba-1db2-4c69-af27-5e1e8664ea03/conversions/5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/58e23e2a-5b26-4f25-8ead-dbc8a65d8429/conversions/3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3a5e7f97-6521-43a3-964e-79798c68c8c9/conversions/2-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Stewart Landscape Construction](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/stewart-landscape-construction/logo.webp) Stewart Landscape Construction ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/stewart-landscape-construction) ### Sponsor 1 - [ ![Trailfinders](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/trailfinders/logo.webp) Trailfinders ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/trailfinders) ![](/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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