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A wheelchair-accessible seating area is enveloped by structural planting, offering an escape from everyday sensory stressors. As an autistic individual living with a form of dysautonomia called postural hypotension, the designer wants to challenge visitors to think more inclusively and sustainably when creating their own spaces. A variety of forms, colours, heights and textures reflect how neurodiverse people experience and respond to the natural world. *Festuca glauca* 'Elijah Blue' is fun to interact with, while *Thalictrum* 'Black Stockings' echoes the purple associated with PoTS, the UK's leading charity supporting individuals with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome. Although the border primarily focuses on raising awareness of this often misunderstood condition and its co-morbidities, it ultimately champions the richness of human diversity. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ EJ Enya Jacobson Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/enya-jacobson) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/365907a5-9aae-4730-b9f9-80f0273567bf/conversions/PXL_20260708_162103055-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3a1b84dc-748d-448b-adeb-12e871ff7a49/conversions/PXL_20260708_073031786-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8fcb56bd-f3a2-44cb-a8d7-46b4dc5a3371/conversions/PXL_20260708_073052911-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1509b3a8-a8e3-490c-9e0b-4c0e5879b891/conversions/PXL_20260708_073014194-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c7753ede-c75e-4d6c-a000-40ff6c0241bd/conversions/PXL_20260708_162106029-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3f9192af-a40b-4b3c-bbdd-ae1293691fb2/conversions/PXL_20260708_162111111.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2ba8be46-166d-4c3e-a936-3e08e246acc9/conversions/uni-of-sheffield-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 5 ![Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d91859c4-495c-4013-8d7a-1a166edd74f5/conversions/festuca-glauca-elijah-blue-thumbnail.webp) Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' ![Leucanthemum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/59a43cfa-7e37-4972-a706-fe6a34e3243c/conversions/leucanthemum-thumbnail.webp) Leucanthemum ![Rudbeckia hirta](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4410805c-2118-4d90-993b-1a7bc48bc767/conversions/rudbeckia-thumbnail.webp) Rudbeckia hirta ![Stachys byzantina](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/49116fb9-c852-4453-8e55-4019f1cb031b/conversions/stachys-byzantina-thumbnail.webp) Stachys byzantina ![Thalictrum 'Black Stockings'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/95dd296f-bcff-41d6-a9f0-319458b256f3/conversions/thalictrum-black-stockings-thumbnail.webp) Thalictrum 'Black Stockings' ![]() Buy this plant → ![](/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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