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Why we built it this wayThe show you went to. The year you started. The medal you're chasing. The feeling you can't shake. Pick a lens and start somewhere.
A curated rotation from this year's shows. Pulled from the latest builds, the loudest applause and the longest queues.
The next season, previewed through designers' own renders: sketches, watercolours and studio paintings, before a single spade hits the ground.
As climate unpredictability increases, plant choices become more important and exciting than ever. Based on a study tour the designers undertook in 2024, this raised bed aims to surprise people about what can grow in an...
Green social prescribing is the practice of supporting people's mental health through nature-based activities. An increasingly popular approach at Nene Park Trust, the charity's forward-thinking mindset offers the inspir...
Visitors encounter a calm, immersive space in cool blues, lilacs, silvers and soft golds. Layers of naturalistic planting, gentle grasses and tactile foliage encourage slower looking and quiet participation. Nearby, a re...
Books hold a special place in our hearts - a quiet magic that ignites our imagination and creates vivid worlds with unforgettable characters. RNIB's free Talking Books service gives thousands of people with sight loss ac...
The long border design is inspired by the east Norfolk coast and surrounding areas, with the key theme of Natural Resilience. A sustainable, ecologically sensitive planting scheme helps to stabilise erosion, enhance biod...
The garden is comprised of three areas. The planting in the woodland is made up of modern cultivars derived from genera found in the Himalayan region. For the rain garden, water captured from the pergola's roof travels d...
Designed with sustainable planting, wildlife and climate change in mind, this perennial border is a visual reminder that nature nurtures all living things.Visitors encounter a highly fragrant and texture-rich space where...
The designs aims to create an ecosystem for the declining populations of beneficial insects and wildlife due to the rapid destruction of natural habitats. It is also designed to make full use of rainfall, by directing th...
Capturing the fragile threshold between resilience and erosion, Holding the Line explores planting as living coastal infrastructure. Visitors move from a lush contemporary garden into wind-swept dune grasses and finally...
Most people know about climate change and how rising temperatures can affect our gardens. However, few connect climate change to flooding even though one in six homes face flood threats (according to the Environment Agen...
A celebration of North Norfolk's traditional crafts and heritage, this nature-friendly design takes visitors on a journey from inland wildflower meadows and tangled hedgerows to windswept dunes.The border moves away from...
The concept is inspired by the garden at Gainsborough's House and the artist's work. It is a living canvas of Gainsborough's cultural landscape. His paintings have informed the garden's naturalistic, romantic perimeters....
Inspired by the local landscape and the need for more wetland areas in all UK gardens big and small, we aim to help garden owners make frogs and toads frequent and much-loved visitors. The garden space shows how domestic...
Patron of the RHS, the King is a passionate and hands-on gardener, who has regenerated the grounds of royal palaces at Highgrove, Windsor and Sandringham. The Royal Legacy Garden will reflect this lifelong love of garden...
Growing with Many Hands is inspired by the valuable work gardeners do to care for our green spaces. In a time of climate change, gardeners are on the ground experiencing changes first hand and are able to adapt to these ...
The Habitat Garden embraces current environmental and biodiversity challenges through an approach to garden creation that is both beautiful and beneficial. To reduce costs and maintenance needs, the space is planted as a...
Gardens are more than just ornamental. The plants within them are living systems that can heal through their medicinal properties and inspire hope for a more sustainable world. Rooted in the principles of solution-orient...
This garden aims to encourage more people to plant butterfly friendly plants and help with their survival. The garden features a garden room with decking outside. Decking is also used for the paths and a secondary seatin...
Inspired by the musicality of rainfall, seven aluminium dipping tanks store harvested rainwater at the heart of the garden. Two are interlinked by a narrow rill, allowing water to move softly between them, while droplets...
The winding path, without a defined end or fixed destination, symbolises the ongoing and ever changing journey of mental wellbeing. The path includes woven archways, some placed unexpectedly, reflecting moments of uncert...
The advancements of AI and how it is being employed to benefit research connected to the natural world are explored in this pioneering design. Visitors can immerse themselves in a variety of plants commonly used in moder...
Visitors can expect an immersive, meadow-inspired space filled with rich textures, artisan features and wildlife-friendly planting, demonstrating how gardens can be both beautiful and ecological.Despite being based on tr...
Built in tribute to the designer's father and cousin, who both died of cancer, Time to heal is an informal interpretation of a physics garden. The space reflects her background as a doctor and features plants with year-r...
As our climate changes, Norfolk's coastline faces new challenges. As its landscape responds and changes, so do the communities that live within it. The border seeks to embrace and celebrate this process by contrasting lo...
The garden centres around an oak-framed cabin decorated with recycled wine bottles, collected from those shared with friends and family over many happy years. Surrounding the cabin are favourite flowers from their past,...
In 2050, temperatures in East Anglia could be as high as in Barcelona, but garden designers can help to create biodiversity-rich gardens in anticipation of a significantly warmer future.All plant species in this border h...
The garden imitates extremes of our evolving British climate with both a dry garden and a bog garden, this being the analogy for mental resilience in challenging times. It is a therapeutic garden utilising wildlife attra...
The design responds to the reality that many modern developments offer minimal planting, often leaving homeowners with bare plots defined by fences and surrounding rooftops, completely disconnected from the wider environ...
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Balcony, courtyard and roof-terrace gardens under 30 sq m.
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