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 Centre for Mental Health's The Balance Garden

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 [RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2023) - Show Garden

Centre for Mental Health's The Balance Garden
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 Large Show Garden

 The garden uses crushed site waste as aggregates producing a wealth of wildflowers, grasses and hardy shrubs that thrive in stressful environments, as well as sand piles and habitat layers for wildlife. Large concrete pieces reclaimed from waste salvage make up a central area overlooking a clear pool. Suspended steel walkways allow movement through the space and access to the wild planting layers. At the heart of the garden is a ‘mushroom den’ made from a reclaimed steel-clad shipping container. The planting layers contour from wetland towards a denser, shadier canopy of food forestry and ‘edimentals’ while ‘weeds’ are celebrated as an important part of urban ecology.

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 [RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2023)

Awards

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 Silver Medal

 RHS

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Links

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 [RHS Chelsea 2023: Centre for Mental Health’s The Balance Garden](https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/rhs-chelsea-2023-centre-mental-healths-balance-garden/)

Designers

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Jon Davies

Designer

 Wild City Studio (Co-Founder)

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Steve Williams

Designer

 Wild City Studio (Co-Founder)

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Wild City Studio

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Stewart Landscape Construction

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Sponsor

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Additional Sponsors

 [Centre for Mental Health](https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/)

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