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It recognises the collaboration between UK university researchers and NHS staff to find new treatments and vaccines to counter Coronavirus. With its beautiful hardwood canopy, rills, pools and planting, the garden offers an immersive experience. Water represents the collective efforts of NHS staff and researchers pulling together, and is depicted through its exploration of the garden’s series of rills and pools. Warm earthy, apricot tones run through the planting, anchored by Acer griseum, Rosa ‘Phyllis Bide’ and R. glauca. In unison, the planting, hard landscaping and the gentle sound of water provides a safe space for reflection and contemplation, bringing optimism and hope of a brighter future. The message of the garden is that even in the testing times of isolation and lockdown we are all united by a common aim to support each other. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Naomi Ferrett-Cohen](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/naomi-ferrett-cohen/profile_photo.webp) Naomi Ferrett-Cohen Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/naomi-ferrett-cohen) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e47f129c-dfd8-40dc-a3a2-6d8656589250/conversions/4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/00fe6137-b765-4632-aac4-e17b0d29c6a8/conversions/5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6d1e554b-4635-4b4b-9d64-4d38bed0c7a9/conversions/3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e82abb3b-a770-45da-abdf-0006bbd1e198/conversions/2-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Burnham Landscaping](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/burnham-landscaping/logo.webp) Burnham Landscaping ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/burnham-landscaping) With thanks to Additional sponsors --------------------- - [ University of Oxford ](https://www.ox.ac.uk/) - [ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ](https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/) - [ Gilead ](https://www.gilead.com/) ![](/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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