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 [RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-badminton-flower-show-2026) - Pocket Planting

Living Beauty
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Beauty and ecological richness are not opposing forces, but natural partners that can sit side by side without compromise. Inspired by this belief, the designer brings to life a soft, painterly border where ornamental elegance and biodiversity coexist seamlessly.

Visitors encounter a luminous tapestry of grasses and long‑flowering perennials, threaded with the light vertical accents of *Berberis thunbergii* f. *atropurpurea* 'Helmond Pillar'. These create movement and an open, uplifting atmosphere. Key features include a woodland‑mulch path, a sculptural log pile, warm stone clusters and a shallow water bowl - simple, replicable features that quietly support insects, birds and soil life.

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 [RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-badminton-flower-show-2026)

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 ![Baptisia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/271b93fd-5a72-47ef-8381-329f492d38fe/conversions/baptisia-icon.webp "Baptisia") ![Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/038e53fe-d2ba-469e-a6f1-465dbf9f8768/conversions/berberis-thunbergii-f-atropurpurea-helmond-pillar-icon.webp "Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar'") ![Daucus carota 'Dara'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b06c65da-16f8-4927-9206-11e547c68a0c/conversions/daucus-carrotta-dara-icon.webp "Daucus carota 'Dara'") ![Filipendula vulgaris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0ac9b8e4-a9e2-4a5e-a02f-398f684266df/conversions/filipendula-vulgaris-icon.webp "Filipendula vulgaris") ![Knautia macedonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6880ee70-71a6-4140-9ec7-e7183ea1020d/conversions/knautia-macedonica-icon.webp "Knautia macedonica") ![Succisa pratensis 'Buttermilk'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/aa2b95ba-5f86-4e7f-b7e3-9a40bfaa6017/conversions/succisa-pratensis-buttermilk-icon.webp "Succisa pratensis 'Buttermilk'")

 ![Baptisia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/271b93fd-5a72-47ef-8381-329f492d38fe/conversions/baptisia-thumbnail.webp)Baptisia

 ![Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/038e53fe-d2ba-469e-a6f1-465dbf9f8768/conversions/berberis-thunbergii-f-atropurpurea-helmond-pillar-thumbnail.webp)Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar'

 ![Daucus carota 'Dara'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b06c65da-16f8-4927-9206-11e547c68a0c/conversions/daucus-carrotta-dara-thumbnail.webp)Daucus carota 'Dara'

 ![Filipendula vulgaris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0ac9b8e4-a9e2-4a5e-a02f-398f684266df/conversions/filipendula-vulgaris-thumbnail.webp)Filipendula vulgaris

 ![Knautia macedonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6880ee70-71a6-4140-9ec7-e7183ea1020d/conversions/knautia-macedonica-thumbnail.webp)Knautia macedonica

 ![Succisa pratensis 'Buttermilk'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/aa2b95ba-5f86-4e7f-b7e3-9a40bfaa6017/conversions/succisa-pratensis-buttermilk-thumbnail.webp)Succisa pratensis 'Buttermilk'

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