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With an overarching planet-friendly theme, the intention is to attract birds, bees, butterflies and bugs through planting, a log pile and bug house, together with pond life via the soft-edged water feature, and small mammals with the wildlife passageways and hedgehog house. The structures reflect features of the canal: a vertical planter of creeping thyme depicts a lock gate with its cascade of water; a deck and covered walkway represent the hull and cabin of a canal boat with its flat-roof pot plants; and a wellbeing bench made from reclaimed wood and ladders is a nod to the ducks that nested behind an old ladder in designer Chris Swift’s tiny garden during lockdown. There’s a lock bar with a swing rope over a mud pit for children, worms and ducks, and a water butt. This tiny garden is a beautiful space where different generations can do their own thing in harmony with nature. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ CS Chris Swift Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/chris-swift) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/de752f42-7ae8-434e-b24a-e2abc3f274fa/conversions/Lockside-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ad02a3d0-ba68-4f41-8016-ec6cf73bdf6a/conversions/Lockside-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/506568dc-f57d-4521-a0b0-5cbf3dc63886/conversions/Lockside-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/56e7409e-0e02-49c3-b3b3-57ce0ad1550c/conversions/Lockside-1-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Bestall & Co Landscape Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/bestall-co-landscape-design/logo.webp) Bestall & Co Landscape Design ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/bestall-co-landscape-design) ![](/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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