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Silver Medal
Silver Medal
Maindee Unlimited: Greening Maindee Gateway Garden
Photo: RHS Malvern
About this garden
The story
The garden is co-created with the community-led charity Maindee Unlimited and their volunteer gardening team Greening Maindee, who aim to transform underused spaces into greener safer and attractive areas for people and wildlife.
A striking trompe l’oeil (‘to deceive the eye’) mural wall created by local artist Andy O’Rourke provides an engaging and colourful backdrop to the garden and runs along a main path, which is enveloped and softened by planting. Additional pathways draw visitors through trees and resilient, naturalistic planting into a central area featuring curved bespoke gabion seating and planters.
The garden draws attention to how the most unlikely of spaces can be revitalised into greener, more welcoming spaces through community initiatives.
Award
Recognition
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Silver MedalRHS