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Planted front gardens can help the nation become happier and healthier, and there is immense pleasure to be found both by gardening and being in a garden. The RHS Garden at this year's show is championing the health and wellbeing benefits of greening-up our grey spaces. It shows just how uplifting and beautiful front gardens can be. The first ever walk-through exhibit, the RHS Garden has been designed by award-winning Ann-Marie Powell as part of the RHS Greening Grey Britain campaign and demonstrates why direct contact with plants and gardens is vital. This colourful front garden contains bright borders, benches on which to relax and chat, a soothing water feature, a bee-friendly wildflower meadow, edible plants in pots and a stylish kitchen garden. Ideas contained within the setting can be incorporated into private and community gardens. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/ann-marie-powell/profile_photo.jpg) Ann-Marie Powell Designer Ann-Marie Powell Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/people/ann-marie-powell) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/265d9ff5-76c8-4f50-ae5d-94f387fce27b/conversions/rhs-greening-grey-britain-for-health-happiness-and-horticulture-1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a568d339-ecbc-4a92-a07d-5c8637cee4a7/conversions/rhs-greening-grey-britain-for-health-happiness-and-horticulture-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6152fd0e-55e1-40a8-a5af-d26a4d1a30d3/conversions/rhs-greening-grey-britain-for-health-happiness-and-horticulture3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/508ac256-2290-4166-8f1a-9abe73b575c1/conversions/rhs-greening-grey-britain-for-health-happiness-and-horticulture2-gallery.webp) ![]() / Hero image Set as hero Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/the-outdoor-room/logo.png) The Outdoor Room ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/the-outdoor-room) ![](/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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