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Informed by conversations with people living with Alzheimer's and their families, it reflects how memory can remain practical, sensory, and comforting, even as it begins to change. At its heart sits a recognisable Anderson shelter, recalling safety, family life, and the ingenuity of "Dig for Victory" gardens. Around it, edible planting and familiar garden species appear not as a working allotment, but as remembered fragments — the look, scent, and texture of plants that once shaped daily routines and childhood gardens. Painted colour accents are used deliberately throughout the garden, helping define key features and edges, supporting depth perception and orientation for those with sight or memory challenges. The layout is calm and accessible, designed to be easily navigated and suitable for visitors with limited mobility. A Pear tree and a simple seat anchor the space, offering a place of pause and grounding. Softer planting and grasses introduce movement and touch, while scent, texture, and sound create memory triggers across the senses. Rather than telling a linear story, the garden holds everything at once — shelter and openness, clarity and softness — inviting visitors to reflect on how connection and comfort endure. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-gold/icon.webp) Gold Award BBC Gardeners World Live The people behind it Designers ----------- - [ AB Adrian Burrows Designer Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/adrian-burrows) - [ ![Lucy Morton](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton/profile_photo.webp?v=ca288a5a-d934-4b20-b0ab-f50440527a08) Lucy Morton Designer Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/69a25538-360a-4d66-ab6b-0c0ec7c56744/conversions/PXL_20260617_162044361-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1ba92928-6a47-4568-bdc6-5c4e4ba9ef80/conversions/GWL_Wet-Your-Plants-2026-Elevation-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6f9d03e0-cd0e-4912-b33c-892ffde1781b/conversions/PXL_20260617_162056764-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a410cddc-1591-46d6-8bea-1f32b0e51a72/conversions/PXL_20260617_164605600-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4f077ac2-c138-4a22-bd23-f7a97d2da9c7/conversions/PXL_20260617_164602139-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/16f19c7d-7af5-4c8c-b392-08e916c7fe1e/conversions/PXL_20260617_164608770-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebf5c2ca-7325-4e1b-a312-54d4445f4c1b/conversions/PXL_20260617_164611183-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/dbe55520-85a3-40ba-8ff7-23d1aaf294dd/conversions/PXL_20260617_164622087-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5d17a9bb-ed31-4f5a-b9ea-daadb2bf0fe5/conversions/PXL_20260617_164615737.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fed11f62-b188-4ad1-b90c-28c98dccd927/conversions/PXL_20260617_162038815-gallery.webp) ![]() / Hero image Set as hero Photo: Planting Plant list ------------ Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ![Agapanthus praecox 'Charlotte'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/576a3abd-f76c-409f-8c68-5d9e510c3983/conversions/agapanthus-charlotte-thumbnail.webp) Agapanthus praecox 'Charlotte' ![Asplenium scolopendrium](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2af6f452-f8ec-48d1-8f6c-8688150c44ad/conversions/asplenium-scolopendrium-thumbnail.webp) Asplenium scolopendrium ![Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/45f512f5-d664-4b74-b726-90c3eacaa037/conversions/calamagrostis-karl-foerster-thumbnail.webp) Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' ![Convolvulus cneorum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4c36ed62-23e1-445c-83c5-34e750cfb3fa/conversions/convolvulus-cneorum-thumbnail.webp) Convolvulus cneorum ![Taraxacum officinale](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ff856fdd-6361-416c-8cfd-c212ef196666/conversions/taraxacum-officinale-thumbnail.webp) Taraxacum officinale ![Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/af619772-756a-4aa0-b931-18445fe8da86/conversions/deschampsia-cesp-goldtau-thumbnail.webp) Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau' ![Dryopteris affinis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1616efc6-a49d-4298-9c8b-49882b8f136d/conversions/dryopteris-affinis-thumbnail.webp) Dryopteris affinis ![Dryopteris wallichiana](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a3aaed75-c349-4efa-9c48-03defba38f28/conversions/dryopteris-wallichiana-thumbnail.webp) Dryopteris wallichiana ![Erigeron karvinskianus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9949ed34-222f-4e2b-9d5a-b0355f5321d5/conversions/erigeron-karvinskianus-thumbnail.webp) Erigeron karvinskianus ![Hakonechloa macra](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/358c604d-71be-42c3-9a6d-d02eefcb69b2/conversions/hakonechloa-macra-thumbnail.webp) Hakonechloa macra ![Heptacodium miconioides](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b69749b8-cd34-4010-8609-8c28579d8269/conversions/heptacodium-miconioides-thumbnail.webp) Heptacodium miconioides ![Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fe973e54-9b43-44f0-b346-fc210f7bb09d/conversions/lavandula-ang-munstead-thumbnail.webp) Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' ![Miscanthus sinensis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f1e4793e-de9d-4d77-b965-346bf43a4cb1/conversions/miscanthus-sinensis-thumbnail.webp) Miscanthus sinensis ![Myriophyllum spicatum 'Red Stem'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/37c2fa09-a6ce-48c9-8df7-f8aaa9010b63/conversions/myriophyllum-red-stem-thumbnail.webp) Myriophyllum spicatum 'Red Stem' ![Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/180d11a3-5dd5-4add-b272-c959b39ec404/conversions/panicum-northwind-thumbnail.webp) Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' ![Potentilla palustris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/96ee6b2c-2faf-4d1d-8c37-6a112b6f21db/conversions/potentilla-palustris-thumbnail.webp) Potentilla palustris ![Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d3d54087-bad3-4f56-800a-cc8d9f8b5f9f/conversions/pyrus-calleryana-chanticleer-thumbnail.webp) Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' ![Schoenoplectus cernuus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/13ad6c0c-2eda-4fc6-901e-35ea0d8a9f0b/conversions/scirpus-cernus-thumbnail.webp) Schoenoplectus cernuus ![Senecio 'Angel Wings'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e3390868-75ad-48ee-90b8-44ffc5e1bed6/conversions/senecio-angel-wings-thumbnail.webp) Senecio 'Angel Wings' ![Stipa tenuissima](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7fd5be41-9505-44c1-9878-43d5a9e3aefd/conversions/stipa-tenuissima-thumbnail.webp) Stipa tenuissima ![Thymus praecox 'Pink Chintz'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9a3f56ff-42bd-437b-b67a-41d99191b5cb/conversions/thymus-pracox-pink-chintz-thumbnail.webp) Thymus praecox 'Pink Chintz' ![Thymus praecox 'Snowdrift'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8a3a1e38-41e2-4196-adbc-b5e51bdd64a0/conversions/thymus-praecox-snowdrift-thumbnail.webp) Thymus praecox 'Snowdrift' ![Thymus pseudolanuginosus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bed0dc6c-cbf9-4d34-89b5-bcba8808385b/conversions/thymus-pseudolanuginosus-thumbnail.webp) Thymus pseudolanuginosus ![Tropaeolum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1b18452b-5e40-42a1-b408-c67cde6c0038/conversions/tropaeolum-thumbnail.webp) Tropaeolum ![Verbena bonariensis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/95f1d8dd-38de-4de2-8736-e2b8b30fddee/conversions/verbena-bonariensis-thumbnail.webp) Verbena bonariensis ![]() Buy this plant → Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Wet Your Plants Ltd](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/wet-your-plants/logo.webp?v=0ff25a3c-be79-4288-ae8c-aca7fbd1b53a) Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/wet-your-plants-ltd) ### Plant Provider 1 - [ ![Viridis Plants](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/viridis-plants/logo.webp?v=fc6f6b55-5678-440c-94a7-0933107b6bc9) Viridis Plants ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/viridis-plants) ### Sponsors 2 - [ 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