The Garden aims to be a celebration of neurodiversity. A richly layered environment with a uniquely shaped tree, shrubs and planting combinations representing biodiversity as a mirror to human diversity to symbolise the estimated 1-in-5 people living with neurodiverse conditions. The design invites visitors to ‘think differently about thinking differently’.
Art features throughout the Garden – with a central slab cast sculpture, created by Sasha Sykes, and umbrella figures, created by David Begbie, to represent the ADHD foundation’s emblem of inclusivity. The umbrella motive is also woven through the planting in the selection of umbellifers and clusters of small flowers forming a shape like an umbrella.
The design is ‘modern formal’, with whimsical and relaxed planting arrangements amongst topiary. The plant selection has been chosen to provide a subliminal effect on the senses, inducing a sense of calm and rest from an overactive mind.
Inspired by designer Katy Terry’s own ADHD diagnosis, the Garden reflects her personal journey and was developed in consultation with the ADHD Foundation – The Neurodiversity Charity.
