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Imagined as a welcoming, productive and sustainable family-centred space, the setting is inspired by the rhythms of life on a small organic farm. It responds to a recent storyline in which a sewage spill flooded Bridge Farm, highlighting the environmental challenges facing modern farming communities while offering a hopeful vision of recovery and stewardship of the land.
A long-time listener, Jo Thompson celebrates traditional skills associated with farm life. Working areas for vegetable growing, cheesemaking and small-scale food production sit alongside soft ornamental planting. Key features include orchard fruit trees within a wildflower meadow, a wildlife pond and pollinator-friendly plants. Species such as Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy), Nepeta (catmint) and Campanula (bellflower) provide both nectar and structure, reflecting the garden's emphasis on ecological health as well as visual beauty.
Above all, this naturalistic space recognises the strong sense of community at the heart of The Archers, aiming to give visitors a feeling of connection to the stories that have shaped the programme for 75 years.
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Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
Digitalis ferruginea
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'
Monarda didyma 'Beauty of Cobham'
Nepeta grandiflora 'Dawn to Dusk'
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