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The Boodles Travel Garden honors this remarkable achievement with a diverse selection of plants from across the globe, creating a serene space that invites reflection on the journey. The garden features plants with unique forms and habits, including Cyathea cooperii from India, known for its striking bark pattern, Cornus controversa from East Asia with its distinctive horizontal growth, and Acer davidii from China, recognized for its striped white bark. Beneath the bold plants, a woodland stumpery-style underplanting is complemented by a trail of blue and burnt orange, symbolizing a journey and adding dynamic movement to the space. The mounded beds subtly obscure views, enhancing the sense of discovery. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Tom Hoblyn](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/tom-hoblyn/profile_photo.webp) Tom Hoblyn Designer Thomas Hoblyn Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-hoblyn) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/64575011-cd8d-4bdc-92c9-b0a4407c4905/conversions/image-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7446299e-e641-42dd-a75c-2f92285a3313/conversions/image-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4de15558-6fb0-417c-98dc-b4f589513eb4/conversions/image-3-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Garden Builders](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/garden-builders/logo.webp) Garden Builders ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/garden-builders) ### Sponsor 1 - [ ![Boodles](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/boodles/logo.webp) Boodles ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/boodles) ![](/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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