A tiered modern garden features a waterfall over concrete planters into a pond with hexagonal stepping stones and evergreen trees.
Small Show Garden Gold Medal

The British Red Cross 'Here for Humanity' Garden

Designed by Tom Bannister, John Warland
Photo: GardensDB
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The garden is inspired by Henri Dunant – the Swiss visionary founder of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement – and the countless volunteers who have dedicated their lives to impartial and compassionate service supporting people in crisis in the UK and overseas. A contemporary twist on an alpine garden, with large stone column-like planters which mimic traditional trough alpine displays, while areas of scree and crevice planting allow for a unique collection of plants to be shown. Alpine species come from areas where the Red Cross has recently provided disaster relief including Morocco, Turkey and the UK. Specimen trees including Pinus cembra (Swiss pine), a nod to the charity’s origin, wrap the landscape while calming mountain streams tumble throughout.
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