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These spaces, though undervalued and threatened, are vital for connecting people with nature in daily life. Created in CPRE's centenary year, the garden symbolises hope and resilience on our doorstep, and that with with the right care, these fragile places can recover and thrive for future generations. Set on an imagined piece of undeveloped land on the urban fringe, key features include a fallen tree sculpted into a guardian figure (Gaia or Mother Nature), whose hand touches water from a shallow pool while her willow hair flows to form the top of a dry-stone wall snaking through the naturalistic landscape. Naturalised garden plants from previous fly-tipping of garden waste, transform neglect into abundance. Planting is rich, diverse and textural, celebrating UK native flowering plants often dismissed as weeds but vital to our ecosystems. The design blends soft and hard boundaries and captures the essence of the rural-urban fringe, where countryside matters are a key part of daily life. The garden will be relocated to a regenerated housing development in urban Sheffield, where the legacy of early campaigners will live on as a dynamic and thriving place with nature at its heart. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-show-garden/icon.webp) Best Show Garden RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Sarah Eberle](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/sarah-eberle/profile_photo.webp) Sarah Eberle Designer Project Giving Back ](https://gardensdb.com/people/sarah-eberle) Step inside 360° tour ----------- Loading panorama... Unable to load panorama tour. Click and drag to look around, click hotspots or arrows to move. Scroll to zoom. Tap and drag to look around, tap hotspots or arrows to move. 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Cornus sanguinea ![Ilex aquifolium](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8886d499-ad06-41d6-86a1-e56d764d9ee7/conversions/ilex-aquifolium-thumbnail.webp) Ilex aquifolium ![Prunus spinosa](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/afdd2f46-0ad9-469b-abee-74ee346ddc53/conversions/prunus-spinosa-thumbnail.webp) Prunus spinosa ![]() Buy this plant → Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![The Outdoor Room](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/the-outdoor-room/logo.png) The Outdoor Room ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/the-outdoor-room) ### Plant Providers 3 - [ ![Kelways](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/kelways/logo.webp) Kelways ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/kelways) - [ ![Crocus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/crocus/logo.webp) Crocus ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/crocus) - [ ![Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/hardys-cottage-garden-plants/logo.webp) Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants 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