The Ecotalk Rooted in Nature Garden - GardensDB Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fthe-ecotalk-rooted-in-nature-garden) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fthe-ecotalk-rooted-in-nature-garden) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/gardens/the-ecotalk-rooted-in-nature-garden/primary_image.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ BBC Gardeners' World Live 2025 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/bbc-gardeners-world-live-2025) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-silver-merit/icon.webp) Silver Merit Award The Ecotalk Rooted in Nature Garden ===================================== Designed by Emma O'Neil At a glance Show BBC Gardeners' World Live Year 2025 Category Show Garden Large Show Garden About this garden The story ----------- Nature and nourishment is at the heart of Garden Organic's 'Rooted in Nature' Garden – which shows how diversely planted kitchen gardens can provide fresh food for your family while buffering the biodiversity crisis. Based around the charity’s research paper, Every Garden Matters, the garden demonstrates easy ways to maximise wildlife and manage water while growing your own food. In the vegetable patch, diverse and colourful heirloom vegetables, such as beetroots, peas and amaranth – from Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library – are an attractive way to bring in vital pollinators while reducing 'pest' insects and the need for pesticides. A rain garden mimics the natural action of a forest by capturing rainwater in a plant-filled ditch, helping to reduce flooding, soil erosion and drought. And a wildlife pond is surrounded by clever bug-friendly elements such as a rot holes, frog rocks and hoverfly lagoons. Even the compost heap comes complete with a bee house. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-silver-merit/icon.webp) Silver Merit Award BBC Gardeners World Live The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Emma O'Neil](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/emma-oneil/profile_photo.webp) Emma O'Neil Designer Garden Organic ](https://gardensdb.com/people/emma-oneil) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/19fb824d-fa64-4cec-8eb8-cfbe41b483bc/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-9-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/44428ae1-8ef5-4908-835a-ae8978464360/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-12-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b4e12ae0-4855-4b45-a7c9-7bd84f7bc3a2/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-11-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9e198f73-7fa9-4ae1-80c2-c697ed683686/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-10-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b620b6e0-4dd3-433b-b4c9-3232b671d4fd/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-17-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b3efc796-a2e5-404c-8672-3a86a7a45802/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-18-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d9246d4f-ac57-4922-9294-4ce0003c591e/conversions/board-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6f0f7a45-1fc1-42d5-9fae-f6cad9d2acb2/conversions/primary_image-(5)-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d71c692d-f39f-47b4-ad0a-c7b706653d10/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-13-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/58134c93-8ce8-4aaa-a286-f62ab4ea3680/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-15-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/846d673e-47d4-44bc-97f3-646de219cad4/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-16-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e663052e-f115-45f9-bce3-7ed06820a390/conversions/The-Ecotalk-Rooted-in-Nature-Garden-14-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Sponsors 2 - [ ![Garden Organic](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/garden-organic/logo.webp) Garden Organic ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/garden-organic) - [ ![Ecotalk](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/ecotalk/logo.webp) Ecotalk ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/ecotalk) ![](/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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