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 The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden

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The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden
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 Large Show Garden

At the heart of this family garden is a central wetland surrounded by structures built with traditional straw bale and reed building techniques. Aligning with Killik & Co's investment ethos, the garden celebrates a disappearing craft from Britain's natural wetland heritage and responds to the challenges of a changing climate.

[The UK ranks among the world's most nature-depleted countries, with around 50% of its biodiversity remaining, compared to a global average of 75%.](https://stateofnature.org.uk/) The garden aims to show how introducing biodiverse zones can improve species abundance, habitat health and help reverse biodiversity loss in the UK.

The structure captures and channels rainwater into a small flood zone to form a central wetland habitat. Surrounded by fruiting trees, self-seeding plants and a mix of grasses, the garden is rooted in the principal of making more from less by supporting wildlife, providing harvests and giving year-round seasonal interest.

The garden is being relocated to a Centre Point project site in Kennington, London.

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Key Plants

 ![Epimedium alpinum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c470ce74-a3c0-468a-acd6-2a6fb1a0f072/conversions/epimedium-alpinum-icon.webp "Epimedium alpinum") ![Lamium album](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/edefe6c7-d15c-402d-8bf3-211814d2e9fe/conversions/lamium-album-icon.webp "Lamium album") ![Melica altissima 'Purpurea'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a9f31444-f245-41e0-b76f-0a71fb7c2f68/conversions/melica-altissima-purpurea-icon.webp "Melica altissima 'Purpurea'") ![Phragmites australis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/490b5b51-6deb-4850-9049-99b4d5081d26/conversions/phragmites-australis-icon.webp "Phragmites australis") ![Rubus ulmifolius 'Bellidiflorus'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c698f3df-0951-4641-a623-9c42f30dc2bf/conversions/rubus-ulmifolius-bellidiflorus-icon.webp "Rubus ulmifolius 'Bellidiflorus'")

 ![Epimedium alpinum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c470ce74-a3c0-468a-acd6-2a6fb1a0f072/conversions/epimedium-alpinum-thumbnail.webp)Epimedium alpinum

 ![Lamium album](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/edefe6c7-d15c-402d-8bf3-211814d2e9fe/conversions/lamium-album-thumbnail.webp)Lamium album

 ![Melica altissima 'Purpurea'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a9f31444-f245-41e0-b76f-0a71fb7c2f68/conversions/melica-altissima-purpurea-thumbnail.webp)Melica altissima 'Purpurea'

 ![Phragmites australis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/490b5b51-6deb-4850-9049-99b4d5081d26/conversions/phragmites-australis-thumbnail.webp)Phragmites australis

 ![Rubus ulmifolius 'Bellidiflorus'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c698f3df-0951-4641-a623-9c42f30dc2bf/conversions/rubus-ulmifolius-bellidiflorus-thumbnail.webp)Rubus ulmifolius 'Bellidiflorus'

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Baz Grainger

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