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This garden is a celebration of that day. The garden also looks forward, to a day when there are no slaves. The bright front doors and colourful planting illustrate the ordinary streets where we all live. But there is a darker centre to the garden, which hints at a hidden reality: people are still being kept in captivity and forced to work, in every part of the UK today. Hope is depicted in the form of an English oak tree; it was under such an oak that William Wilberforce stood when he dedicated his life to ending slavery in the 1800s. The metaphor of a solid, dependable and faithful oak threads through the story of the garden, which ends with open doors leading to the path of freedom. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-fresh-garden/icon.webp) Best Fresh Garden RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/juliet-sargeant/profile_photo.jpg) Juliet Sargeant Designer Juliet Sargeant Gardens & Landscapes ](https://gardensdb.com/people/juliet-sargeant) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3991ecf8-50cd-466c-9743-afce1c2fb633/conversions/The-Modern-Slavery-Garden-1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4eb44e81-6ccd-4a86-b5d5-b825428f373f/conversions/The-Modern-Slavery-Garden-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/80d0bcae-74a6-463e-868e-782d56a89d66/conversions/The-Modern-Slavery-Garden-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d0161fb0-ce80-4b8e-8753-aade6224c88b/conversions/The-Modern-Slavery-Garden-3-gallery.webp) ![]() / Hero image Set as hero Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/the-outdoor-room/logo.png) The Outdoor Room ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/the-outdoor-room) ![](/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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