A lush, shady woodland garden features a winding brick path leading towards a small wooden cabin, surrounded by abundant green foliage and white flowering plants.
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The National Garden Scheme Garden

Designed by Tom Stuart-Smith
Photo: Royal Horticultural Society
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The garden has an 'edge of woodland' theme and appearance, laid out through an open hazel coppice with a collection of more drought tolerant woodland plants suited to the south east of the UK. A portion of the plants have been contributed by National Garden Scheme garden owners, symbolic of the tradition of sharing and generosity in the charity. The garden centres on a carbon sink timber hut where visitors and garden volunteers can congregate for tea and cake, synonymous with a National Garden Scheme garden open day. The garden celebrates the National Garden Scheme’s nearly 100 years of opening private gardens to the public and raising funds for nursing and health charities.
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