The Plant Based 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-plant-based-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-plant-based-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-plant-based-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 The Plant Based Garden ======================== Designed by Nick Bailey At a glance Show BBC Gardeners' World Live Year 2025 Category Show Garden Large Show Garden Photo: GardensDB About this garden The story ----------- Nick Bailey, BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and award-winning garden designer, is designing the Headline Show Garden for BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2025. The Plant-Based Garden has a homestead feel with a cluster of characterful, feature buildings, meadow-like planting, an elegant dining space and a series of beds for cut flowers, veg, herbs and composting. A multi-occupancy birdhouse is designed to suit different bird species. Three ornamental Make a Metre Matter ponds will demonstrate how to attract a range of wildlife to a tiny space. Block planting metres will provide colour inspiration and attract pollinators, with raised bed metres proving that productive veg growing is possible in even the tightest spots. Nick Bailey says: “I’ve designed a garden with sustainability at its heart and with heaps of Make a Metre Matter ideas to take home. I want to prove that it’s possible to create a whole garden with only renewable resources and I hope people will embrace its ethos. It doesn’t matter what you do with a metre, the important thing is the collective difference that lots of planet-friendly projects can make. It’s something that everybody can get on board with.” This promises to deliver a truly spectacular walk-through garden that will captivate visitors. Watch the videos below for exclusive glimpses behind the scenes, as Nick brings the garden to life. Nick Bailey will be chatting about Make a Meter Matter from The Plant-Based Garden, at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre and on his garden every day. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Nick Bailey](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/nick-bailey/profile_photo.webp) Nick Bailey Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/nick-bailey) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0745c613-f6e7-4522-b8eb-4d37dad47ad4/conversions/PXL_20250611_154933177-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/470c1632-c850-410d-bd05-5186dafdbb23/conversions/PXL_20250611_154929883-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/244c752d-2126-4cae-bcae-461f69b95187/conversions/PXL_20250611_154912930-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6c982df0-d8ea-4e06-997b-0d8ddffa3804/conversions/PXL_20250611_154905129-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/743299a2-a97e-41a0-967b-708058cf386b/conversions/PXL_20250611_154917948-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/09b298c3-cbe8-4f90-9657-fd1b52e28e1a/conversions/PXL_20250611_154941293-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3c7e8118-22b7-45e4-b2e4-bd692c82da53/conversions/PXL_20250611_154948143-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6cac2f12-85b3-4810-8a02-870820b03148/conversions/PXL_20250611_154957346-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e32d1196-4308-48f1-8c64-fba5203e76dd/conversions/PXL_20250611_155000667-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5dc234a6-877a-43cd-9a61-d045adb78b52/conversions/PXL_20250611_155004420-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e0272f93-2349-4cc0-9ff8-3e21c7f23300/conversions/PXL_20250611_155008628-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4794eee7-d5be-43ce-b412-f1a74076e2fe/conversions/PXL_20250611_155028795.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/272fc2b0-c05f-4374-86e1-592358450d33/conversions/PXL_20250611_155031347.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c6ea6ac9-9ee8-4311-b36c-854bf06aa006/conversions/Untitled-design-8-e1742404318902.png-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Plant Provider 1 - [ ![Hillier Garden Centres](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/nurseries/hillier-garden-centres/logo.webp) Hillier Garden Centres ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries/hillier-garden-centres) ### Suppliers 6 - [ ![Allgreen](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/allgreen/logo.webp) Allgreen Gravel ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/allgreen) - [ ![London Stone](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/london-stone/logo.webp) London Stone Clay Pavers ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/london-stone) - [ ![Sustainable Furniture](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/sustainable-furniture/logo.webp) Sustainable Furniture Table, Benches & Wicker Chairs ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/sustainable-furniture) - [ ![Carpenters Mate](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/carpenters-mate/logo.webp) Carpenters Mate Fixtures & Fittings ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/carpenters-mate) - [ ![Egerton's Timber & Hardware](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/egertons-timber-hardware/logo.webp) Egerton's Timber & Hardware Timber ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/egertons-timber-hardware) - [ ![Lawsons](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/lawsons/logo.webp) Lawsons Sleepers ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/lawsons) ![](/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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