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The garden is a love letter to the Chilterns’ iconic chalk streams, highlighting the urgent need to save and re-use rainwater, a cause championed by Affinity Water’s Save Our Streams campaign. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-bronze-medal/icon.webp) Bronze Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Sam Proctor](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/sam-proctor/profile_photo.jpg) Sam Proctor Designer Chiltern Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/sam-proctor) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/af5b0cf7-498f-40eb-b5c2-715c2b0cdd3c/conversions/image_1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bb1002f3-d461-478b-a53f-55eaf1891e49/conversions/image_2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2f8f28bf-5a6e-4008-b9a6-2dc2528f8d74/conversions/image_3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3c5125c0-e5bc-479e-917e-132f2facc9ca/conversions/image_4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/009be2fd-5424-4a7a-b1e1-f0ba28e03731/conversions/image_5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3797c5af-fed3-4265-b588-cf67cd76fb76/conversions/image_6-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![Chiltern Garden Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/chiltern-garden-design/logo.webp) Chiltern Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/chiltern-garden-design) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Castle Landscapes](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/castle-landscapes/logo.webp) Castle Landscapes ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/castle-landscapes) ### Suppliers 6 - [ ![Livingreen Design](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/livingreen-design/logo.webp) Livingreen Design ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/livingreen-design) - [ ![Wallbarn](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/wallbarn/logo.webp) Wallbarn ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/wallbarn) - [ ![Jonathan Hately Sculpture](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/jonathan-hately-sculpture/logo.webp) Jonathan Hately Sculpture ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/jonathan-hately-sculpture) - [ ![Landscape Plus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/landscape-plus/logo.webp) Landscape Plus ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/landscape-plus) - [ ![Country Supplies](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/country-supplies/logo.webp) Country Supplies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/country-supplies) - [ ![Amazon UK](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/amazon-uk/logo.webp) Amazon UK Rain Chain ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/amazon-uk) Further reading Links ------- - [ ![](https://t0.gstatic.com/faviconV2?client=SOCIAL&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL&size=64&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsjY0byxsbI) How to make gardens of any size more prepared for rain | Take Home Chelsea | The RHS ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsjY0byxsbI) With thanks to Additional sponsors --------------------- - [ Affinity Water ](https://www.affinitywater.co.uk/saveourstreams) ![](/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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