Beautiful Borders
Beautiful Borders
After The End
Designer: Alex Valk Company: Wylde and Green
After the End explores the connections between the end and the beginning of life to show that, in nature, there isn’ t truly an ending at all. At the centre of the garden is a spiral of logs made from a fallen tree. As the wood rots, it releases nutrients to the organisms and creatures living in and around the soil, who in turn nourish new plants. The products featured in the garden all give waste materials – ranging from wool and food waste to an old copper boiler – a new purpose that is beautiful, useful, or both.
The Golden Hour
Designer: Ellen Tozer Company: We Say Grow
The Golden Hour border is a space to reconnect with your true self and escape the hustle of daily life. Inspired by the golden hours of sunrise and sunset, it features warm earthy tones in flowers and foliage that reflect amber and orange – hues shown to promote relaxation. Wild, loose planting encourages a carefree, informal approach, while a circular arch symbolises the sun and renewal. It is a perfect sanctuary for reflection and unwinding after a long day’ s work.
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Garden’ s Apart
Designer: Jade Dinwiddy Company: Jade Dinwiddy Gardens
This modern cottage-style border shows how a garden can connect you to family, friends, and loved ones, no matter how far away they are. In a digital world, deep and spiritual connections can be hard to find, but the garden offers a space to honour what matters most. Sweet peas once grown by your great-grandfather, a rose named after your late Aunt, herbs and flowers for your children to make potions – just as you did. A living link to cherished memories, keeping them close when you may need them the most.
Slugs and snails, making friends with our foes!
Designer: Deborah Mole Company: Leaf it to Us
Each layer of a natural ecosystem in our gardens supports vital biodiversity, including less welcome parts like slugs and snails. This design addresses those delicate connections by using plants less appealing to slugs and snails, aiming to minimise damage rather than eliminate pests. It playfully tackles a serious gardening issue worsened by climate change, featuring resistant planting, copper railings, surfaces that deter gastropods, and a pool referencing the home remedies we use to protect cherished plants.
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