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City Gardens
Spare the Water
(Best Courtyard, Gold) A low maintenance garden from the Shaw Trust that used drought resistant plants to reduce water needs. Sounds boring? It was, in fact, attractive.
A large container planted with an agave made a striking centrepiece, a path made of railway ties wound around it. While the planting emphasised foliage and form, a curved set provided a place to relax and admire the deep blue iris, verbascums and alliums.
Inside Out Garden
(Silver Gilt) The Marshall Lacroix Partnership developed a very modern garden, an outside living space that came complete with widescreen TV and connections for PC and telephone.
Hardscaping and furniture were sleek and pale against a blue wall. A water feature provided tranquillity and the scented lush green planting had touches of white, grey and plum. Hanging urns created a great deal of interest.
Sustainably Yours
(Silver) Designer Gill Atkins developed a place for relaxation that followed sustainable principles. A solar powered water feature set against an orange rendered wall was the focus of the garden.
A pergola made of arching timber enclosed the central seating space. Planting was chosen with an emphasis on form and texture, with foliage plants playing a major role. Box topiary added a formal note.
The Glass Menagerie
(Silver) A refuge, an escape form a busy life the garden used glass to provide shelter - and a play on Tennessee Williams book 'The Glass Menagerie'. The rich colours of tapestry were picked up in the planting. Purple, gold and fresh green foliage also contrasted texture and form.
Created by students of Cannington College it was a simple space that achieved a lot of planting without looking cluttered.
The Hanging Gardens of Basildon
(Silver) Tall steel columns and girders crossed the garden space, planted with trailing and foliage plants. Hanging planters continued the theme. Modern stools and tables added a sculptural element.
Euphorbias, hostas, ivy, fastigiate yew and vitis were amongst the plants in the monochrome planting scheme devised by the Garden Company.
Wild Things
(Bronze) Gargoyles (the ultimate 'wild things') glared from the rear wall, looking over very pretty informal, 'wild' plantings in this garden by students from Capel Manor.
Large driftwood pieces added interest in the raised borders contained by a steel band. The central area was paved with gravel, and a café table and chairs provided seating and a place to enjoy the flowers.
Flowerbeds filled with aquilegias, alliums, hemerocallis, poppies and verbascums had fragile, almost insubstantial feel in contrast to the modern, lines of the garden design.
A City Girl's Haven
(Bronze) Influenced by Provence Cicely Hazel used lavender and other plants evocative of the Mediterranean to create a haven in the city. Rustic paint contrasted with sleek Perspex loungers, and containers held herbs and vegetables.
Four Seasons Garden
(Unfinished) Rustic weathered materials were to the fore in this garden designed for a shaded city backyard. The plant combinations were devised to surprise although the plants themselves are readily available
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Spare the Water
The Inside-Out Garden
Sustainably Yours
The Glass Menagerie
The Hanging Gardens of Basildon
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