Gardeners' World Live 2025
We are delighted to be awarded a GOLD medal. A big thank-you to our team and sponsors: Stonewarehouse.co.uk, Hilliers Trees, Jackson's Nursery and Stanton Nursery
The design evokes a 'tsubo niwa' or courtyard garden, and uses elements of traditional Japanese garden design. We have used 'yaki sugi' - a traditional timber preservation technique by burning - to represent the devastation in Hiroshima following the bomb blast. Among the Japanese design principles are simplicity, balance, enclosure and naturalness, and the important concept of 'ma' or the space between elements. The central ginkgo tree stands as a symbol of hope.