We were delighted to be part of the Beautiful Borders at Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC. Where Sarah was awarded a Silver Medal for her design “The Defiant Garden”.
My border represents and oasis of calm and control in a place of chaos and conflict.
The concept is borrowed from ‘Defiant Gardens’. A recent remembrance service brought the story of soldiers creating gardens to me.
The borders main feature is a willow wheel which is a representation of a gun carriage wheel pulled by horses. In each of the four corners is a standard tree planted in an ammunition box. These represent soldiers on century duty. The garden within the 4 corners is a taste of home (Foxgloves, Salvias, Dianthus, Roses, Geranium) and a solace for a community of soldiers sharing a space in a foreign land.
The borders colour scheme is purple to represent animals in war and white to represent peace, in this case the peace of the garden.
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