Garden 9: A Garden for First Touch at St George’s

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Designed by Patrick Collins

A Garden for First Touch at St George’s is inspired by the strength and determination shown by premature babies and their families on their often long and difficult journeys. The main feature of the garden is a water course which flows through a stylised valley and represents the journey that premature babies and their families follow.

The show garden is now located on Rock Garden Bank of the show ground, which is a sloping site – it was originally on Main Avenue but after discussions with the RHS, both parties thought this site would better show the design off. This means that Patrick can introduce some cascades to the water feature and use the sloping ground to create some more dramatic changes in level, inspired by the stream in his mother’s garden.

RHS on A Garden for First Touch at St George’s
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