Designed by Katy Terry

Built by PC Landscapes

Sponsored by Project Giving Back & ADHD Foundation The Neurodiversity Charity

Silver Gilt Medal Winner

One of my favourite gardens and planting schemes and I really enjoyed meeting and chatting with designer Katy Terry.

The Garden aims to be a celebration of neurodiversity. A richly layered environment with a uniquely shaped tree, shrubs and planting combinations representing biodiversity as a mirror to human diversity to symbolise the estimated 1-in-5 people living with neurodiverse conditions. The design invites visitors to ‘think differently about thinking differently’.

Sculptural features within the garden include a central reflection pool that allows the visitor to pause and focus, and umbrella figures created by David Begbie that represent the ADHD foundation’s emblem of inclusivity. The umbrella motive is also woven through the planting in the selection of umbellifers and clusters of small flowers forming a shape like an umbrella.

The design is ‘modern formal’, with whimsical and relaxed planting arrangements amongst topiary. The plant selection has been chosen to provide a subliminal effect on the senses, inducing a sense of calm and rest from an overactive mind.

Inspired by designer Katy Terry’s own ADHD diagnosis, the Garden reflects her personal journey and was developed in consultation with the ADHD Foundation – The Neurodiversity Charity.