Gold medal garden stimulates the senses

A new style of sensory garden sponsored and developed in conjunction with charity Blind Veterans UK has been awarded a gold medal in the show garden category at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

The All About Community garden was the first the charity had worked on. Designed by Andrew Fisher Tomlin and Dan Bowyer, and built by Landform Consultants, the garden featured traditional stone, oak and willow, together with ornamental trees, flowers, an orchard and a kitchen garden, which was raided by the Hairy Bikers for a TV cookery segment.

‘It is not the traditional idea of a sensory garden for vision impairment but celebrates the ability, activity and vibrancy of the blind veterans the charity supports, said Bowyer.