Wealden Times | WT170 | April 2016 | Garden supplement inside

Qatari Diar - The Chelsea Barracks Garden
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Designer: Jo Thompson (Kent/Sussex)
The design is inspired by the heritage of the
Chelsea Barracks site and by the architecture
and landscaping of the new development which
neighbours the Royal Hospital. Roses interspersed
with perennial planting feature prominently,
reflecting the listed Garrison Chapel with its stained
glass Rose Window, preserved as the development’s
centrepiece. The garden is a communal garden
where people can relax and socialise. A bronze
sculpture pays tribute to the Barracks’ former
residents and a sculpted stone tidal rill references the
lost River Westbourne, and its original path under
the Barracks. Bronze uprights forming part of the
boundary can be seen in the distance, beyond which
the Royal Hospital can be glimpsed.
A Modern Apothecary
Sponsor: St John’s Hospice
Designer: Jekka McVicar
Contractor: Crocus (Surrey)
Conversations with doctors and care
professionals about what we can do to
improve our health within the context of
gardens and plants, as well as by the healing
power of plants inspired this garden. The
garden is a small tranquil space with ‘wellness’ at
its heart, and will feature plants known to be beneficial
to the health and wellbeing of society. It will be a place of quiet
reflection, which seeks to highlight the important relationship between
medicine and nature whilst providing rehabilitation to all the senses.
The experience of natural calm whilst walking along the lavender-lined
path, toward the water feature, is enhanced by a pair of benches where
one can sit, surrounded by scented plants in a place of stillness.
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Meningitis Now - Futures Garden
Designer: John Everiss
Contractor: Peter Gregory Landscapes/Andrew
Loudon/ Chilstone (Kent)
Meningitis Now exists to save lives and rebuild futures.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the charity, the
garden has been inspired by the spirit and energy of
families whose lives have been changed by meningitis.
The first recorded case of the disease was in Stroud,
Gloucestershire, which inspired the Cotswold
garden setting. A Greek-themed folly
represents the charity, with a seat bearing
the charity’s motto. A carved stone
tableau set in the back wall depicts the
Greek god of medicine Asclepius.
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Divided by the folly are two walls,
one representing the disease and
the second the recovery.
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