Andy Sturgeon’s Cancer Research UK Garden

This contemporary woodland garden is inspired by the battle to beat cancer. The progress of the organisation is represented by the inclusion of four large rectangular pools that increase in size from the front to the back of the garden. From within these pools, a series of computer-generated raindrop-like ripples create a sequence of movement from the rear of the garden, towards the front. The backdrop to the garden is a ‘thought wall’ – where steel rings cast bubble-shaped shadows onto an almond-rendered wall. Key plants include 30 large tree ferns and Antarctic beech (Nothofagus antarctica). These are both southern hemisphere plants, which create an exotic wood and a series of glades, planted with shade and sun-loving plants. The plant scheme
itself relies predominately on green plants with differing textures.