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The Octavia Hill Garden by Blue Diamond with the National Trust
Designed by Ann-Marie Powell Gardens
Octavia Hill believed everyone needs access to green space and ‘outdoor sitting rooms’ (gardens). The National Trust, Blue Diamond, Ann-Marie Powell Gardens and the RHS all share this belief, which is even more relevant to society today. Our garden embraces this idea by envisioning how Octavia Hill would work to give urban communities access to nature if she were alive in our present day. If you are living in a neighbourhood built after the millennium, your local park is more likely to be smaller and you are more likely to have to travel further to reach it than pre-2000. Statistical analysis suggests the decline in new green space provision after 2000 can now be associated with at least nine million fewer trips to green space a year.
The National Trust, Blue Diamond and Ann-Marie Powell Gardens believe in gardens for all. For people, nature and wildlife – just as Octavia Hill did. Gardens have the power to transform lives. Here at AMPG, we feel that we have a social responsibility to promote gardening and to inspire the creation of as many gardens as possible. Our urban parks, verges and gardens can increase plant diversity, connect us with nature and nurture wildlife. Our urban community wildlife garden, set on a brownfield site, shows plants and wildlife can thrive in places you may not expect.
Built By: The Landscaping Consultants
Specialists: Water Artisans, Giles Jollands, Sam Ogilvie, Kate Hanrahan, Richard Weaver, Justin Wiggan
Plants By: Hortus Loci, Rymer Trees and Lincolnshire Pond Plants
Soft Landscaping By: AMPG, Jo Carter, Kate Hanrahan, Aaron Marubbi, Fei Su, Katarina Ollikainen, Polly Barfoot, Kat Kinch, Anna King, Sam Farr, Jim Teague, Benjamin Lambert, Chloe Hutley, Beth Juncker, Hallie Reynolds, Molly Rounsevell, Declan Wild, Lauren Brown, Ruth Cassell, and of course Location Landscapes, headed by Charles Blumlein and Sam Day, assisted by their amazing team: Liam Birkett, Hannah Clyma, Chris Groves, Georgina Harris, Megan Newton, Dominic Pannell, Lauren Searle, Mary Sellen, Tia Sturgess and Julia Wellard.
Photography – Penny Walker
