A Matter of Urgency Garden

Designed by Jill M W Foxley. The ‘A Matter of Urgency’ garden has been designed to raise awareness of overactive bladder (OAB), a condition that affects nearly 1 in 5 people in the UK over 40. OAB is a sudden compelling need to relieve the bladder, which is difficult to put off.

As an echo of the frustration and urgency of OAB, a long and winding hardwood path, with steps inset with glittering glass tiles, leads slowly to a giant pink tap at the centre that appears magically suspended in mid-air, pouring water into a square central pool with seating on three sides.

A straight hardwood path out of the garden symbolises taking action to help alleviate the condition. The paths lead through a variety of soft and spiky textures, where vivid shades of pink are highlighted with muted blues and silvers.

Designer Jill Foxley has exhibited in two previous Hampton Court Palace Flower Shows and has won both a Bronze and Gold medal as well as a People’s Choice award.

Plant list   

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Agapanthus ‘Dr Broewer’   
Aruncus dioicus 
Astelia ‘Silver Spear’     
Astrantia ‘Ruby Wedding’  
Buxus sempervirens  
Convolvulus cneorum  
Cosmos  
Dahlias  
Dianthus  
Dierama pulcherrimum  
Dierama riparia  
Digitalis mertonensis 
Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ 
Eupatorium mac. ‘Atroprupureum’  
Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’ 
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Siskyou Pink’ 
Geranium psilostemon  
Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’  
Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’  
Knautia macedonica  
Liriope muscari  
Lychnis coronaria  
Lythrum ‘Robert’ 
Miscanthus x giganteus 
Rosa Horatio Nelson 
Rosa Princess Alexandra of Kent   
Salvia ‘Caradonna’ 
Sidalcea ‘Elsie Heugh’   
Stipa tenuissima  
Taxus baccata   
Deschampsia ‘Goldtau’  
Agapanthus africanus   
Eryngium yuccifolium   
Lychnis coronaria ‘Mese’   
Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’   
Veronicastrum ‘Apollo’  
Thymus ‘Pink Chintz’   
Penstemon ‘Just Jayne’   
Sanguisorba ‘Pink Tanna’  
Sedum ‘Xenox’