By Cleve West. The value of gardens in the health care sector is becoming increasingly important, and The Bupa Garden was inspired by Bupa's global commitment to creating garden sanctuaries for care home residents.
It is designed to illustrate the individual approach that the company takes in providing health and care, while highlighting its international coverage and leadership as a provider of specialist care for older people.
A key element of the garden is the use of features that make it particularly appropriate for care home residents who have dementia. The garden's main focus is a large spherical sculpture of textured concrete, which symbolises the organisation's global values. The garden also contains a soothing water feature, and the paths and planting schemes embrace the needs of people with dementia.
The garden features a number of plants that are used in medicine and the planting structure is made up of several large Amelanchier lamarckii. Carpinus hedging divides the garden and provides different routes by maximising the use of space. A mixture of perennials, roses and grasses provide colour, texture and scent.
The garden serves as an example of how a small courtyard might be turned into a stimulating, but safe environment for residents and their carers. After the show, the garden will be relocated to a care home.
Planting list
TREES AND SHRUBS
Amelanchier
lamarckii
Betula pendula
Clethra alnifolia
(TBC)
Drimys winteri (TBC)
Hydrangea
aspera (TBC)
Ilex crenata (TBC)
Lavandula sp. (e.g. Lavandula
angustifolia)
Leycesteria formosa
Myrtus communis
Nandina domestica
(TBC)
Osmanthus
heterophyllus (TBC)
Rosa 'Félicité
Perpétue'
Rosa Winchester
Cathedral 'Auscat'
Rosmarinus
officinalis
Salvia
lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis
PERENNIALS
Acanthus mollis
(Latifolius Group) 'Rue Ledan'
Aquilegia alpina
Aquilegia
chrysantha 'Yellow Queen'
Amsonia
tabernaemontana
Angelica
archangelica
Artemisia alba
'Canescens'
Artemisia pontica
Astelia chathamica
Ballota
pseudodictamnus
Briza media
Bulbine frutescens
Bupleurum
rotundifolium
Calamagrostis ×
acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Campanula
portenschlagiana 'Resholdt's Variety'
Carex testacea
Carpinus betulus
Cenolophium
denudatum
Centella asiatica
Coronilla
valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'
Deschampsia
cespitosa
Dianthus sp.
Dicentra formosa
'Aurora'
Dryopteris
erythrosora
Echium wildpretii
Echium sp. (e.g. Echium pininana)
Erigeron
karvinskianus
Epimedium
grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Euphorbia × martini
Euphorbia
seguieriana subsp. niciciana
Geranium 'Orion'
Geranium sanguineum
'Album'
Geum 'Fire Opal'
Geum 'Lemon
Drops'
Gillenia trifoliata
Hesperis matronalis
Humulus lupulus
Iris 'Florentina'
Iris 'Langport Wren'
Iris sibirica
'Persimmon'
Lavandula
stoechas
Libertia
peregrinans
Lupinus
'Masterpiece'
Myrrhis odorata
Nepeta × faassenii 'Kit
Kat'
Papaver orientale
'Marcus Perry' & P. orientale 'Orangeade
Maison'
Paeonia
lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
Patrinia
scabiosifolia
Primula
pulverulenta
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Rodgersia
sambucifolia
Salvia argentea
Salvia blancoana
Salvia × sylvestris
'Viola Klose'
Salvia
lavandulifolia
Santolina
chamaecyparissus 'Nana'
Sempervivum sp.
Sisyrinchium idahoense var.
bellum
Thalictrum flavum
subsp. glaucum
Thymus sp. (e.g. Thymus
vulgaris)
Trifolium repens
'William'
Valeriana
officinalis
Verbascum
phoeniceum
Verbascum
bombyciferum
Vinca difformis
Viola cornuta
'Alba'
BULBS
Allium christophii
Nectaroscordum siculum subsp. bulgaricum
Allium neapolitanum Cowanii
Group
Allium nigrum
Camassia leichtlinii subsp.
leichtlinii
Scilla peruviana
Scilla sp. (e.g. Scilla
bifolia)
Tulipa sprengeri
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