By Anita Applegarth. Winners of last year's Best Small Garden award at the show, this year the students are back with a design inspired by the timeless concept of Trinity - i.e. three distinct elements combining to make a united whole.
Trinity emphasises both singularity and harmony, independence and interdependence. Planting is laid out in a unifying but subtle theme of Trinity.
Vibrancy of the planting seeks to contrast with the static
calmer nature of the central sculpture made up of three pale
towering columns which are set in a pool of dark water enclosed by
three benches laid out in the form of a trefoil, an ancient symbol
of Trinity.
Plants include: Achillea
'Moonshine',
Agapanthus africanus,
Ajuga reptans, Alchemilla mollis, Anthemis tinctoria
'E.C. Buxton', Argryanthemum
'Jamaica Primrose', Astrantia major
'Hapsden Blood', Bidens
aurea, Buddleja
davidii 'Royal Red', Campanula glomerata,
Canna indica,
Centaurea
cyanus 'Florence violet',
Centaurea cyanus 'Dwarf Blue',
Choisya ternata
'Sundance',
Chrysanthemum
multicaule,
Clematis viticella 'Etoile
Violette',
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sonnenkind',
Cosmos
atrosanguineus, Cotinus coggyria 'Royal Purple',
Dahlia 'Bishop
of Llandaff', Dahlia 'Sympathy', Delphinium
elatum,
Echinops ritro,
Eryngium bougatii 'Picos Blue', Geranium 'Johnson's
Blue', Hebe
'Calendonia',
Heliotropium
peruvanium, Helianthus annus 'Prado Red',
Heuchera 'Pewter
Moon', Hosta
sieboldiana, Hosta 'Sum and Substance', Humulus lupulus 'Aureus',
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Wave', Lavandula pinnata, Ligularia przewalskii, Lobelia
cardinalis 'Queen
Victoria', Nicotiana affinis 'Domino Red', Nigella
damascena 'Oxford
Blue', Penstemon x gloxinoides 'Garnet', Penstemon x gloxinoides
'Huskers Red',
Philadelphus
coronarius 'Aurea', Physocarpus opulifolius 'Darts Gold',
Physocarpus
opulifolius 'Diablo', Rudbeckia 'Irish Eyes',
Rudbekia 'Toto', Salvia x
superba 'Mainacht',
Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa
Aurea', Verbena rigida,
Verbena tamari and
Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma'.
See details on the team that created this garden at http://www.TrinityGarden.co.uk