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ROSIE’S GARDEIn the summer of 2016 we were asked by the West Bridgford Junior School to design a memorial garden for a former Pupil, Rosie Perry- Jones who died the year before of cancer.
A very special commission which opened in December 2016. Elements were included giving personal touches for her family ; gentle curving paddle stone walls which hugged cedar benches, a clay paver path laid to look like her trademark plaits and a sprinkling of pink blossoms to shower the garden with pink confetti.
Planting is tactile and visual with dancing grasses, vibrant evergreen leaves and a myriad of pink s and plums… and a few surprises.
NTU DRYDEN STREET GARDEN
ROSIE’S GARDEN
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Nottingham Trent University Dryden Street Garden
A Grade II listed building, 50 Shakespeare Street was originally built in 1887, and was formerly Nottingham’s registry office. It is now the base of the University Executive Team helping to form a gateway to ‘University Quarter’ within the city centre.
The area was a barren cut-through with 7 overgrown London plane trees which were damaging foundations and had to come down.
A concept was devised which used honey coloured stone as its core material to reflect the gothic Arkwright building opposite, a tree-lined pathway laid to yorkstone setts and at its backbone, a sparking rill to emulate the River Trent through snaking through the county. With biodiversity planting in mind, a mix of indigenous planting was included in the all year round scheme which would provide a haven for wildlife and passers-by alike from a bustling environment.
As part of the Greening the City Programme, the garden won a Gold Award at the internationally acclaimed Green Apple Awards.