Head to our Chelsea Flower Show hub page for all the latest coverage<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div>Three outer gardens are representative of the different relationships in people\u2019s lives. One will be a wetland meadow<\/a> area with low-level planting including grasses<\/a> and bog myrtle with yellow highlights from primulas<\/em> and Salix viminalis<\/em>. In the second outer garden, the planting will be a shrubbier mix filled with the red stems of Cornus. In the final zone, drifts of camassias<\/a><\/em> frame the pathway leading into the central dell. Although it wasn\u2019t conceived as an edible garden<\/a>, edible plants such as blueberries and Japanese plum have been included. \u201cIt\u2019s inadvertently turned into something of a food forest,\u201d says Sophie. <\/p>
5 key elements<\/h2>
1. A kinetic moving sculpture<\/strong> by Robert Moore (kineticsculptures.co.uk<\/a>) that represents the complexity and beauty of the autistic mind. <\/p>
2. Expanded cork walls<\/strong> will provide a soft acoustic to the garden. They\u2019re created from waste and by-products from cork forestry that could be returned to the earth. <\/p>
3. Canopies<\/strong> reaching out from the expanded cork walls are made up of overlapping aluminium panels, coloured with plant dyes, which form natural waterfalls<\/a>. The largest of these, the Family Pavilion roof, has water pumped over it that will run along a rain chain into the mossy dell at the heart of the garden. <\/p>
4. Different places to sit<\/strong>, including two seats<\/a> either side of a gap in the wall. Almost like a confessional booth, this seating allows people to converse in a low-pressure environment. <\/p>
5. A range of mosses<\/strong> at the heart of the garden will give the centre a fairy-tale-like character. \u201cThose tiny little structures are the sort of plants people would probably miss when they walk past in their everyday lives,\u201d says Sophie.<\/p>
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Designers<\/strong> Sophie Parmenter and Dido Milne. Sponsor<\/strong> Project Giving Back for the National Autistic Society. Theme<\/strong> A garden designed to capture an autistic person\u2019s everyday experience of the world. Contractor<\/strong> Landform Consultants<\/a>. Plants<\/strong> Many independent growers including Kelways<\/a>, Beth Chatto\u2019s Plants<\/a>, Highland Moss<\/a> and Hare Spring Cottage Plants<\/a>. After the show<\/strong> Catrine Bank, a National Autistic Society supported-living site in Scotland. Contact<\/strong> sophieparmenter.co.uk<\/a>; cskarchitects.co.uk<\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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