Fiona Stephenson Dip. IGD MSGD
Briefly describe how you got into garden design?
20 years ago I trained at Inchbald having been a group travel organiser for 12 years
Have you won any RHS medals?
Silver Gilt Flora for Show Garden ‘Growing Together’ RHS Hampton Court in 2007
Please give a short description of the garden?
A fallen oak tree LYING IN STATE upon a flowery red ‘carpet’.
Young oak sentinels stand on guard in each corner.
Black steps and a copper rill leads up to the body of the oak.
Previous projects :
'Growing Together' RHS Hampton Court in 2007
Oak Tree : Lying in state
Trees absorb carbon and create the oxygen
needed for human life.
Do you know how many
trees it takes to
sustain the oxygen supply each
of us needs to
breathe?
The worldwide destruction of trees is having
a negative effect on the planet’s atmosphere. If
instead, we revere and sustain the trees of the
world, then the trees will continue to sustain
us, the people.
100 year old weathered oak...
This 100-year-old, weathered, fallen oak tree is a reminder of the ‘lost’ trees of the world. It is presented lying in state on a flowery red carpet. Four oak saplings stand guard as sentinels, symbols of new growth.
In life, the tree provides a habitat for innumerable birds, animals and insects. In its death, it is recycled back to the earth by thousands of insects and microorganisms. Every tree is a complete ecosystem.
The Oak Tree: Lying in Stategarden seeks to focus awareness, remembrance and respect for trees, the diversity of life forms they support and their importance for the survival of mankind.
This garden was inspired by the Prince’s Rainforests Project.
[ Prince’s Rainforests Project ]
(c) 2009 design by shotandcut.co.uk