The Grant Horticulture Xeriscape Garden
Wins The Challenge Cup and The Special Award
Harrogate Flower Show, Newby Hall, 2025
Our Xeriscape Show Garden explores how thoughtful, design‑led landscapes can respond to a changing climate without compromising beauty, structure, or seasonal interest. Created to demonstrate water‑wise, drought‑tolerant garden design, the garden brings together resilient planting, carefully selected materials, and a restrained design language that allows the planting to lead.
Rather than presenting xeriscaping as purely functional, the garden shows how low‑water landscapes can feel generous, immersive, and richly detailed. Planting has been chosen for longevity, texture, and performance, illustrating how gardens can thrive with reduced water input while remaining visually engaging throughout the year. The result is a landscape that is robust, adaptable, and rooted in sound horticultural principles.
For clients, the Xeriscape Show Garden offers a clear insight into our approach — how we combine award‑winning design, planting expertise, and practical knowledge to create gardens that are both sustainable and deeply liveable. The principles explored here can be applied to private gardens, rural properties, and commercial landscapes alike, tailored carefully to site, context, and lifestyle.
If you are considering a garden that responds intelligently to climate, site conditions, or long‑term water use, we would be pleased to discuss how these ideas could inform your own project. Please contact the studio to begin a conversation.