SANCTUM

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Sanctum is a beautifully designed retreat that offers an oasis amidst the chaos of contemporary corporate life. This luxury and minimal, pod-like sanctuary, easily assembled in a variety of locations, features a striking black charred Abodo wood pod at its center. This key element not only creates a visual contrast with the lush green foliage but also establishes a tactile connection with nature, enriching the overall sensory experience.

 

As a tranquil refuge, Sanctum provides a space to momentarily escape the relentless digital overload and hectic pace of life, offering a chance to rejuvenate mentally and physically in nature’s soothing embrace.  Sanctum highlights the importance of incorporating natural elements into small built spaces or niches for a more balanced, health-conscious corporate atmosphere

Watch the BBC review by Monty Don about our Sanctum garden:

Keeping fuss to a minimum in a small space makes it more cohesive and relaxing. Sonja Kalkschmidt’s Sanctum was a case in point: the textures of all-green plants tumbling from a striking black wooden structure were a fine lesson in minimalism.
— The Guardian

Watch the BBC review by Toby Buckland about our Sanctum garden:

PLANT LIST 

Acer palmatum

Actaea simplex 'Chocoholic'

Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Hillside Black Beauty'

Astilboides tabularis

Anemone stolonifera

Anemonella thalictroides

Blechnum spicant

Carex Ribbon Falls

Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'

Disporopsis pernyi

Dryopteris erythrosora

Drypoteris Felix- mas

Dryopteris wallichiana

Epimedium x rubrum

Epimedium x warleyense 'Orange-Queen'

Epimedium niveum

Fragaria vesca

Geum rivale 'Album'

Hosta 'Devon Green'

Hosta 'Krossa Regal'

Hosta ‘Purple Heart’

Hydrangea Quercifolia

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Polystichum aculeatum

Polystichum setiferum 'Plumosum Densum'

Rodgersia p. 'Chocolate Wing'

Rosa banksiae

Tellima grandiflora

Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'

Photographers: Maria Savoskula, Kat Weatherill, Peter Molloy & Sonja Kalkschmidt

Design Consultant: Kate Learmonth

Construction Consultant: Gareth Wilson

Contractors: Crowton Rowarth

Architects: Krause Architects

Joiners: Glyn & Jack Copeland, Model & Scenic Solutions

Plants: Abi & Toms Garden Plants Halecat Nursery, Hortus Loci & Ladybrook

Tree: Majestic Trees

Timber: Abodo Wood

Stone: Johnsons Wellfield

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