Finding Balance is a sensory‑led border for the RHS Malvern Spring Show, exploring resilience, adaptation, and our search for equilibrium, both within ourselves and in nature.

The design is shaped by themes of imbalance and adjustment, expressed through an asymmetrical layout and gently curving path that subtly evoke disorientation while keeping the space calm, grounded, and accessible.

Planting is naturalistic and painterly, built around resilient species chosen for movement, texture, and sensory depth. A soft palette of whites, blues, apricots, and bronzes creates a restorative atmosphere, with grasses and aromatic plants encouraging visitors to slow down and engage through multiple senses.

Finding Balance considers how gardens can communicate complex experiences, offering a space that feels reflective and quietly restorative, and highlighting the quiet power of plants to support wellbeing.

After the festival, the garden will be relocated to Calcot Manor & Spa in the Cotswolds, where it will continue to grow and be enjoyed.

With thanks to Calcot Spa & Manor,Aromatherapy Associates, and BANA for their support.