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The inspiration for this garden is the global plight of the honeybee. Bees are facing ever increasing threats from disease, parasites and environmental change. The designers sought to create an urban space in which bee friendly plantings offer the varied sources of nutrition vital for the insect's survival, while not compromising design ideals. All the planting is contained within raised planters, even the clover lawn, making the garden easily adapted to suit an urban roof terrace

Bee friendly plants are set within a honeycomb of formal hedging to welcome the bees already tempted by the beautiful red clover lawn. Block planting of salvia, agastache and sedum provide simple flower structures laden with nectar and pollen.

In stark contrast to the vibrant plantings, a vein of inky-black limestone runs beneath golden rings of sandstone, depicting the sinister under current that flows throughout the design - the plight of the bees. The limestone rises to form an imposing wall engraved with a thought-provoking quotation that can be viewed merely as a boundary to the garden, or as a chilling epitaph to the fragility of life.