The garden is inspired by the landscape of Loch Craignish on Scotland’s west coast, home to the Seawilding project. The rugged coastline is part of a rich marine environment where Seawilding is focusing on the reintroduction of two keystone species - seagrass (Zostera marina) and native oysters (Ostrea edulis).
A saltwater pool is planted with seagrass, the ocean’s only flowering plant. A viewing window allows visitors to view the underwater world of Loch Craignish, inspiring conversations around marine restoration. It is surrounded by sandstone rocky outcrops and a pebble beach. A seagrass sculpture 2.5m tall connects the land based garden with the seawater pool.
The garden planting, inspired by that around Loch Craignish, is wild in character with native species that are found in or around the loch such as globeflower, a wildflower of the Scottish wet meadows, and string sedge.
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Seawilding is the UK’s first community-led native oyster and seagrass restoration project. Based in Loch Craignish, Argyll and Loch Broom, Wester Ross, the charity is fighting for more sustainable management of inshore marine habitats through engaging, training and empowering local communities. The project aims to restore lost biodiversity, sequester carbon, create green jobs and to mentor other community-based groups to do the same.
After the show, the garden will be relocated back to Craignish and maintained by local volunteers. Most of the garden will be relocated to a site in the middle of the village of Ardfern, behind the primary school, which is called ‘Talamn An Righ’ (The King’s Playground). It is a green space with a roundhouse that is used for community events. The remainder will be dispersed around the peninsula with the sculpture incorporated into a sculpture trail at Lunga.
Head to the link below to find out more about the garden and the people involved in its creation and legacy.
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