WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR

1 Cross-laminated timber is a sustainable material, manufactured by layering planks of sawn timber that are glued at perpendicular angles, giving it strength in both directions. This allows it to be used for big spans and cantilevers, as in this pergola made from Douglas fir by CONSTRUKTCLT (construktclt.com), creating a floating effect.

2 The pool is only partially planted so that it retains a calming, reflective surface. The water spills over the inner steel edge into the gap between the outer edge, where it is recirculated to stop algae forming.

3 Heptacodium miconioides was chosen for its scented, autumn-flowering blooms, flaky bark and shaggy form.

4 Dahlia ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’ is a deepred, single-flowered cultivar that mixes well with grasses and other autumn-flowering perennials such as sanguisorbas.

5 Star-shaped, bronze roundels set into clay pavers are scaled-up replicas of the badges worn by Nightingale nurses from 1925. The circular design reflects today’s Nightingale badge, awarded by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.