Southwark Cathedral

Wilder has created a Gaia garden at Southwark Cathedral, to mark the return of the Gaia exhibition.

The garden echoes the shape of our earth. We commissioned round planters from the artist Douglas White, and perennial plants – from Plant Wild – all with globe-shaped blooms. The garden is watered using the ancient olla system: round terracotta pots are buried in the soil, and filled with water which then disperses slowly, reducing water use and keeping the plants healthy.

The plants: Allium ‘Millenium, Carex testacea, devil’s bit scabious, Echinacea ‘Rubinstern’ , Echinacea ‘White Swan', Echinops ritro, Hakonechloa macra, Lonicera japonica, Passiflora edulis, pennyroyal, Sanquisorba ‘Tanna’, sedum ‘purple emperor’, Stipa tenuissima, thrift, yarrow.