Japanese inspired garden design in Walthamstow, London primary school, originally an RHS Malvern show garden, featuring corten steel planters, gravel garden, timber seating, gabion walls and shade planting with Acer palmatum and ferns.

The Rain Garden at Coppermill Primary School, Walthamstow, designed by John Howlett | Built by Acacia Gardens

A Gold Medal-winning garden, relocated from RHS Malvern to Walthamstow, combining calm, Japanese-inspired planting with sustainable drainage design to manage water, support biodiversity and create a lasting educational landscape.

Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London, relocated from an RHS Malvern show garden, featuring corten steel planters, timber seating, gravel planting and Acer palmatum with layered shade planting.
Detail of corten steel garden structure with Japanese characters and climbing planting in a Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London, part of an ex RHS Malvern show garden.
Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London featuring corten steel water feature with engraved detailing, timber seating and climbing planting, part of an ex RHS Malvern show garden.
Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London featuring corten steel planter with lush fern planting and layered shade border alongside a metal grating walkway.
Close-up of Nandina domestica foliage showing red and green leaves in a Japanese-inspired garden in Walthamstow primary school
Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London featuring corten steel gateway with engraved characters, layered planting and framed views, part of an ex RHS Malvern show garden.
Japanese inspired garden in a Walthamstow primary school, East London, featuring corten steel planters, timber bench seating, steel grid decking, sculptural boulders and layered planting within an ex RHS Malvern show garden.
contemporary water feature with corten steel grating, flowing water
Pinus mugo in corten steel planter
planting emerging through steel grid over stone gabion
Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London featuring corten steel structures with engraved detailing, acer trees in autumn colour, mixed planting and a contemporary water feature within a former RHS Malvern show garden.
Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London featuring corten steel grating walkway, gabion wall detail and architectural planting with a single bamboo stem emerging through the surface.
Corten steel garden frame with Japanese characters surrounded by layered planting in a Japanese-inspired garden at a Walthamstow primary school
Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London featuring corten steel log store and gabion structure with stacked timber, framed by planting, part of an ex RHS Malvern show garden.
Japanese inspired school garden in Walthamstow, East London featuring corten steel posts with engraved characters, water feature, steel grid decking and layered planting, part of an ex RHS Malvern show garden.
Japanese-inspired school garden with autumn foliage, timber seating and gabion walls in Walthamstow primary school

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