The garden, which was opened in June 2009, by Maggie’s President Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, provides a beautiful outdoor space for Maggie’s Centre users and patients at Ninewells Hospital.  The garden is comprised of dramatic, stepped earthworks around a 33-metre diameter labyrinth.

The outdoor space acts as an amphitheatre-like place for contemplation, with the aim that individuals and families can find both peace and amusement walking through its complex curves and paths.  A separate small garden, planted with flowering shrubs and roses, can be used as an additional outside room for patients and their families.

Established in 1972, BALI is the UK’s representative trade association for the landscaping sector, with members comprising of interior and exterior landscapers and designers, grounds maintenance contractors, and companies supplying industry-related products and services.

BALI hold an annual National Landscape Awards to recognise outstanding achievements in the industry.  Over 700 professionals attended the ceremony in London on Friday, December 4, at the luxury Grosvenor House Hotel.

Arabella Lennox-Boyd’s Maggie’s Dundee Garden design was named a winner in the BALI Landscape Design Excellence Category.
  There was a principal winner in this category plus three garden winners, of which Maggie’s Dundee was one. The award was kindly sponsored by Society of Garden Designers.

The evening paid tribute to landscapers and garden designers who have demonstrated exceptionally high standards of professionalism and skill. There were a range of awards including, Domestic Garden Scheme’s divided into different categories depending upon cost; soft landscaping; hard landscaping; maintenance and many more.