Duncan Hall & Nick Burton

Meet the designers of Down’s Syndrome Scotland Garden in the Show category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Duncan Hall and Nick Burton

Nick and Duncan both share a love for the outdoors and developed a love for gardening and plants because of this. Their design company, Burton Hall Garden Design, follows naturalistic planting principles and their style of garden design is simple and plant-focused.

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Nick has worked on several RHS Chelsea Gardens but hadn’t designed one before. After discussing the possibility with Duncan, they decided to do one together, as long as they could find a worthy cause. Duncan’s nephew Liam has Down’s syndrome – when he spoke with Liam’s parents they immediately said that Down’s Syndrome Scotland (DSS) had been incredibly supportive. This led to an introduction and ultimately The Down’s Syndrome Scotland Garden at RHS Chelsea 2025.

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