Brunswick Square Gardens Care Plan 2026

The centrepiece of a
historic Grade I listed
square established in 1824,
featuring key elements
of its original Regency
design, updated with
sustainable features that
reflect our changing
climate and lifestyle.

Our mission
•To collaborate with Brighton & Hove
City Council’s CityParks department to
maintain Brunswick Square Gardens
year-round and to enhance its beauty
and long-term sustainability.
•To strive to make the garden an awardwinning
public space for all visitors,
while fostering community spirit and
engagement among the local residents.
•To honour the original garden’s historic
Regency design, in harmony with
natural, less formal elements that reflect
our changing climate and lifestyle.
Our guiding principles
Our garden design aligns with guiding
principles informed by Brighton &
Hove CityParks department, as well
as the Royal Horticultural Society’s
best practices for garden design and
guidance from RHS judges for the
continued development of Brunswick
Square Gardens.

•Seasonality: All-year interest with longlasting
seasonal highlights
•Right plant, right place: Shade lovers,
sun lovers appropriately placed; may
require cutting back some overhanging
shrubs, large trees to provide sun
•Rhythm: Repeat patterns/plants/
combinations throughout garden to
create rhythms
•Block planting, simplicity: Large drifts –
avoid spotty planting – more plants but
fewer species
•Scale/Proportion: Varying heights of
plants; hide railings with shrubs
•Sustainability: Low-maintenance plants
that require less water and attention
•Resilience: Robust to salt and wind,
mindful of the garden’s nature and
position on seafront; resilient to climate
change, drought, and more extreme
weather.