Landscape & Urban Design Issue 41 2020 | Page 6

RHS CHELSEA Designers across all categories this year have taken steps to be more sustainable in their garden designs. An increased number of designers are sourcing their plants and materials from within the UK, incorporating planting schemes which benefit wildlife and the environment. 6 www.landud.co.uk Timber is championed as the building material of choice for a number of garden structures due to its green, carbon- locking credentials. Contractors are working with designers to adopt alternative construction methods and opting for sustainable hard landscaping materials in a bid to avoid single use materials such as cement and concrete. Award winning designer Robert Myers and his contractor Bowles and Wyer are experimenting with a new, more sustainable ‘wood’ concrete among other sustainable materials in The Florence Nightingale Garden - A Celebration of Modern Day Nursing whilst every element from the reclaimed brick walls to the artwork in The Bicester Village Artisan Garden designed by Follow us @ludmagazine