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.
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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
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