SGD AWARDS 2020
Plants include multi-stem birch
trees underplanted with evergreen
Ferns and spring flowering Crocus;
beech balls with Erigeron daisies
and Muehlenbeckia and shrubs
and perennials including Syringa
microphyllia ‘Red Pixie’, Euphorbia
schillingii, Geranium pyrcenaicum
‘Bill Wallis’ & Cirsium rivulare ‘Blue
Wonder’
HYDROPONIC LIVING WALLS
Using walls for planting, whether
you use a trellis or containers is a
great way to make the most of your
garden but for maximum drama a
full living wall is unbeatable.
Winner of the Grand Award at
the SGD Awards, John Davies,
incorporated hydroponic walls into
the roof and basement gardens
of this office building in London,
featuring a mix of flowering shrubs
and perennials, such as buddleia
and fuschia, to complement an
evergreen planting framework and
create a year-round effect with
seasonal colour.
You can position a living wall
anywhere but remember to choose
the right plants for that part of the
garden, just as you would with a
border. And if you don’t want a full
living wall, use climbing plants and
wall shrubs such as clemetis, roses,
honeysuckle or wisteria to add a
vertical element to your outside
space.
where they can sit, set within a living
wall to create a playful face.
Mirrors are used to make the space
feel bigger and a ‘ceiling’ created
by the canopy of long-stemmed
bamboos focus attention within the
space and create a more intimate
atmosphere.
GIANT CONTAINERS
If you have a patio garden and are
looking for ways to encourage more
wildlife into it, take inspiration from
Butter Wakefield’s winning small
garden where she uses oversize
copper containers filled with a
glorious mix of trees, shrubs and
perennials to create an urban oasis.
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