SGD AWARDS 2020
DROUGHT-TOLERANT
PLANTING
If you are concerned about the
environmental impact of your
garden and are looking for ways
to make it more sustainable, Sue
Townsend’s ‘Samphire’ garden,
winner of the Beth Chatto Award
for best Eco Garden, demonstrates
how you can create a garden that
can benefit the planet and which
is bursting with texture and visual
interest.
The coastal garden in Suffolk uses
a rich palette of drought-tolerant
planting including native seaside
plants, grasses and Mediterranean
shrubs surrounded by a stone mulch
in different sizes and set amongst
paving of locally reclaimed York
Stone. Plants include verbena
bonariensis, eryngiums, euphorbias,
lavender, achillea, ballota,
miscanthus nepalensis, pennisetum,
verbena and thymus. Make sure
you use permeable surfaces to allow
water to be released naturally into
the ground.
6
www.landud.co.uk
TRIANGULAR PLANTERS
The angular styling of mid-century
modernism has timeless appeal, so
if you’re looking for ways to update
your roof terrace or garden patio
and encourage wildlife into your
garden along the way, why not
replicate the triangular planters
in John Davies’s winning roof top
garden in East London?
The bespoke system of planters,
built with sloping walls to
encourage bees, butterflies and
birds, compliments the modern
architecture of the building and
the choice of core-ten steel echoes
its industrial heritage. Filled with
flowering shrubs, insect-friendly
perennials, prairie-style grasses
and multi-stem trees, the planters
are surrounded by an Iroko bench
and lit from beneath to create the
illusion of floating.
Designed to provide a biodiverse
green spot within the City of
London, the outer facing walls of
the planters are also filled with
plants inserted into letter box style
apertures allowing the greenery to
be viewed and enjoyed from the
road as well.
ANTIQUE STONE TROUGHS
If you like the idea of hearing the
trickle of running water in your
garden but don’t want a fountain,
try a simple stone trough and water
spout like the one incorporated
into Butter Wakefield’s winning
Ribbon Wheel garden. The
beautiful antique trough is designed
with wall panels hanging above
it, incorporating antiqued mirror
to reflect the garden beyond and
painted a dark grey to set off the
green of the surrounding plants.
TIMBER POSTS
Timber posts don’t have to be
confined to fencing a garden off
from the neighbours. Carefully
positioned within a garden they can
be used to frame plants or seating
areas and add extra interest to
borders or paths.
Follow us @ludmagazine