SGD AWARDS 2020
GRASS STEPS
If your garden is on different levels
but you don’t like the idea of lots
of stonework and want it to flow
together seamlessly from one space
to the next, take inspiration from
Helen Elks-Smith MSGD, winner
of the Large Residential Award.
Instead of incorporating stone
steps, Helen has used grass treads,
integrating them into the existing
lawn to connect the lower patio to
the small sun terrace above.
In their NHS 70 Garden for
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, winner of
the Healing or Learning category,
landscape company Bowles & Wyer
uses reclaimed oak posts to frame
the view along a meandering path
at its centre, positioning them at
different heights and angles so that
new aspects of the space open up
to visitors as they make their way
through.
SEDUM ROOFS
Green roofs, living roofs, vegetated
roofs, — whatever you want to call
them, planted roofs are sprouting
up everywhere and can be home to
an array of plants from grasses to
flowers, as well as being the perfect
way to bring biodiversity into your
garden.
In his garden in north London,
winner of the Planting Award, Stuart
Craine MSGD has created a stunning
sedum roof in pastel powdery pinks
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adding a softness to the abundant
greenery in the surrounding garden.
You can create a green roof on any
flat surface or unsightly roof - from
bin stores to bike sheds, and if you’re
not sure what to plant simply lay a
ready-seeded wildflower turf.
CIRCULAR PAVING
Beautiful paving can transform
a garden. In her Ribbon Wheel
garden, Butter Wakefield has
created an elaborate paving design
of ten interlinking circles, each one
different in design and size and
connected to one another by a
‘ribbon’ of York cobblestones. The
circles, created from a combination
of limestone and York stone are
laid in a mix of setts and cobbles
creating a stunning effect.
Position planters or furniture in the
centre of each circle and light from
beneath for extra drama.
MULTI-STEM TREES
A growing trend, multi-stem
trees can create an architectural
showpiece in any space with the
elegant canopies lending themselves
to layered underplanting or, if
planted exclusively, to create a
striking structural statement.
In this modern Suffolk garden,
Caitlin McLauglin, winner of the
Fresh Designer award, uses multi-
stem trees and soft planting to
create a deconstructed woodland
environment in the front courtyard
garden, while Andy Sturgeon FSGD,
winner of the International award,
used native multi-stem trees in
his winning garden in Bermuda to
enhance the scale of the space.
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