GARDEN DESIGN
BIOTECTURE ’ S LIVING WALL FEATURES IN RHS CHELSEA GOLD MEDAL AND ‘ BEST SHOW GARDEN ’
Biotecture , a UK leader in living walls , is celebrating the news that its PlantBox living wall system featured in this year ’ s RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal and coveted ‘ Best Show Garden ’.
Guangzhou Garden received the awards for its Chinese-inspired garden , which shows how cities of the future must be considered as landscape cities .
Designed by director Peter Chmiel and senior associate Chin-Jung Chen from Grant Associates , ‘ The Guangzhou Garden ’ took inspiration from Guangzhou , a port city northwest of Hong Kong on China ’ s Pearl River .
The pair ’ s Chinese-inspired garden paid homage to Guangzhou ’ s philosophy of giving equal consideration to the needs of people and wildlife through sustainable city planning strategies , reconnecting people and nature in a mutually beneficial relationship .
Biotecture ’ s installed a three metre high by 10 metre long living wall within the woodland dell section , supporting one of the garden ’ s core environmental strategies ; improving air quality by using technology and nature working in harmony , a concept of the ‘ green lung ’.
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