01/06/2024
I was lucky enough to go to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year! It was brilliant and inspiring...
One thing that really stood out was a general commitment to creating gardens that have a low impact on the planet and respond to the climate, e.g.:
- Gardens that encourage better management of rain water and help with flash flooding
- Gardens built without using a single power tool
- Gardens incorporating reused materials that would otherwise end up in landfill
- Displays that used clay wildlife ponds, h**p walls, cork walls, and planting schemes that are diverse and feel wild - not perfect and manicured - encouraging more diverse fauna.
Creating gardens is as much about our enjoyment as they are an opportunity to restore and regenerate the land.