Plastic Fantastic - GardensDB Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fplastic-fantastic) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fplastic-fantastic) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/gardens/plastic-fantastic/primary_image.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-hampton-court-palace-garden-festival-2023) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal Plastic Fantastic =================== Designed by Hana Rathouska Leonard At a glance Show RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival Year 2023 Category Show Garden Large Show Garden Photo: Royal Horticultural Society About this garden The story ----------- The garden tackles the issue of plastic waste in horticulture with creative alternatives to landfill that enhance the garden. Plastic waste is turned into seating and pretty fencing, hard landscaping surfaces and even garden artwork. The visitor is taken over composite recycled plastic material decking, through a meadow and birch grove resembling restored landfill, to admire the recycled plastic fencing and containerised flowers. From there they can rest on a plant pot bench or take shelter inside the elegantly arched, eco-friendly garden pod. The birch grove is formed by five semi-mature Betula jacquemontii, the rest of the planting is wildflower turf with species resembling native wildflower meadow. Rather than a single colour theme, the planting is a rainbow mix, as it would appear in nature, to resemble plants growing on recultivated landfill. Birch is one of the first species to inhibit such spaces naturally and it is highly adaptable to any soil and most climatic conditions. The native herbs also self-seed on many types of soil and because they attract pollinators, they are an invaluable part of any ecosystem. The garden represents a pretty and sustainable version of a wasteland returning to its former glory. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Hana Rathouska Leonard](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/hana-rathouska-leonard/profile_photo.webp) Hana Rathouska Leonard Designer Secrets of the Garden ](https://gardensdb.com/people/hana-rathouska-leonard) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6b48553a-d66e-4988-b738-179a4ceda8c9/conversions/image-5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/227b0567-247a-4271-9df0-473c3c1912c9/conversions/image-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/452b6afb-0b0d-497e-8e3d-49b2fb689ac0/conversions/image-3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b2a5c28b-e35c-4e84-8781-47c2a15c883a/conversions/image-2-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ S Secrets of the Garden ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/secrets-of-the-garden) ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Armstrong Landscapes](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/armstrong-landscapes/logo.webp) Armstrong Landscapes ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/armstrong-landscapes) ### Supplier 1 - [ ![Lindum Turf](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/lindum-turf/logo.webp) Lindum Turf ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/lindum-turf) ### Sponsors 3 - [ ![Envirobuild](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/envirobuild/logo.webp) Envirobuild ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/envirobuild) - [ ![NBB Recycled Furniture](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/nbb-recycled-furniture/logo.webp) NBB Recycled Furniture ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/nbb-recycled-furniture) - [ ![George Davies Turf](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/george-davies-turf/logo.webp) George Davies Turf ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/george-davies-turf) With thanks to Additional sponsors --------------------- - [ Alfresco Arch ](http://www.alfrescoarch.com/) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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