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Silver Gilt Medal
Silver Gilt Medal
The Better New Build
Designed by Nadine Mansfield
Photo: Royal Horticultural Society
About this garden
The story
The garden hopes to inspire new build homeowners and property developers to make more of their spaces and ditch environmentally damaging artificial grass.
Gravel, in place of a lawn, is surrounded by plants for pollinators, native hedging – allowing birds to nest and feed – and two specimen trees, Acer davidii ‘Viper’ and a mulit-stem Crataegus prunifolia.
Reclaimed slate fills the gabion seating, allowing insects to find a home, and reclaimed oak totems have specific holes drilled in for solitary bees. A section of fencing has a hole for hedgehogs to pass through, while a dual-level bespoke water feature, made from Corten steel and reclaimed stone boulders, adds an additional sensory element to the space.
Award
Recognition
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Silver Gilt MedalRHS
The people behind it
Designer
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