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They choose to use their outside space for parking, relaxing and pottering. The garden is planted to be attractive all year around, and to attract wildlife, especially butterflies. There’s even a small clump of stinging nettles, Urtica dioica, essential food for the caterpillars of red admiral, painted lady, comma and tortoiseshell butterflies. All the surfaces are permeable to help with urban water run-off and to prevent urban flooding. There is rainwater capture too via a rain chain into a small pond that may overflow into the two adjacent planting beds. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-greener-front-garden/icon.webp) Best Greener Front Garden RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-construction-award/icon.webp) Best Construction Award RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![Lynn Cordall](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/lynn-cordall/profile_photo.webp) Lynn Cordall Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/lynn-cordall) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6592c542-01e6-4974-a181-dbc9ecba4c37/conversions/The-Cotton-Traders-Greener-Future-Garden-1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8b176799-3786-43a9-9d88-a7953d9c2a2f/conversions/The-Cotton-Traders-Greener-Future-Garden-2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/91da9962-fbfa-4d75-bc9b-50c44748bae5/conversions/The-Cotton-Traders-Greener-Future-Garden-4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ad7d4fa5-8890-4514-99b8-66486fb549bc/conversions/The-Cotton-Traders-Greener-Future-Garden-3-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ ![Mustard Seed Gardens](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/mustard-seed-gardens/logo.webp) Mustard Seed Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/mustard-seed-gardens) ### Sponsors 2 - [ ![Cotton Traders](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/cotton-traders/logo.webp) Cotton Traders ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/cotton-traders) - [ ![London Stone](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/london-stone/logo.webp) London Stone ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/london-stone) ![](/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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