greencubelandscapes
 

RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, Gold Medal and Best in Category this modern courtyard garden oozes sophistication, tranquility, vibrancy as well as a strong message. 'Food 4 Thought' represents past, present and future crops grown in Kent, highlighting climate change, food miles, seasonal crops and planting inspiration to allow fruit to be grown vertically and horizontally within a modern outdoor space. Garden includes three water rills flowing into a reflective pool. Crops include apples, strawberries, peaches, lemons, grapes, chillies, tomatoes, salad leaf, peppers, dill, tarragon, parsley, chives, mint and thyme. Steel windows represent change look through the window to view the future selected crops due to climate change.
Design and Planting Design by Mandy at Greencube, Built by Brian Hawtin (Lecturer) and 7 Design Students at Hadlow College, Sponsored by Hadlow College

 


brentwood 1, essex
brentwood 2, essex
camber, east sussex
chislehurst, kent
ealing, london
enfield, essex
folkestone, kent
godalming, surrey
holborough, kent
ide hill, kent
kings hill, kent
petts wood, kent
putney, london
sevenoaks 1, kent
sevenoaks 2, kent
toot hill, essex
tunbridge wells, kent
reigate, surrey
whetstone, london

rhs chelsea, 2005
rhs chelsea, 2006

Food 4 Thought

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Big Thank yOu to the Hadlow team:

Brian, Alex, Pat

and students: Grant, Neil, Susan, Alick, Adele, Sue, Jim

and my husband Mike.

Photography - Mike Buckland and Modeste Herwig