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Where there’s water, there’s life

BBC Gardeners World Live Show Garden Build starts….

This week, the studio, who are collaborating with the APL, will start the build of their wildlife-friendly water garden at BBC Gardener’s World live.

The idea behind the ‘Where There’s Water, There’s Life’ wildlife-friendly, water garden is that all life needs water.

Along with promoting biodiversity, the garden will focus on sustainable water management. It will emphasise reducing water runoff from hard surfaces, maximising the amount of water that can be retained in the garden and allowing it to slowly return into the soil.

Visitors to the garden will see:

  • A garden that is mostly planting and pond (approx. 90% total area) whilst still making the space for people too
  • A garden made up of layers of planting, from various ground cover layers to tree canopies and pergola roofs. The ground also will undulate to create a complex habitat and to maximise water retention within the garden.
  • A green & brown roof on the pergola can slow the passage of rainfall through the garden. The green & brown roof will also be for those plant and animal species that will thrive in a open stony/sandy habitat.
  • How water could be captured from the pergola roof into a container that can then overflow into an open ‘pool’ and then into the pond.
  • A rain garden adjacent to the pond, which will act as an overflow for the pond for periods of extreme wet weather.
  • A raised deck walkway that will allow people to access the garden even when it is wet, to get up close to the pond and also maximise connectivity through the garden.
  • A varied wildlife habitat of layered planting, pond, rocks, deadwood piles, bare soil and solitary bee posts.

Find out more here.

The Studio are collaborating with the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL), where the team is registered designer member. This year, the APL are celebrating 30 years of supporting Landscapers, designers and gardeners.

Follow us on social media to see the build of the garden & join us on 12 to 15 June at BBC Gardeners World Live at the Birmingham NEC

Get in touch with one of our garden design team today.

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