Urban transition zone garden
Chichester College, West Sussex In today’s world, many jobs involve long, thankless hours – so students saw the front garden as the transition between work and home.
Their design includes homes for insects and animals, including a pond, hedging and bug hotels. They thought it was important because so many habitats are destroyed when gardens are replaced with driveways.
There is also a foraging route from the gate to the front door, where herbs, micro-greens and aromatics can be harvested to brighten up post-work gloomy
Pershore College, Worcestershire
Encouraging community spirit in a world where we hardly chat to our neighbours was the thinking behind this entry.
Cheerful, bright and colourful, it is designed to welcome you with open arms and invite you to share the produce grown there.
It makes the most of the small space with vertical moods. Lavender, rosemary and thyme are also featured for their texture, colour, aroma and calming properties.
They also included ferns for texture and to inspire a natural glade effect. planting. Almost all the plants are edible, something rarely seen in the UK’S front gardens.
A seating area has been included and rainwater collection underneath the decking provides an irrigation source for plants.