Following on from successes at the RHS Hampton Court Palace show held earlier this month, University of Sheffield students have been awarded at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.
Second year Landscape Architecture student Olivia Copley was presented with a silver-gilt medal for her long border garden ‘Small actions, big impact’ which demonstrates the importance of front gardens to boost biodiversity, create green corridors and improve wellbeing.
Her design was filled with harmonious and airy ornamental planting, along with edible plants to be picked from the doorstep.
Next to Olivia’s garden was a long border by a team of Sheffield Architecture and Landscape Architecture alumni called ‘Smashing borders’ which also won a silver-gilt medal.
Led by Joel Loader and Sam Dryell, who returns to the University in September, the border focused on sustainability, low maintenance and climate change, using recycled and repurposed waste materials to transform hard surfaces into a bright, climate-resilient design capable of managing intense rainfall, with a vibrant tapestry of drought tolerant planting.
Recent Sheffield Landscape architecture graduate and previous RHS medal winner Ollie Pike also won a gold medal for his design ‘This garden isn’t finished without you’ which was also named Best in Show and received the Environmental Innovation Award.
“These are wonderful achievements for both our current and former students and I’d like to congratulate them for their hard work, creativity and attention to detail,” said Dr Jo Phillips, University Teacher in Landscape Architecture.
This year marked the 25th anniversary of the show, which was held from 17 - 21 July.
The awards follow on from success at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in June where two teams of Landscape Architecture students received an RHS Gold medal, Best Resilient Pocket and RHS Silver medal.