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Gold for our subterranean garden at Hampton Court Flower Show! |
05/07/2011 |
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Here at Graduate Landscapes we are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a coveted Gold award as well as Best Conceptual Garden at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this week! Our garden, designed by Dan Lobb, consultant landscape designer for Graduate Landscapes, is a subterranean world of mushrooms, moss and lichen, revealed only when peering in through rusted steel periscopes. Landscape Obscured is an ingenious concept that we designed to comment on the issue of the effect of human consumption on the environment, by focussing attention on the mushroom which has been badly affected by over-harvesting. Dan and Tony are stunned and absolutely delighted to have won this prestigious award. Dan is extremely happy with the positive reception to his design. He commented, "I came up with the design for Landscape Obscured when leaving the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last year. To see the design realised and to have it so well received by judges, other designers and the general public is truly amazing." Tony adds ‘This Gold is an enormous accolade for us. Dan’s design is innovative in the extreme and the entire team has been keenly focused on making his concept a reality. We couldn’t be more delighted with how it has turned out and thank the judges for their commendation. The whole ethos of Graduate Landscapes is to develop functional, attractive and utterly bespoke gardens for our clients and we bring our originality, clarity of vision and skills gained over years of experience to each and every project we work on’. Landscape Obscured is not a static garden and the imaginative use of living fungi means that, throughout the week of the show the garden will grow and develop, allowing visitors an ever evolving insight into the lifecycle of the mushroom. Then, at the end of the last day, what better way to illustrate the effect of human consumption on our planet than to harvest all the mushrooms, leaving bare, empty spaces in their wake? But fear not, these fine organic mushrooms will not go to waste - we plan to cook them up and serve them to lucky visitors! Have a look at the latest photos of our winning garden: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14028008
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