ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

 

The core value of the company is to create gardens that have a low environmental impact and contribute positively to biodiversity without compromising on the quality and aesthetics of the garden and your needs.

The advantages of a garden in which the environmental impact has been considered throughout the design and build process and its ongoing maintenance include: 

  • Nature is brought into your garden, bringing your garden to life

  • Improves the quality of your life

  • Can reduce build costs due to minimising waste to go offsite and reusing materials

  • Reduced medium- to long-term costs by selecting materials that last and plants that are resilient to a changing climate to maximise their lifespan

  • At the end of life of a product or material, it is easy to replace an individual component so it can be repaired, and the afterlife of the material or product has been considered.

Minimise carbon emissions

Create gardens that reduce carbon emissions by:

  • Selecting materials and products that have low carbon emissions from production to end of life.

  • Minimising soil excavation, so reducing carbon release from the soil

  • Sequestering carbon in gardens with trees, shrubs and other planting, and protecting the soil.

  • Consider going maintenance of the garden to minimise the lifetime carbon emissions.

Resilient and Adaptable

Create gardens that are adaptable to: 

  • Extreme weather events and a changing climate, such as increased drought and heavy rain events. For example, through careful plant selection, using permeable surfaces, reducing hard landscaping, and capturing and using water in the garden.

  • The changing needs of the client and future custodians of the garden.

Minimise waste and protect natural resources

Create gardens that minimise waste and protect natural resources by:

  • Selecting products with minimal packaging

  • Selecting materials and products that are from certified renewable resources

  • Using reclaimed materials where possible

  • Considering what happens to new products and materials at the end of their life

Improve Biodiversity

Create gardens that improve and maintain biodiversity by: 

  • Including a variety of different plants and creating plant-filled gardens

  • Providing diverse natural habitats

  • Responsible lighting of gardens

  • Considering the connection of your garden to the wider landscape.

 

Business Operations

Our environmental policy also applies to our business operations from using a bank that matches our core values to minimising travel. To this end, our next company vehicle will be electric, we hold meetings with clients, staff and suppliers via online platforms and by telephone when in-person meetings can be avoided, and our energy needs are met via renewable energy and/or green energy tariffs.