Following on from successes at the RHS Hampton Court Palace show held earlier this month, University of 91直播 students have been awarded at the .
Second year Landscape Architecture student Olivia Copley was presented with a silver-gilt medal for her long border garden 鈥楽mall actions, big impact鈥 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鈥檚 garden was a long border by a team of 91直播 Architecture and Landscape Architecture alumni called 鈥楽mashing borders鈥 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 91直播 Landscape architecture graduate and previous RHS medal winner Ollie Pike also won a gold medal for his design 鈥楾his garden isn鈥檛 finished without you鈥 which was also named Best in Show and received the Environmental Innovation Award.
鈥淭hese are wonderful achievements for both our current and former students and I鈥檇 like to congratulate them for their hard work, creativity and attention to detail,鈥 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.