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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Garden with terracotta 3D-print bricks wins Chelsea flower show green medal

Aerial view of circular raised beds, made from perforated clay blocks, full of plants with green and grey foliage and purple, orange, yellow and white flowers
The World Child Cancer Nurturing Garden was constructed by hand, with no power tools used, to reduce carbon emissions. Photograph: Mark Thomas/Rex/Shutterstock

A garden built with “humble” terracotta made into 3D-printed bricks has won the first green medal at Chelsea flower show for being the most environmentally sustainable design.

This year’s show, held in the Royal hospital gardens in south-west London, has a strong environmental theme. At the press day on Monday, Dame Judi Dench was presented with a seedling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree unlawfully felled in Northumberland.

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