A college looked to the past for inspiration for its entry to the Chelsea Flower Show.
Capel Manor College, in Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, has put a modern twist on a ‘stumpery’ – a Victorian arrangement.
Sarah Seery, head of horticulture and landscaping at the college, said: “The Chelsea garden was inspired by the stumpery that we built at our Gunnersbury Park campus last year with our level one horticulture students.
“A stumpery adds an attractive and interesting dimension to a garden and is the perfect spot for many shade-loving plants. A stumpery is an ideal way to recycle tree stumps rather than having them removed from your garden. By re-using logs and old stumps it creates the perfect habitat for beneficial insects, decomposers and micro beasts like the endangered stag beetle.”
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show takes place at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, between May 19 and 23.
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