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Selling sustainability to our clients

We asked our LCGD tutors and lecturers how they get the buy in for a sustainable design from clients? How can we make sustainable solutions desirable that they accept and that get the acceptance of the neighbours?

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Sustainable landscapes – how designers can work

At LCGD we encourage sustainable design approaches in students’ work. There is now substantial and growing evidence for the physical and mental health benefits of spending time in the natural environment, although people, especially children are engaging less with nature.

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A new training partnership

We’re very pleased to announce an innovative new partnership with the Lawn Association to ensure that garden design professionals have the skills and expertise to promote true sustainable lawn care within their work.

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LCGD Charitable donations top £30,000

Our social responsibility strategy continues to support horticultural charities that benefit a wide community. This includes those working within the industry through our association with Perennial, the Gardeners Royal Benevolent Charity.

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New Zealand’s Best Garden

Our series on New Iconic Gardens of the 21st Century has been very popular as we expand our search across the UK, USA and Scandinavia. Our next port of call is New Zealand and Ben Hoyle, one of the country’s finest and best known Garden Designers.

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Which new iconic garden will you choose?

Our new series of Info Bursts got off to a great start with a presentation on the Grey to Green landscape created in Sheffield. Alexa Ryan-Mills proposed that this design brining colour and sustainability to a city centre will change how we look at urban greening.

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