I recently had the honour of being one of the judges for the 2017 International Design Contest sponsored by I-Plants/Urban Horticulture magazine.  What a tough job with so many inspiring and unique designs being entered from around the globe!  I really enjoyed the experience and thank Kathy Fediw, editor of I-Plants/Urban Horticulture for the opportunity.

Congratulations to all of the winners, I’d recommend taking some time to have a look at all of them in I-Plants/Urban Horticulture magazines May edition.

Congratulations to Sydney’s TPR Group for winning second place in the Green Wall $40,000+ category of the contest!  Their 51 meter long by 6 metre high Green Wall at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney was commissioned for the Botanic Garden 200^th Bi-centenary celebrations and comprises of 18,000 plants, the sheer scale of this project making it very impressive indeed. TPR Group’s design uses the GSky Versa Wall^TM greenwall system with 25 independent irrigation systems, over 300 metres of irrigation line and more than 2,000 irrigation drippers.  The GSky Versa Wall^TM planting is designed to be changed to suit the current exhibition, enabling this beautiful greenwall to help tell a story.  I look forward to seeing future designs!

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