Eco Garden Party

We had a really great family day out yesterday. We travelled up to London to go to the start garden party which is being held in some very exclusive gardens. Those of Clarence, Marlborough and Lancaster House.
It is a project co-ordinated by a charity of Prince Charles and it's aim is to make us all aware of how to can do things to help the environment.
I was really taken with all the innovative ideas shown for 'growing your own' and came away feeling quite inspired.
This idea is from the Allotment Society (I think) and shows that not a lot of room is needed to be able to grow your own. The ladder allotment makes use of vertical space. Lots of other displays used this idea too.



Love the wellies planted up in this one.

A dustbin full of lavender, tree branches used as supports for tomatoes,

an interesting potting table complete with kitchen sink,

herbs grow in cut up plastic bottles,

I had to smile when I saw the stepladder as I got one for our garden (from Freecycle, very eco-friendy) this summer!

Chilli's grown in lengths of plastic guttering.

Love this pond in an old bath.

Here holes have been cut into an old door to house yogurt pots and then these are used for growing salad leaves.

The front

The back

A different use for a wheelbarrow.

I love the idea of making use of items that may otherwise have just been dumped, using them for growing food to eat and also making the garden look interesting too.