The Garden Footprint Blog: Beautiful, Edible, Low-Maintenance Gardens

A biodiverse newbuild garden

Beyond Handover: Helping Residents Build Biodiversity biodiversity developer partnerships esg homeowner engagement post-handover stewardship sustainable housing

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Contemporary new-build garden with flowering perennials and bee-friendly planting designed for biodiversity and curb appeal.

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Drought-tolerant fruit trees such as figs, mulberries, and medlars growing in a low-maintenance garden during a dry summer.

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Pioneer plants such as yarrow, viper’s bugloss and red valerian flowering in a newly planted new-build garden, attracting bees and butterflies.

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Fruiting hedge with elder, crab apple, currants, and sea buckthorn providing privacy, biodiversity, and edible harvests in a low-maintenance garden.

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A dense perennial garden border with hardy geraniums, sedum, and shrubs creating a weed-free, low-maintenance planting scheme.

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ripe apples ready for harvest

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Unusual edible plants including sea buckthorn, globe artichokes, honeyberries, and saltbush growing in a biodiverse low-maintenance garden.

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New build garden being designed from scratch with a plan, paving, and perennial planting for beauty, food, and biodiversity.

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New build garden soil being improved with compost mulch and perennial planting to create a healthy, low-maintenance garden.

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Ground cover perennials such as geraniums and ajuga used to suppress weeds in autumn gardens without chemicals.

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