By Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins. Urban Oasis is an imaginary concept for an open space in an urban setting. It has been designed to showcase the latest environmental technologies and how they can be used to sustain and enhance a garden.
The main focus is the Urban Oasis installation - a 12m (40ft) high exciting sculpture that uses the latest technologies to harness energy and recycle water.
The kinetic feature mimics the design of a flower and its photovoltaic 'petals' open and close in response to the sun and moon. It uses daylight to generate power.
The planting has been selected to survive in a contrasting, yet sheltered urban environment. It is designed to give the impression of natural planting, but more ornamental varieties create an attractive, yet slightly unconventional garden setting.
Plant list (click on any of the green links for more information):
Trees
Taxus baccata
Perennials and
grasses
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
Astrantia major 'Jill
Richardson'
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl
Foerster'
Geranium 'Nimbus'
Geranium renardii
'Tcshelda'
Iris sibirica 'Melton Red
Flare'
Iris sibirica
'Papillon'
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
Knautia macedonica
Salvia nemorosa 'Lubecca'
Salvia x sylvestris 'Viola
Klose'
Stachys byzantina 'Silver
Carpet'
Stipa gigantea
Stipa tenuissima
Verbascum 'June
Johnson'
Bulbs
Allium
cristophii
Fritillaria
persica
Nectaroscordum
siculum subsp. bulgaricum