"Simon's Garden" represents Scenic Blue's - the UK's only landscape gardening franchise - inaugural experience of exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show, which follows hot on the heels of the company's strong presence at this year's Urban Gardens show.

This impressive courtyard garden has been designed by the award winning Scenic Blue Design Team, (Scenic Blue picked up four awards at the British Association of Landscape Industries' Awards) with the build handled by Scenic Blue Northampton, winners of the Scenic Blue's internal Technical Excellence award. The dramatic results underpin the company's founding belief that there is a garden out there to suit everyone , dispelling the notion that landscape design is merely the domain of the affluent minority and dispensing with the view that the service is only accessible to those with significant amounts money to spend - and acres of space!

The garden belongs to a fictional character "Simon", a young, urban professional whose recent purchase and renovation of a bachelor pad in the city has left him low on cash. Keen to exploit the tiny space referred to as a "garden" Simon sets out to create a smart outdoor living zone, with a few quirky touches to uphold his creative credentials. Simon, a true product of the 80s and ardent environmentalist is also battling with his conscience in trying to find an environmentally friendly way of disposing of his beloved first car.

The vehicle, along with the over-flowing skip at the front of the house, is causing Simon - a recent recycling convert - much consternation.

The solution is the creation of a stunning and dramatically lit contemporary garden. This spectacular outdoor room features an amazing water wall, stylised planting and - because of the money saved by using reclaimed materials retrieved from the skip and parts of the beaten up banger - an ultra modern outdoor sound system - in other words the ultimate recycling coup.

Scenic Blue has enlisted the services of a number of specialist companies to enable the build of its outstanding recycling themed exhibit. Pivotal to the success of the design is the skilful exploitation of lighting architecture techniques, supplied by Rob Webber, Managing Director of Scenic Lighting Ltd - one of only a handful of dedicated landscape lighting specialists in the UK. Scenic Lighting's expertise has been strategically employed to create a welcoming ambience, combining a selection of innovative, striking lighting effects ranging from washing to spotlighting, to inject a genuine sense of drama into this compact landscape.

The focal point of the design is a totally unique water feature which has been crafted by Tills Innovations - a company which prides itself on the delivery of bespoke stunning contemporary features and sculptures inspired by the elements of nature. The garden architecture masterpiece - which took three weeks to produce - incorporates the pairing of sleek brushed stainless steel with recycled glass and features water cascading through and over 204 wine bottles to create a truly memorable spectacle.

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