This year's finalists for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Sustainable Garden Product of the Year have been announced, with a plantable calendar, origami planters and a Sneeboer handspade making the list.
The competition, which is open exclusively to tradestand exhibitors at Chelsea Flower Show, celebrates the horticultural industry's efforts to promote eco-friendly and ethical consumerism.
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The winners of the Sustainable Garden Product of the Year will be announced from the show on Monday 20 May.
The final round is judged by Professor Chris Harrop, Deborah Meaden and Andree Davies.
Last year's winner was Lindum Turf - Lindum Wildflower Turf. A turf that has a balance of 27 species of wildflowers, herbs and flowering perennials grown into a moisture retentive, 100 per cent plastic free and biodegradable matting to provide an instant wildflower area. A different turf from Lindum appears on the shortlist this year.
The criteria for the finalists focuses on environmental sustainability, innovation, functionality and quality as well as ergonomics and safety.
Full list of finalists of the Sustainable Garden Product of the Year 2024
twool sustainable garden net
Sustainable garden net made from Dartmoor wool.
Company: twool
RRP including VAT: £14.99
twool sustainable garden net is the first netting of its kind made from underused renewable British wool as an alternative to plastic net. It is versatile, durable, and biodegradable. Nets are developed using twool naked yarn, a blend of Whiteface Dartmoor wool and Zwartbles natural-coloured wool. Blended, they give a beautiful granite look and are incredibly strong.
Plantable Calendar
An eco-friendly calendar.
Company: Hannah Marchant
RRP including VAT: £9.50
This plantable calendar uses biodegradable eco-paper made with post-consumer and post-industrial paper waste that is embedded with seeds. When the paper is planted, the seeds grow and the paper naturally breaks down in the soil, resulting in no waste. All that is left behind are flowers, herbs or vegetables.
Flat packed, self-watering origami planters made from waste.
Company: POTR
RRP including VAT: £16
POTR has embraced a holistic approach to sustainable design, resulting in a unique product which places environmental impact at the core of the product design. POTR conducted a life cycle analysis of a traditional plant pot to uncover the carbon hotspots associated with the entire product lifecycle. Inspired by what they discovered, the team turned to a unique origami design, developing their distinctive flat-packed-pot.
Sneeboer Handspade
Sustainably produced stainless steel handspade.
Company: Sneeboer Trading BV
RRP including VAT: £76.70
The Sneeboer Handspade is the first tool in the Sneeboer collection, which goes back 111 years, that has been produced on a fully sustainable basis. The design of the handspade is based on feedback from gardeners who needed a tool for their garden with all the function and strength of a spade, without it being so heavy and cumbersome.
Lindum Turf – Lindum Species Rich Turf
Lindum Species Rich turf made from 100 per cent plastic free materials
Company: Lindum Turf
RRP including VAT: £15
This species rich turf is a balance of wildflowers, grasses, and flowering perennials. It is grown into a moisture retentive mat, 100 per cent Plastic Free and with biodegradable matting to create an instant biodiverse area that can be enjoyed as either a natural wildlife area or an informal lawn.
