The Devon County Show tackles the greenhouse effect
A greenhouse made from 3,000 re-used plastic bottles and a garden built out of recycled materials are the centre-piece of the Craft and Garden Pavilion at the 2019 Devon County Show at Westpoint near Exeter.
The 6ft by 8ft structure, which comprises used plastic bottles (otherwise destined for land fill) threaded onto a frame of bamboo canes, and the garden with a host of re-used ideas have been made by Crafts and Gardens Chief Steward Deborah Custance Baker. She wanted to look to the future and think about what can be done to reduce the amount of plastic going into oceans and landfill.
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The recycled garden includes plant ‘pots’ made with loo rolls, meaning seedlings could be transferred into the garden without the need for plastic pots.
The craft group at Age UK Exeter created paper flowers for the display while Men in Sheds - the charity's group for men over 50 - provided a series of old pallets reinvented as nesting boxes and dog beds.
Local children were also involved in the project - pupils from Tedburn St Mary School did a litter pick and made a tree for the exhibit from all the waste they collected.
Even the display itself will be recycled once the show is over. The garden and greenhouse will be donated to a local school.
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