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Repurpose to help the planet

HE judging of Chelsea Flower Show Product of the Year 2021 went ahead as usual last month, with the winner announced on the virtual Chelsea output, but people will have to wait until the September Chelsea show to see all ten finalists’ products on TV programme, and Chris Harrop, group director of sustainability and supply chain ethics at hard-landscape materials company Marshalls plc. Both are committed environmentalists and well equipped to judge this year’s theme ‘Sustainable Garden Product of the Year’.

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