he American environmental campaigner Annie Leonard once said, “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.” This fact challenges us all to pause before buying new for the garden, and consider where our old paving and furniture may end up if they’re thrown on a skip. In a bid to reduce waste and promote sustainability, many leading landscape designers and garden makers are reusing materials. Garden designer Jilayne Rickards uses reclaimed materials because they lend a sense of age, history and character to a garden that can’t be achieved with new items. “This sustainable approach also reduces a garden’s carbon impact, preventing items going to landfill and polluting
