The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is not a place you'd go expecting to debate youth policy. However, in amongst the jugs of Pimm's and garlands of geraniums this year, questions about young people's place in the world were never far from the surface.
The big press story - and the big public draw - was the Back to Nature garden created by the landscape architects Adam White and Andree Davies in conjunction with the Duchess of Cambridge. The garden highlights the importance of allowing children to engage with the natural environment as a way of firing their imagination, helping them experience adventure and learn about risk. It builds on years of pioneering work in creating ‘playful landscapes' inspired by the principles of child-friendly urban planning espoused by Tim Gill among others.
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