Dorset garden design duo create a buzz at Chelsea Fringe
3:30pm Thursday 31st May 2012 in News
By Emma Walker
BLOOMING GOOD: Wendy Cartwright, garden designer, and Caroline Perget, landscape architect
TWO Dorset-based garden designers have been creating a buzz at a new London event.
Caroline Perget and Wendy Cartwright teamed up for The Chelsea Fringe – a festival of flowers, gardens and gardening.
Their event, named The Big Buzz and Flutter in Archbishop’s Park, aims to raise awareness of the decline of the bees, birds and butterflies.
The dedicated duo received no funding for the event which started on May 19 and will be held each weekend until June 10.
Miss Perget, 33, of Weymouth, said: “We are organising a series of great workshops and craft activities for children to have fun and learn about bees, birds and butterflies. Our first weekend was a
success.
“It is a great opportunity to pass a message to the younger generation.
“By planting wildlife-friendly plants near their playground we hope children will care about their environment and learn about the role and benefits of insects.”
Miss Perget, a landscape architect and garden designer, added: “We would like to spread the word to encourage everyone to create a matrix of trees, shrubs and climbers. “These are all good nectar
sources. If everyone can do something towards that, we will have done some good.”
Mother-of-three Mrs Cartwright, of South Holworth, said: “I’ve been practising gardening for nearly 25 years.” Mrs Cartwright, 56, added: “We think, most people would like the wildlife – such as
the bees, birds and butterflies into their garden. It is them that choose to come to us so we get a big buzz when the flutters come in.”
The event, which will next be in Archbishop’s Park next weekend, is hoped to be held in Dorset next year.
Many companies from Weymouth have supported the duo such as Weyprint, Baloogi Studio and Bill Crumblehome.
For information visit thebigbuzz andflutter.co.uk
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