Cedar
A tree native to mountainous regions from North America to Asia, cedar is known for its strong properties. There are many species of cedar but western red is commonly used for gardening purposes.
Pros
Cons
- Whilst native to areas outside of the UK, the species was introduced to Britain, planted in the UK for timber. British red cedar wood will be locally sourced and reduce emissions in terms of transport.
- Whilst some species of cedar are endanger, the western red cedar in Britain is not.
- The wood is durable and naturally resistant to fungi, due to natural preservatives.
- Cedar woods can be found FSC certified.
- The wood is usually reasonably priced.
- Imported red cedar tends to be more durable than locally sourced, but not by too much. Imports will also have more impact on the environment due to the amount they will travel.
- Cedar imported from non-certified sources and from abroad may have further environmental impacts, threatening habitats along with indigenous cultures.
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Helping you build your beautiful garden in a sustainable way.
About
This website is a non-profit, impartial information service.
It has been created to help you find out the environmental consequences of using particular landscaping products and services.
We live in a world that is under extreme threat from the way we are using its resources. Hopefully this website can help you make better choices.
How to use this website
This website will provide you with the information you need on various materials you can encounter in landscaping.
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Who are we?
This website is a service the garden design company Glorious Gardens Sussex that is located in Brighton, England; offers completely free of commercial interest to ensure the information you need to garden sustainably is given to you in an unbiased and simple fashion. It was very hard to find objective information about the environmental impacts of the garden materials we were using. We decided to set this website up as a response. It is created on a voluntary basis without any advertising funds.
Important to note...
It is key to mention that there is a lot of information on the sustainability of gardening materials out there, but a lot of this is attached to a company whose intent is to persuade you to buy something. This makes it hard to tell if the information is 100% genuine, made harder by the fact that any sources used are hardly ever referenced (something this website offers). Whilst researching, it was astonishing to see the lack of unbiased data, with online commercial companies overwhelming the internet searches.
Due to the voluntary nature of this website, we haven't currently been able to cover every material , and in some cases, we have generalised.
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