Chatsworth House to turn sustainable with new 3 year phase

The stately home in Derbyshire have looked into using biodegradable plant pots and peat free compost with the aim to become more sustainable.

This movement is part of their 3 year plan to become more sustainable within the 105 acre garden. This autumn, they have planned to plant more than “30,000 bulbs” and “40,000 perennial plants” into the gardens, with peat free compost in “open ground,” or in “biodegradable pots” that are a “product of the rice industry.”

Of course it has been hard to turn their gardening habits 100% sustainable, but 95% of it has been thus far, with only a of “specialist trees and shrubs” being grown using peat. The planting this autumn will be covering approximately 3 acres, which includes woodlands.

The head of gardening and landscaping, Steve Porter said, "There’s more we can and will do because there is real support across the garden team.”

There will also be a new meadow area starting to blossom in summer 2021, but taking several years to fully grow. Planting began in lockdown, and will carry on throughout the winter months depending on the weather, so that the gardens can continue to grow.

The people of Chatsworth have been working alongside Sheffield University professor, James Hitchmough, to create a “meadow glade” in the gardens, to attract even more people. This will be between the Grotto pond and the maze.

These new additions to the stately home will positively encourage sustainability and have a positive impact on the environment.

{Quotes from The Yorkshire Post}