Ornamental Planting
Ornamental planting beds with seasonal interest; adds color and visual appeal.
Carbon and evidence
Carbon Sink & Ecosystem Services
A living landscape element — a carbon sink and provider of ecosystem services, not a manufactured product. Its value is measured by sequestration and biodiversity, not embodied carbon, and it must never be netted against a product’s A1–A3.
Carbon Sequestration
Not sequestration-led
The primary value here is biodiversity and/or water function, not carbon storage.
Biodiversity Net Gain
ornamental/non-native; amenity plus some pollinator value, lower distinctiveness than native
Source: Defra Biodiversity Metric 4.0
England requires a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain; distinctiveness is one input to the habitat unit calculation.
Ecosystem Services
Establishment & Maintenance
can be input-intensive — irrigation, seasonal replanting and fertiliser
Read This Honestly
- •Ornamental beds can be maintenance- and input-intensive.
- •Carbon value is modest.
Reference Sources
Products in this category
No manufacturer products are listed in this category yet. You can specify ornamental planting generically and carry it through to a render and specification as normal.
Specification
- Finish
- Mixed ornamental species
- Service life
- 30 years