Alistair Baker of Northumbrian Water, Phillip Gregory from LES who will supervise the Chelsea project and Steve Bramwell, director of CBS.
The precious nature of water will be the theme of Gateshead’s Chelsea Flower Show entry, with a giant globe the centrepiece of its environmental theme.
Gateshead Council has teamed up with Northumbrian Water to develop the garden which will use a large water feature to represent the melting of the polar ice caps.
The overall concept will be that water is precious – for health, for wealth and for life itself.
This is the first part of a two-year deal that will see Northumbrian Water sponsor gardens produced by Gateshead Council’s Local Environmental Services for the Chelsea show.
This years’ garden is based on three split-level circles representing health, wealth and life itself with a stream running through the entire plot.
Each garden will have distinct features to represent the theme, so the health section will use medicinal plants, the wealth section will be planted with luxurious flowers and the life area will be full of edible plants.
All three areas will be surrounded by an arid desert, symbolising the dangers of climate change and highlighting the way water is wasted in the modern world.
Steve Bramwell, Gateshead’s Group Director for Community Based Services, said:
“We’re delighted to be working with Northumbrian Water on such an exciting project. The flower show entry will be an excellent garden, but it also conveys a serious message about the environment.
"Our horticultural employees are carefully working and planning to develop this exhibit and I look forward to hearing the reaction of Chelsea judges and local people,” he said.