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2013 Botanical Painting scholarship winner
We had a tremendous response to our offer of a place on our One Year Diploma in Botanical Painting Course – thank you all for participating. It was very difficult to choose a winner but we are delighted to announce that Helen Laing is the recipient of this special 30th Anniversary Botanical Painting Scholarship. Helen... Read more »
Russian Revolution !
After her recent success teaching Garden Design in Ukraine, Rosemary Alexander gave a 3 day Master Class in St.Petersburg, Russia to 20 designers from many different states. “Garden Design is a very new profession in Russia, and I am well-respected there, and in Ukraine, through my books which are now in several Eastern European languages”... Read more »
2010/11 Practical Horticulture graduate wins Silver at Hampton Court
Clare Olof wins both a medal and new appointment ! Clare Olof in ‘Corner of the World’, their silver medal winning show garden at the RHS Hampton Court Show 2012. After Clare’s ‘Corner of the World’ winning garden at Hampton Court this year, The National Autistic Society has appointed her as their lead designer to... Read more »
2013 Scholarship – Botanical Painting Diploma Course
Deadline approaching for entries for a chance at scholarship In celebration of our upcoming 30th Anniversary, we are offering a unique scholarship opportunity of a complimentary place on our renowned Botanical Painting Diploma Course commencing January 2013. This part time one-year course will guide the chosen applicant through the steps of accurate illustration of plant... Read more »
Addicted to Dixter !
EGS Practical Horticulture students still working at Great Dixter . . Seven ambitious students from the 2010-11 Practical Horticulture Diploma course organised a short work experience project at Great Dixter during their academic year. After more than a year later, Danny Hay, Kay Fackrell, Katy Judd, Liz Pallant, June Wismayer, Alison Campbell and Jo Sandeman-Allen... Read more »
2012 Graduates collaborate on an exciting design in Clapham
Three of our recently graduated students, Liz Rentzsch, Andrew Stringer and Marcus Foster have collaborated on designing a garden for Andrew Kendrick, chairman of Ace European Group. The brief was to have an instant garden that took the stylish house interior into the garden. Contemporary in feel with textured and tonal planting. Liz: ‘We three... Read more »
Duchess of Bedford congratulates EGS graduate
WOBURN ABBEY GARDEN SHOW – AUGUST 2012 Congratulations to EGS graduate George Long, one of three designers chosen to build a garden for The Woburn Abbey Garden Show last month. Each participant was given a 5.4m x 5.4m plot, budget of £1000 for building materials and all plants supplied by the sponsor. Undoubtedly influenced by... Read more »
EGS graduates at 2012 Chelsea Flower Show
EGS graduates past and present continue to feature at the renowned Chelsea Flower Show. Joe Swift, Rachel de Thame, Julie Toll, Philip Nixon and others have continued on to great success and inspired many of our more recent graduates. For 2012 CFS, two creative and industrious EGS graduates Ruth Willmott and Frederic Whyte are showing... Read more »
EGS graduates awarded exhibition space at The Landscape Show, Olympia March ‘12
Amy Roberts and Manoj Malde, both graduated with distinction in 2011. Their talent and enthusiasm led them to enter the Landscape Show’s Graduate Competition. The challenge for the graduates was to design a garden in a 3mtr x 3mtr space. Both were awarded a space to build their first show gardens. Horticulture Week has named Amy... Read more »