Last Tuesday I went out for the day with Miss Willmott to the Creating Landscapes Show at Capel Manor College (stop me if you've heard this one before). Organised by the Landscape Juice Network, it brought together different aspects of the Landscaping Industry to show off their wares and services. We met Miss Willmott's new best friends from Wyevale East (and very nice they were too) as well as others from the landscaping world including Nock Coslett from Palmstead Nurseries (but don't tell Richard and Liz from Wyevale East).
One of the best things was looking around Capel Manor College and at the show gardens that were designed by former students. Although Capel Manor doesn't appear to provide degree courses, the gardens that were there were of good quality and well thought out and provided a good use of space. We're not all going to be designing large acre plots for Lord and Lady Muck, so to do what they have done must be a real benefit to the students.
Some of the front gardens in Sunflower Street, a small display of the student's work
Wyeale East's finest
I know we got the chance to build the garden, designed by Mandy Buckland - got to get that in, for Hampton Court and I'm thankful for that (did I mention Gold and Best Small Garden 2010) but it would be good for Hadlow College and ex-students if they could find funding to have new gardens designed and built to show off their students talents, after all they have the space. I was told that Marshalls sponsored about 9 of the gardens at Capel Manor, so there is money out there.
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