The English Gardening School

EGS Alumni Winning at Chelsea 2017 Manoj Malde and his garden for Inland Homes: Beneath a Mexican Sky. Ruth Willmott and her design for Breast Cancer Now Garden: Through the Microscope. Fiona Cadwallader and The Poetry Lover’s Garden

RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW - We are thrilled that 3 of ou graduates obtained medals. Manoj Malde's Fresh garden for Inland Homes: Beneath a Mexican Sky collected a Silver-Gilt. Ruth Willmott's design for Breast Cancer Now Garden: Through the Microscope won Silver-Gilt and the People's choice award for Best Fresh Garden. Fiona Cadwallader won Silver for The Poetry Lover's Garden in the Artisan category.
All three gardens were constructed to a particularly high standard and the p...lanting was exemplary.
In addition, Kate Gould who won Best Fresh Garden and a Gold for City Living, will present the diplomas to our One Year Good Gardening students graduating in July.
I was judging in both the Fresh & the Artisan categories at this year's show. In addition I was judging Belgravia in Bloom which sees local businesses, residents, retailers and restaurants getting involved with floral displays. This year's exhibitors had risen to a very high standard.
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Signature gladioli ‘Atom’ has a famous friend in England... and we introduced them! says Old Bulbs Gazette. Garden designer Rosemary Alexander is the founder of The English Gardening School, author of a half-dozen books, and winner of the RHS Veitch Memorial Medal. We met years ago when we lectured for a series of Horticulture magazine seminars. Although OHG usually ships to US addresses only, when Rosemary asked if she could order a few of the bulbs I’d shown in my slides,... I happily agreed. ‘Atom’ was one of the first she ordered, and she liked it so much that – ten years later – she recommends it in Gardens Illustrated’s February cover article, “Rosemary Alexander’s 100 Great Plants for an English Country Garden.” Woo-hoo! “Long overlooked as an attractive garden plant,” she writes, “smaller gladioli are now back in fashion.” Another half-dozen heirlooms we offer also made it into Rosemary’s top 100 plants: ‘Bishop of Llandaff’, dahlia, ‘S. Arnott’ snowdrop (“quickly forming very handsome clumps”), ‘Thalia’ daffodil (“longevity and vigor make this a popular choice for naturalizing”), regal lily (“I plant the bulbs in plastic pots and sink these in their final position in early summer as a glamorous, scented treat”), winter aconite, and sternbergia. Spring-planted ‘Atom’ and ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ are going fast, but if you order them now you can enjoy their simple, bright blooms this summer – just like Rosemary does. www.oldhousegardens.com Old House Gardens - America’s expert source for heirloom flower bulbs ...
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We are very much looking forward to reading Caroline’s book, produced by Pimpernel Press in association with European Boxwood & Topiary Society UK and available from 8 June 2017.

News of past EGS Graduates - 2017 Lucy Bellamy is taking over from Juliet Roberts as editor of Gardens Illustrated, the best known and much respected gardening magazine. Three of our graduates are exhibiting gardens at the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show – Fiona Cadwallader, Manoj Malde, and Ruth Wilmott. We will be watching their progress and wish all four graduates much success.

BOOKING NOW What to do, When and How with Rosemary Alexander and Steve Bradley Gardening for Beginners. The 4 day course explains the basics of flower and vegetable seed sowing, growing and planting. Wednesday & Thursday 19 & 20 & Wednesday & Thursday 26 & 27 April 2017 10.30am - 3.15pm. Apply on our website

Rosemary shares her 100 best-loved plants for an English Country Garden in this month’s Gardens Illustrated

Come to an hour's Information Session where Rosemary explains the course content and you can see our facilities in the historic Chelsea Physic Garden. We are now taking bookings for the courses.
The next ONE YEAR GOOD GARDENING Information Sessions are Wednesday 27 July 2.00-3.00 and Tuesday 2 August 10.30-11.30
The next TEN WEEK INTENSIVE Information Sessions are Wednesday 27 July 3.00-4.00 and Tuesday 2 August 11.30-12.30
... at the School at the Chelsea Physic Garden. Contact us now if you wish to attend a session.
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OYGG Graduates! Have a wonderful summer!

A big thank you and very many congratulations to our latest One Year Good Gardening graduates

Come to an hour's Information Session where Rosemary explains the course content and you can see our facilities in the historic Chelsea Physic Garden. We are now taking bookings for the courses.
The next ONE YEAR GOOD GARDENING Information Sessions are Tuesday 5 July 2.00-3.00 and Tuesday 12 July 10.30-11.30
The next TEN WEEK INTENSIVE Information Sessions are Tuesday 5 July 3.00-4.00 and Tuesday 12 July 11.30-12.30
... at the School at the Chelsea Physic Garden. Contact us now if you wish to attend a session info@englishgardeningschool.co.uk
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The Chelsea Flower Show is always a highlight of the gardening year. This year 3 of our past graduates had gardens at the Show - Main show gardens. Cleve West - Gold for his M&G 2016 garden. Jo Thompson - Gold for her Chelsea Barracks garden. Artisan gardens. Freddie Whyte - Silver for his Suffolk Retreat Nick Bailey, sadly not one of our graduates but the head gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden for his Winton Beauty of Mathematics garden. Most of his helpers in buil...ding the garden were our graduates. Other graduates helped on many of the gardens and on the stands on the Pavilion. As usual, our graduates Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame were presenting for the BBC. Well done to them al
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We are thrilled to announce our confirmed speakers for Garden Makers Day 2016 Arne Maynard one of our foremost garden designers, will discuss his work in the UK and his own garden in Monmouthshire. Diarmuid Gavin will share what inspires his work, the critical and tense build up to Chelsea and his unique Chelsea Show gardens. The Isabel and Julian Bannerman partnership, responsible for the gardens at Highgrove and Arundel Castle, will explain their design philosophy. You can book your place on this inspirational day via our website or email catherine@englishgardeningschool.co. uk

Definitely worth a visit

10% discount on our Diploma Courses if we receive your deposit by end of May 2016. Are you thinking about joining our One Year Good Gardening course starting in September 2016 or our Ten Week Intensive Garden Design course starting in January 2017? Come along to an information session held by Rosemary Alexander at the Chelsea Physic Garden 19 April 2.00–3.00, 17 May 3.00-4.00, 7 June 11.00-12.00
To book a place or find out more infomation about all of our courses EMAIL info@englishgardeningschool.co.uk

10% discount on our Diploma Courses if we receive your deposit by end of May 2016. Are you thinking about joining our One Year Good Gardening course starting in September 2016 or our Ten Week Intensive Garden Design course starting in January 2017? Come along to our next information session held by Rosemary Alexander at the Chelsea Physic Garden Tuesday 19 April 2.00pm – 3.00pm
To book a place or find out more infomation about all of our courses email info@englishgardeningschool.co.uk

The English Gardening School continues to attract students from all over the world. The main courses are now a 10 week Intensive Garden Design Diploma course held annually January – end March. The international group of students design 2 real gardens, produce garden layout, planting plans and visuals, including CAD , and learn all the other aspects of this diverse profession. On the One Year Good Gardening Course, which takes place on Tuesdays over three 10 week terms, there are termly working visits to Sissinghurst working with the head gardener Troy Smith, and lectures on a range of subjects by the top people in the industry, as well as learning to draw detailed planting plans.

If you are visiting gardens over the NGS open weekend 23/24 April, don't forget to visit Rosemary's garden at Sandhill Farm House and enjoy homemade teas.

Have you designed something spectatcular? Read on for more details from a Media Company...
Hi there,
I hope you don’t mind me contacting you. I am part of the casting team on a brand new BBC2 series called Britain’s Most Spectacular Backyard Builds.
... The programme is a celebration of Britain’s most passionate inventors, makers, engineers, mechanics and general all round tinkerers who make and create inventions in their home garages, sheds, workshops and living rooms.
We’re looking to showcase some of the best home creators out there, so we’re looking for the inventors and innovators in the UK who have BIG ambitious ideas, and who would love the opportunity to create something spectacular for their home or garden as part of our programme.
I thought it would be a good idea to get in touch with gardeners as you may well know the kind of inventor we are looking for (perhaps it is you!). I wondered whether you would be able to circulate our information to anybody who you believe may be interested in this opportunity. Most, if not all, of home inventors have regular full time work and use their spare time to invent and create, so we want to tap into that unearthed talent that some of your staff, members, friends or family might have.
Only recently, Colin Furze built an underground bunker in his back garden! These are the unique, the unconventional and the unusual inventions that we’d like to find! Do you know somebody who would love the opportunity to build their own backyard build? With a budget, we will be giving three lucky people the chance to create something spectacular.
A garden rollercoaster, a catapult, a homemade helicopter! Whatever the build, big or small, in this exciting new series we want to showcase a variety of ambitious, innovative and imaginative builds, from the experimental to the incredible!
Our casting period is only open for one month so we’re keen to speak to anybody who would like to be involved ASAP.
For those who are interested, they can email the team on makers@rdftelevision.com or visit the BBC website to download an application form http://www.bbc.co.uk/…/tak…/most_spec tacular_backyard_builds
Many thanks for your time, Ellie
Twitter @britsbestbuilds
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Come along to our next information session on the 8 Dec at 2pm to find out more... email to book a places info@englishgardeningschool.co.uk

No doubt about it, they turn out some very accomplished garden designers who steal a lot of medals at The Chelsea Flower Show. As a graduate of their garden design course I can attest to their rigorous curriculum, very experienced teaching staff, caring admin. and to the generous and talented principal, Rosemary Alexander.

No doubt about it, they turn out some very accomplished garden designers who steal a lot of medals at The Chelsea Flower Show. As a graduate of their garden design course I can attest to their rigorous curriculum, very experienced teaching staff, caring admin. and to the generous and talented principal, Rosemary Alexander.

No doubt about it, they turn out some very accomplished garden designers who steal a lot of medals at The Chelsea Flower Show. As a graduate of their garden design course I can attest to their rigorous curriculum, very experienced teaching staff, caring admin. and to the generous and talented principal, Rosemary Alexander.

No doubt about it, they turn out some very accomplished garden designers who steal a lot of medals at The Chelsea Flower Show. As a graduate of their garden design course I can attest to their rigorous curriculum, very experienced teaching staff, caring admin. and to the generous and talented principal, Rosemary Alexander.