What's New at Garden Design School?
Garden Design School Blooming and Growing in the USA
After great success with two schools in the United Kingdom, Robin Templar Williams and Moira Farnham opened their first school in the United States at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Massachusetts in 2009. Now in it’s third full year, Garden Design School USA has attracted students from Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and as far away as Venezuela. Enroll now for the 2012-2013 class commencing August 25, 2012. Call 781-498-5878 or email info@gardendesignschool.com, for enrollment information and questions.
Open House / Sampler Day, May 2 2012
Experience for yourself why we are different. Meet the principal tutors and graduates at our Open House on May 2, 2012. It is the perfect opportunity to ask questions, see some of the student’s work, hear a talk about the school, and enjoy a mini-lecture to sample the caliber of the training. The Open House meets at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, in Boylston, MA, the same beautiful venue for the class Blocks. Register for our Open House on the home page or by contacting the office at info@gardendesignschool.com. You can also call (781) 489-5878.
ROBIN TEMPLAR WILLIAMS - to talk at Boston and Philadelphia Flower Shows
Garden Design School’s reputation for training and development at the highest standard continues to grow. As evidence of this, the School’s internationally recognized co-founder, principal and program tutor, Robin Templar Williams, has been invited to give talks at The Boston Flower & Garden Show and the Philadelphia International Flower Show. Robin, who has won many awards and accolades for his exceptional and inspirational garden designs, says “the talk will draw on content from our Garden Design Diploma and is intended to help attendees learn how to apply their own creativity and passion for gardens to create great designs.” Come along and find out more about a career in the rewarding and profitable landscape design industry. Philadelphia Show: Robin will be speaking on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. Website: www.theflowershow.com. Boston Show: Robin will be speaking on March 16, 2011, at 11:30 am at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
Website: www.thebostonflowershow.com.
2010 Graduates Branching Out at the Boston Flower Show
Four graduates from Garden Design School USA, Class of 2010, have been invited to exhibit at the 2011 Boston Flower & Garden Show–A Burst of Color: Celebrating the Container Garden. The show runs March 16-20, 2011, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The new graduates will be designing, constructing, planting, and showing off their Garden Design and Landscaping skills. We hope this will be a tradition for GDS graduates and the Boston Flower Show for years to come. The title of their exhibit is Branching Out, which symbolizes the adventure all four designers are experiencing as they start new careers in Garden Design. Follow the exhibit experience of graduate designers Joanne Gilmartin, Lauren Miklavic, Tom Miller, and Kim Zorniger on their blog, http://branchingoutbostonflowershow.wordpress.com/.
And, please stop by the flower show to the see the exhibit!
Read all about the exhibit in APLD magazine, 'The Designer' here:-
http://apld.org/_media/The%20Designer%20Magazine/2011Fall_DesignerWeb_FINAL.pdf
SUCCESS FOR OUR GARDEN DESIGN SCHOOL USA STUDENTS, CLASS OF 2011
Class of 2011/2012 in high spirits, looking forward to their exciting year ahead at Garden Design School USA at Tower Hill.
Congratulations to the Class of 2011 on their successful completion of the Garden Design School Program at Tower Hill, MA
Heidi and Andrea celebrating their achievements at the 2011 Graduation
Awards all round for Garden Design School
JUSTINE JOBSON - AWARDED RHS PRIZE
Justine Jobson - Wins Silver at Royal RHS London Plant & Design Show 2010
Recently, former Garden Design School pupil, Justine Jobson entered her first show garden at the RHS London Plant & Design Show. Justine tells us it was a lot of hectic evenings and hard work - but
"It was a really good experience, and I definitely appreciate all the help I had from some very generous and co-operative people. I'd love to do another, to try and beat my Silver medal, perhaps an outdoor one in the summer next time!"
ROBIN TEMPLAR WILLIAMS - APL AWARD
The latest coup for Robin Templar Williams was to be awarded not one, but two accolades for a stunning private garden in Surrey. The garden in Chiddingfold was the winner of the ‘2009 Amenities and Landscape Award’ and the very rare ‘Judges Special Award for an Outstanding Garden, in Design, Construction and Planting’ by the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL).
Robin commented, “We hope that the ongoing successes and achievements of the faculty members inspire and motivate our students and give them confidence to achieve their own career goals.”
FI BOYLE WINS THE 2009 GARDEN DESIGN SCHOOL AWARD
The 2009 Garden Design School Student Award has been awarded to Fi Boyle, the graduate who we feel has made the most significant progress while training with us this year.
Fi can be contacted on 01747 860263 or 07787 913027 or by email: fi.boyle2@googlemail.com
FORMER GARDEN DESIGN SCHOOL STUDENT WINS MAJOR AWARD AT CHELSEA 2008
Andrew Stevenson, who completed his landscape design education with Garden Design School in 2005, is the co-designer of a fantastic, award-winning show garden at the recent RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Andrew and his fellow designer, Steve Putnam, both work for Chessington Garden Centre – who sponsored their entry - and their garden, entitled “Mist-Placed”, won a silver flora medal in the ‘courtyard’ category. The design is based on the crumbling remains of a long-neglected chapel garden on a Victorian estate in north Yorkshire. It conveys a strong sense of solitude and serenity with a very imaginative scheme of predominantly shade-loving plants.
Andrew Stevenson, who completed the Garden Design School Diploma in 2005, is the co-designer of a fantastic, award-winning show garden at the recent RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Andrew and his fellow designer, Steve Putnam, both work for Chessington Garden Centre – who sponsored their entry - and their garden, entitled “Mist-Placed”, won a silver flora medal in the ‘courtyard’ category. The design is based on the crumbling remains of a long-neglected chapel garden on a Victorian estate in north Yorkshire. It conveys a strong sense of solitude and serenity with a very imaginative scheme of predominantly shade-loving plants.