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Sparsholt College student designs for Country Greenhouses RHS Chelsea exhibit

Sparsholt College student Helen Parsons has designed the greenhouse interior and surrounding gardens for the Country Greenhouses RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit.  She won a design competition by the Petersfield based company to help them create  their 8m x 8m stand, featuring a 3m x 5m greenhouse. Competition entries were submitted from students studying for […]



Gaze Burvill shortlisted for RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden Product of the Year 2012

The Jubilee Spiral by Alton based Gaze Burvill has been shortlisted for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden Product of the Year 2012. In celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Jubilee Spiral seating can be placed around a small tree or sculpture, or displayed in its own right. Craftsman-made for optimum comfort, this piece […]



Testbourne Community School at Chelsea Fringe Festival

Students  from Testbourne Community School in Whitchurch will be taking part in the new Chelsea Fringe Festival. Their creation ‘The Wheelie Garden’ will be taking to the streets of London for two days in May and the team will be joining other horticulture enthusiasts who want to bring the joys of gardening to a wider […]



Sparsholt students prepare for Chelsea Flower Show

“Each plant has to have at least three uses, such as aromatic, medicinal and culinary” For horticulture lecturer Chris Bird, it’s a chance to take a budding new team of second year students to the show off their skills at the greatest flowers show on Earth – the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. A team of […]



Furzey Gardens prepare for Chelsea Flower Show

For the first time in five years Chris Beardshaw will be back at Chelsea Flower Show with a show garden for the 90th anniversary of Furzey Gardens near Minstead. The woodland theme reflects the character of Furzey Gardens and  because the soil at Furzey is ericaceous, the planting will feature acid loving plants such as […]