Taking place on the 17-21st of July, the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, embraced new talent and the career changers who found a new path into the horticultural industry.
Career Changer & Terrace Garden Medals and Awards
Specifically for new designers, plants people, and contractors aged 31 and over, the debut garden category for the 2024 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park has been introduced to help kick-start their careers in horticulture.
The RHS Career Changer of the Year was awarded to the former police officer, Chris Reynolds who harnessed the power of horticulture to help support victims of crime. Reynold’s The Safe Space Garden was also awarded a gold medal in the category of Career Changers at the show
Christine Leung’s Glean, a relaxing kitchen garden with sustainable food growing at its core, was awarded the Best Terrace Garden prize.
RHS Young Designer & Show Garden Medals and Awards
Ashleigh Aylett, who designed The Woodland Trust: 49% Garden highlighting the efforts made by the charity to address the loss of nearly half of Britain’s trees outside of woods, was named RHS Young Designer of the Year 2024. Her garden was also awarded Best Construction within the Young Designer category.
Ollie Pike picked up Best in Show and a gold medal for This Garden Isn’t Finished Without You, a celebration of the inclusivity of the garden’s sponsor, The Methodist Church.
My Name’5 Doddie, by Pip Probert, which raises awareness of Motor Neurone Disease in memory of the late rugby player, was awarded the Best Construction of a Show Garden Award.
Sarah Poll, RHS Head of Shows Development, said: “Yet again, RHS Tatton Park has excited, provoked and inspired with some of the most innovative designs of the current generation of garden designers. We’ve got show veterans celebrated alongside career changers making their debut at an RHS show, and all of them have produced some absolutely show-stopping designs. RHS Tatton Park is fun, thoughtful and beautiful, and we would like to thank and congratulate everybody who has taken part. We hope they have enjoyed it as much as we have.”
The full list of all the medals awarded at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park can be found here.