National Finalists

Congratulations to plot one!  Ewan Sewell from Bishop Burton College and Jack Stanford from Sparsholt College.
 
Ewan (20) and Jack (17) have become the National gold winners of the WorldSkills UK Landscape Gardening Competition sponsored by Marshalls plc. Congratulations. Both competitors were extremely motivated and showed excellent accuracy with their garden construction and have a fantastic future ahead of them in their landscape gardening career.
 
We must not forget the other three finalists who triumphed against 27 others to come to the National Final also. David Merton from GMC Landscapes in London was awarded silver for his excellent standard of work coming very close behind the gold winning team with John, his boss on plot two. David had the unlucky situation of having to work on his own because of one competitor withdrawal. John Guildford his boss stepped in to assist as his labourer for the four days. John who was aching at the end of day one did a wonderful job of keeping everyone’s spirits up and there was never a dull moment on plot two!   
 
Jonathan Dosiak from South Staffordshire College and Adam Clark from GMC Landscapes on plot three were awarded bronze position for their hard work. Both competitors showed good standards of work and complete dedication to delivering their best throughout the show. 
 
On behalf of BALI and the judging team; Mitch Westwood from Westwood Solutions, Roger Clarke from Onsite Training UK and Charlie Maclauchlan from Country Gardens York; we would like to say a huge thank you to all competitors, their supporting tutors and our sponsors for helping to deliver an enjoyable event for all.
 
Position Forename Surname Organisation
GOLD Ewan Sewell Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
GOLD Jack Stanford Sparsholt College, Hampshire
SILVER David Merton GMC Landscapes Ltd, London
BRONZE Jonathan Dosiak South Staffordshire College
BRONZE Adam Clark GMC Landscapes Ltd, London
WITHDRAWN Kareem Ali Derby College

To view the garden produced by Patricia Fox of Aralia Garden Design & Build, please download from the links opposite.  This is the second year that Aralia Garden Design have provided the garden design for the competition. Senior Designer Tristen Knight commented: “When Aralia Garden Design were given the brief of a German themed garden, three key words sprung to mind - efficiency, precision and quality. With this in mind, the garden is based around a geometric design which maximizes the garden space but is then complemented and softened by large planting areas to give contrast. The use of sawn cut granite paving and smooth decking further enhances the feeling of precision and to give the contemporary finish desired. Central and key to the garden style is the pergola and water feature and, with the architectural and contemporary shapes used, these two elements demand attention.”

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0. Malvern Autumn Show 2011

 

1. General photo's 2010 National Final at Malvern Autumn Show

 

2. Plot 1 Ryan Neveu Graduate Gardeners and Darren Cumming The Essential Earthmen

 

3. Plot 2, David Harvey The Essential Earthmen and Robert Stewart Oatridge College

 

4. Plot 3, Ryan Love Oatridge College and Ben Skinner Chichester College

 

5. Plot 4, Kristopher Orr and Neil Bradley College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

 

8. 2009 Intermediate Final 7-10th Sept. IOG SALTEX

 

9. 2009 Advanced Finalists

 

9.1. 2009 Advanced Final, Malvern Autumn Show 24-27th Sept

 

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