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London College of Garden Design graduates win Best in Show awards

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At the opening of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show London College of Garden Design (LCGD) Graduates have won two of the Best in Category Awards.

Helen Olney won Gold and Best Sanctuary Garden for the Burma Skincare Initiative whilst Tom Bannister has won Gold and Best Balcony & Container Garden.

Andrew Fisher Tomlin, Director of Environmental Design at LCGD said “This is a phenomenal achievement for our Graduates exhibiting for their first time at Chelsea and a testament to the training that they get with us from all our professional tutors. That we have graduates performing at the top of their game is of huge pride to us.”

Five more LCGD Graduates have created gardens at Chelsea –

Katherine Holland for Sue Ryder – All About Plants Garden (Gold)
Sonja Kalkschmidt – Balcony & Container Garden (Gold)
Sam Proctor for Affinity Water (Bronze)
Tom Massey and Je Ahn for Wateraid (Gold)
Harry Holding for the RHS (feature garden, not judged)