Awards announced at Garden Festival...
Friday 8 June 2007
The awards for the Garden Festival, Hillsborough Castle were announced today by Garden Festival judge, horticulturalist and broadcaster John Cushnie and presented by guest judge Rebecca Cole from New York. Rebecca said, “I was so impressed by the high standard of Show Gardens in particular and also the plants and exhibits on display.” The award winners are: | ShowGardenAwards | | Supreme Judges Award Faded Glory Designed by: Brian Price, final year student in HNC Garden Design, North Down and Ards Institute Built by: NDAI Students and Design Construct Partnership, Belfast | 
Members of the North Down and Ards Institute Team in their garden “Faded Glory” receiving their trophy from Andrew Carlisle, the bugler at Hillsborough Castle. | Supreme Design Award The Greenmount Sustainability Garden Designed by: Mark Allen, mature student foundation degree in Horticulture, Greenmount College Built by: Horticulture Students, Greenmount College | 
Members of the Greenmount College Team proudly display their trophy in front of their Sustainability Garden at the Garden Festival in Hillsborough. |
Award for Designer Distinction Hills of Down Designed by: John Cullen, USA Built by: Lisburn City Council, this incredibly organic design, results in a permanent feature within the Secret Garden at Hillsborough Castle Gold Medal Faded Glory Silver Medal The Greenmount Sustainability Garden Food, Family Garden Connections Bronze Medal The Path to Enlightenment Good and Evil RSPB House Sparrow garden Growers Display Awards Gold Ballyrobert Cottage Garden and Nursery Timpany Nursery Deva Orchids Three Gates Garden Centre Silver J & JR Nurseries Peninsula Primulas Greenmount The Slemish Market Garden Hardy Hill Garden Centre Irish Water Plants Bronze Two Lions garden Plant Nursery Kings Hill Nurseries Heritage Bulbs Ladybird Garden Nursery Bonsai 4 U (N.I) Flannery’s Nurseries TeamGardenChallenge Overall Winner: The Wallflowers. A group of bubbly local ladies from the Hillsborough area. Best Planting: Hastings Hotel Group Best Design: Translink Creativity: Reconnect Teamwork: Mencap Young Gardeners’ Corner BestOverall Garden: Aisling Teague from Cranmore Integrated School Best Overall Design:Ben Mulholland & Megan Power from Oakwood Integrated School Most Creative: Japanese Garden from Hilden Integrated School Most Sustainable:Rose Jackson, from Cranmore Integrated School
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