Landscape & Urban Design Issue 32 2018 | Page 42

SHOW GARDENS ON APL AVENUE AT BBC GARDENERS’ WORLD LIVE SHOWCASE AMAZING INDUSTRY TALENT! The five gardens built on APL Avenue at BBC Gardeners’ World Live have once again impressed our judges and the public, with comments already flying on how it is the highlight of the show. With the introduction of the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Young Landscapers Award this year, it is a great way to showcase young talent, and give them the chance to build some of their first solo show gardens. Silver Merit - Timotay Landscapes, designed by Timotay Landscapes Jacob and Laurence won the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Young Landscapers Award this year, The five front or back gardens that feature on with both teams putting in a huge amount of the APL Avenue, give the public the opportunity effort and pride into the gardens they built from to witness first-hand what can be achieved in a concept drawings supplied Diarmuid Gavin. small space. Landscapers and members of the APL team there to support the public greater The gardens received: understanding of the costs of a garden build. Silver Merit - Jacob Botting and Laurence Senior (Company: Bespoke Outdoor Spaces) APL members, Big Fish Landscapes, also took Silver - Dan McGeoghegan and Ryan home a plethora awards for their work on two Bell (Company: The Plants & Paving Company) gardens; the Tesco ‘Every Little Helps’ Garden The five gardens at the competition received: that took home BEST CONSTRUCTION and Gold Gold Award - KeyScape Gardens, designed by award, and the Wyevale Garden Centres Wilson Associates Garden Solutions Garden which took home a Platinum Award. Design 42 Gold Award - Living Gardens, designed by Peter Visitors to the BBC Gardeners’ World Live at Cowell NEC Birmingham, 14-17 June, are also being Silver Merit - A to Z Gardening Landscaping asked to vote for their favourite garden on Services Ltd, designed by Levente Papp and the APL Avenue. The Peoples’ Choice voting Alina Ciobotaru will take place during the show days with the Silver Merit - Conquest Creative Spaces, award being presented at 3.30pm on Sunday designed by Ross Conquest afternoon.