GARDEN DESIGN
The Judges
Andy Bourke – The Hedge Barber – Professional Topiarist and Online Influencer
Michael Buck – Head of Horticulture at Creepers Nursery
Andy has worked in horticulture for over 10 years and is a professional hedge cutter and topiary artist. Using traditional hand cutting methods, Andy has worked on small intricate topiary designs as well as larger, organic shapes. Andy is better known online at The Hedge Barber – creating aesthetically pleasing videos of his topiary creations.
Michael started in horticulture while trying to forge a career in football, 17 years ago, which saw him experience different sectors within the industry. For the past 10 years, Michael has spent his time working on many exciting nursery and garden projects across the UK and Europe, and has since become the Head of Horticulture at Creepers Nursery
Petra Hoyer Millar – Editor of The Dirt Horticulture News
Petra is a gardener, horticultural journalist and editor of The Dirt News. A fan of all things topiary, she is the creator of a large cloud-pruned yew hedge and shapes, for which she was runner up in the 2024 Henchman Topiary Awards in the Home Gardener category. Retrained from her economic background, she has enough RHS horticultural diplomas to know how to propagate, plant and prune her way through anything green.
Patrick Salembier – President of EBTS France
Patrick is the president of European Boxwood and Topiary Society France( EBTS France) and the editor of Buis et Topiaires. Passionate about sharing his knowledge, he published The Boxwood Manual in 2017. Since 2012, Patrick has also been the designer of the gardens at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, bringing expertise and creativity to one of France’ s most renowned landscapes.
Entry T & Cs The competition will run from 20 March 2025 to 31 May 2025. The competition is open to UK and European residents only. Entrants must be over 18 years old. Employees of Henchman and their relatives, as well as any other company linked to the awards, are not eligible to enter. By entering the competition, participants agree to abide by the terms and conditions outlined on Henchman’ s website.
For more information and full competition terms and conditions, visit: www. henchman. co. uk.
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