COMBERBACH garden designers featured on BBC's Gardeners' World and scooped a fistful of medals at this year’s RHS Tatton Park.
Comberbach garden designers, Evergreen Cheshire Limited, were awarded four medals at this year's show, catching the attention of the much-loved Friday primetime show’s producers.
Designed by the in-house landscape architect, 25-year-old Bradley Howarth, their Corten Garden (named after a special kind of steel used in its construction), won both a silver-guilt medal and the People’s Choice award at the Tatton Park show on July 17 to 21.
Gardener’s World presenter, Adam Frost, did a full onscreen appraisal of Bradley’s garden in episode 17, the RHS Tatton Park special.
Adam praised the garden’s two distinct sections, for mornings and evenings, for their contrasting atmospheres and clever planting.
Another of Evergreen’s contributions, a garden designed by award-winning Ashleigh Aylett for the Woodland Trust, won a coveted gold medal, as well as the Best Construction award.
Evergreen Cheshire founder and director, Alaster McAnaw, said he was ‘over the moon’ the show was such a success for the business.
He added: "We loved every minute of the whole experience.
“It was a such a buzz for our whole team. The feedback and complements on the garden blew us away.
“It was great to see our existing clients at the show too, showing their support.
“The highlight was definitely being voted the people’s choice, as this was voted by visitors to the show who loved what they saw.
“There was only one award per category, which made this award very special.
Alaster started the business single-handed in 1999 with just a few hundred pounds savings, an old Land Rover, and a few borrowed tools.
The 44-year-old now employs 34 staff, including architect Bradley, and the green-fingered duo have turned out to be something of a dream team.
Alaster added: “The whole team worked extremely hard, and I’m delighted their efforts were reflected with the medals received.”
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