​One of my memories as a child was of kicking a football in my mum's garden and knocking all the petals off of her small magnolia tree. Needless to say, she wasn't all that impressed as it was the first year it had blossomed properly. But she forgave me, and I think it was her love of plants that certainly led me down my particular horticultural path. So in 2014, when I decided to start training to turn a passion into a new professional career, the idea for my own business was formed.

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I'm very proud of my Royal Horticultural Society qualifications – not having done exams for many years I was a bit surprised to discover that all those nerves from GCSEs and A Levels were still there! But I got through them all and now hold a full RHS Diploma in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture.
I studied at Shuttleworth College, Old Warden Park under Mr Paul Labous and also at Capel Manor College (Regent's Park) under Mr David Francis. It's just great to be immersed in such a friendly, knowledgeable and creative environment, with so many plant obsessed people! And since then I've helped out on gardens at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show with designers like Ann-Marie Powell and Holly Fleming, and hope that if I keep working hard perhaps one day I'll be there myself!

 

2023

After the various delays due to the Covid 19 lockdowns, I completed my Garden Design Diploma OL at KLC School of Design in London. As a result, I'm now carrying out more plant installations, while also pushing ahead with larger garden design projects. KLC (now part of West Dean College) is a great place to study, and their tutors have a wealth of knowledge to be tapped into!  

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I look forward to meeting you soon.

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Adrian Cole, BA (Hons), ACIHort, KLCOL