Garden Design graduate receives double crown at RHS Tatton Show

Hugo Bugg who graduated from BA(Hons) Garden Design in 2008 has not only been named RHS Young Designer of the Year, but has stolen the thunder of his more experienced counterparts by taking the award for Best Show Garden at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Show Tatton Park.

Creating his Albert Dock Garden was the final challenge for Hugo, who was selected as Young Designer of the Year from a new competition process launched by the RHS in September 2009.  The design brief was to reflect on an aspect of the North West of England, and utilise it as a key source for the design of a show garden for the Cheshire based show.

Richard Sneesby, Course Leader, BA(Hons) Garden Design commented: "I am delighted with Hugo's success.  He will be a force to be reckoned with over the next few years and I'm sure will become a very significant influence on the future of garden design.  I'm also very gratified that his training on the course, and the support we have been able to offer him since graduation has given him the skills and confidence to position himself so quickly in the professional marketplace".

"Hugo's achievement is phenomenal. To not only win an RHS Gold Medal, but on top of this to achieve the accolade of Best in Show, was something we never imagined our Young Designer to walk away with. Hugo is a truly worthy winner," said Bob Sweet, RHS Shows Organiser "The judges considered the constructive detail of the garden, including the choice of materials, to be exceptional."

A delighted Hugo said: "Winning Best in Show on top is something I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams, and I think it's going to take a while for it to sink in."

Hugo will now work on the Laurent-Perrier garden at next year's Chelsea Flower Show. "That will be a great experience," he added.

Hugo's garden took on a challenging interpretation of Liverpool's Albert Dock, exploring the juxtaposition of horticulture and architecture, playing homage to the Grade I listed building by using the same construction materials.

The Albert Dock Garden acknowledges the role of Liverpool's Albert Dock in bringing prosperity, growth and power to the UK. The garden represents change, ingenuity and innovation through its use of materials and layout, much like the dock when it was first conceived in the nineteenth century. Paying tribute to the architectural qualities of the largest collection of Grade I listed buildings in the UK, the garden is constructed from the same materials that were used to build them in 1841.

Hugo, who is based in Cornwall is building up an impressive portfolio since graduating from University College Falmouth, with a show garden at Future Gardens last year and the accolade of Student Garden Designer of the Year in 2008.

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Further good news is that, through the government's Modernisation Fund University College Falmouth is delighted to be able to offer an additional 100 full time degree places for entry in Autumn 2010.

If you are interested in applying for one of these places for the coming academic year, please contact Admissions on 01326 213730 or admissions@falmouth.ac.uk

For further information about Design Courses at University College Falmouth, visit www.falmouth.ac.uk,  email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 211077.

University College Falmouth is the only independent Higher Education institution in Cornwall with the powers to award degrees in its own name.  It has two campuses- at Woodlane in Falmouth and Tremough in Penryn (which it owns, and jointly manages with the University of Exeter).

Its merger with Dartington College of Arts in 2008 created a new institution focusing on the expansion of Falmouth's expertise in Art, Design and Media and Dartington's expertise in Choreography, Music, Theatre, Art and Writing.  These Performance courses will relocate to a new, high-specification Performance Centre at Tremough in October 2010, paving the way for a new specialist Arts University in Cornwall by 2013/2014 that will be unique to the South West.

The University College is a founding partner in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC), a unique initiative to promote regional economic regeneration through Higher Education, funded mainly by the European Union (Objective One and Convergence), the South West Regional Development Agency, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with support from Cornwall Council.

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For further information about University College Falmouth, please contact Jilly Easterby Dip CIPR MCIPR, Head of Public Affairs, Telephone: 01326 213792, or email:  jilly.easterby@falmouth.ac.uk

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