Capel garden designer is a jolly good fellow
A CAPEL Manor garden design lecturer has been made a fellow of the Society of Garden Designers
Saddlers show their skills to the world
CAPEL Manor students and staff joined with hundreds of people demonstrating their craft at WorldSkills last week
Covent Garden traders pass on tips of the trade
NEW Covent Garden market became the classroom for floristry students last week who learned from some of the oldest hands in the business
Community spirit wins Gold at Hampton Court
Peace-loving planting was the winning formula for two former Capel Manor students awarded Best in Show at Hampton Court this year
Silver for silver screen oasis at Hampton Court
A garden celebrating the silver screen won a silver medal for two illustrious members of Capel Manor’s alumni yesterday at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Their garden, called “Cinema Paradiso”, which combines modern technology – a waterproof outdoor movie screen – with first class planting, won Silver Flora in the Small Garden category.
Mustang Car Show 2011
To celebrate Independence Day, Capel Manor hosts the 2011 National Mustang Car Show
Was this a planting world record for Capel Manor?
Capel Manor College hosted a conference on the horticultural industry last week which included a celebratory planting of trees and shrubs by celebrities from the gardening media world. The event was attended by 40 horticultural chiefs, with TV gardener and Chelsea gold medal winner Chris Beardshaw one of 21 people to dedicate plants in the
Animal Care students at Forty Hall Farm
Capel Manor Level 2 students studying for a diploma in animal care during a practical lesson at Forty Hall Farm, Enfield
Capel Manor hosts new Alan Titchmarsh Love Your Garden TV show
Capel Manor provides horticultural support for the new ITV Alan Titchmarsh Gardening Magazine Show ‘Love Your Garden’ which starts on Friday 10 June 2011. There is great excitement at Capel Manor Gardens as this thriving horticultural educational charity is expecting a significant increase in visitor numbers as a result of the incredible national TV exposure
Florists launch World Skills competition with buttonholes
Fledgling florists helped dress celebrities at the launch of the world’s largest international skills competition last month. The Capel Manor students, who ran a buttonhole masterclass, were helping to launch World Skills, a nationwide competition dubbed the “skills Olympics” because the event involves young people from across the globe. Among the stars to linger at
