With this her first ever show garden at Hampton Court, Amanda has over eight years’ experience in garden design and a Chelsea silver gilt under her belt. Her garden is one to watch at this year’s show.
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After graduating with an honours degree in textile design from the West Surrey College of Art and Design, Dorset based Amanda has spent over 20 years as a professional illustrator working on a range of archaeological, gardening and commercial publications. Amanda has also illustrated Alan Titchmarsh’s Complete Book of Gardening and How to be a Gardener as well as all four books in the BBC’s Ground Force series.
In 2002, Amanda’s Somerset Revival garden at The Chelsea Flower Show received critical acclaim and a silver-gilt medal from the Royal Horticultural Society. Amanda is also a talented photographer, winning the RHS Garden Photograph of the Year in 2003.
Amanda has recently beaten strong competition to win the 2008 Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and Society of Garden Designers (SGD) garden design competition, sponsored by Bradstone. Amanda’s winning design, “The Traveller’s Garden – with Bradstone”, will be turned into reality at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in July 2008.
Amanda Patton and Alan Titchmarsh
Amanda Patton and Prince Edward
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