It’s an exciting time to be a young garden designer. The market is buoyant: there are plenty of home owners who want stylish outdoor rooms to complement their revamped interiors and are prepared to pay decent money for them. But the attractions of this career – creativity, working with plants, running your own business, building relationships with clients – also mean that there is plenty of competition. So how can aspiring young designers make their mark? And where do they want to take garden design?
The RHS Flower Show Tatton Park is a good place to start as it hosts the Young Designer of the Year competition, which has kick-started the careers of Hugo Bugg, Tony Woods, Sam Ovens and Tamara...