Young Horticulturist of the Year 2018

[Maggi Young]

https://www.horticulture.org.uk/young-horticulturist-of-the-year/
For anyone under 30, the Young Horticulturist of the Year (YHOY) competition is a fantastic opportunity to explore an interest in horticulture, test knowledge, and get the opportunity to network with horticultural enthusiasts all over the UK and Ireland.
The other day the Scottish Regional Final was held in Dundee - From@YHoYScotland on Twitter - news of the Scottish Regional final of YHOY comp with Chartered Institute of Horticulture https://twitter.com/YHoYScotland/status/974238727760465921


Finalists were : Mathew Parker @MorayCollege Nick Boyle @dundee_angus; Franziska Goeckeritz,  Charlotte Knox, Craig Stewart @SRUC @GlasgowBotanic Ben Clansey Open Heat Nic Craven @TheBotanics Owen Harlow @ThreaveGarden



Big congratulations to Owen Harlow from @ThreaveGarden who is the winner of the 2018 Young Horticulturist of the Year Scottish Regional Final... he now goes on to compete at the Grand Final this year being held at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show on 28th April... @CIHort

Congratulations to  second place winner Craig Stewart from @SRUC Oatridge, third place winner Ben Clansey (open heat) and  fourth place winner Nic Craven from RBGE @TheBotanics

[Maggi Young]

Finally from the Tweets of   Victoria Anne George @YHoYScotland .......

And finally well done to all the rest of our regional heat winners who all fought well on the day...
Franziska Goeckeritz from @SRUC Edinburgh, Nick Boyle from @dundee_angus, Matthew Parker from @MorayCollege and Charlotte Knox from @SRUC @GlasgowBotanic









"A massive thank you to Dundee and Angus College for hosting the 2018 YHoY Regional Final in particular the horti department and Gregor McGillivray"

[Maggi Young]

Chartered Institute of Horticulture announces the YHoY Grand Final on 28th April 2018 at Harrogate Spring Flower Show. Read the full News release here:    https://t.co/9I94IO0Hnj 



Chartered Institute of Horticulture Young Horticulturist of the Year 2018. The Grand Final.

"The Grand Final is to be held at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show on Saturday April 28th, where we will see eight of the brightest young talent in the horticultural profession competing for the prestigious title of CIH Young Horticulturist of the Year 2018. The winner will receive the £2500 Travel Bursary provided by the Percy Thrower Trust and will be able to use it to further their horticultural career anywhere in the world.   Following the eight regional finals during March, we are now able to announce the eight winners who will be competing at the Grand Final:- Scotland – Owen Harlow,   Ireland –  Leo Walsh,  Northern –  Emily Marston,        North West and North Wales –  Frances Porter,     West Midlands and South Wales – Josh Egan Wyer,  Eastern – Rosie Innes-Taylor,   South East – Timothy Miles,        South West – Sally Newbrook.

 President of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, Owen Doyle, said: ‘The Chartered Institute of Horticulture’s Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition is our flagship event which engages students and young horticulturists across both Great Britain and Ireland. This is an exciting and fantastic opportunity for them to display their plant knowledge and to meet fellow horticulturists during the local, regional and national parts of the competition. Thanks to our generous sponsors the winners at a local and regional level receive prizes and those that reach the Grand Final also receive great prizes. I wish the best of good fortune to all those taking part in the Grand Final.’  "

Good luck to all the finalists!