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From Advertising to Garden Design

Published on 14 January 2020

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From Advertising to Garden Design

Matthew Childs, owner of , is a multi-award winning garden designer who specialises in creating unique and special outdoor spaces. Having trained at , Matthew obtained a diploma in Garden Design with Honours and was awarded 鈥淭op Student of the Year鈥. As well as his educational assets, Matthew has been awarded gold and 鈥淏est Conceptual Garden鈥 at the  for his garden 鈥淟ight at the end of the tunnel鈥. 

The diversity of work Matthew offers is vast. His main source of inspiration being his creativity, the surrounding environment to individual gardens and the drive for fresh and innovative designs. His approach is tailored to his client and Matthew has completed a range of projects reflecting concepts prevalent in today's world, such as his 鈥溾 design. Matthew brought all of this creativity and inspiration to 庥豆app下载. 

One aspect that struck a chord with the students was Matthew鈥檚 background in the advertising industry before he retrained in horticulture. On our diploma courses this year, all our students are coming into garden design as a second career. It is always a brave decision to change direction in one鈥檚 career, but Matthew showed how his skills from previous jobs can be woven into making one a strong designer. He demonstrated to the students that the skills that have been acquired through one鈥檚 life can shape the way one may approach design, creativity and individuality. 

The students were exceptionally inspired and motivated at the end of the presentation that tutor, Rachel Owen, had a deluge of emails and conversations about their ideas for their own work and show garden intentions. Watch this space as 庥豆app下载 garden design students will be entering the show world over the coming years. 

Become one of many students who have taken the leap into a career change, and see how 庥豆app下载 could help you by visiting an Open Event. 

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