Date – 13 March 2019
Time – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where – Pershore College, Avonbank, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 3JP. View Map

Join the West Midlands and South Wales heat winners of the Young Horticulturist of the Year at Pershore College. Watch and cheer them on as they compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the £2,500 Percy Thrower Travel Bursary.

Pershore College, this year’s venue for the regional final, is one of the country’s leading horticultural colleges set on a 60-hectare site near Evesham. The college boasts impressive facilities from Landscape design studios and laboratories through to commercial orchards, plant nursery and gardens home to several national plant collections. More information about the college can be found here (opens external link).

The contestants will be asked a wide range of horticultural questions, some through  buzzer round, and others directed to individuals. There are also two identification rounds to further test the depth and breadth of knowledge. The regional final awards 1st place with £150, 2nd place receives £100 and 3rd place £75.  The winner progresses on to the Grand Final at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on Saturday 11 May.

Find out more about the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition here

How much does it cost?

Its free. Audience numbers are limited so you must register for a place.

To book your place or for further information:

Please email westmidswales@horticulture.org.uk

Organised by the West Midlands and South Wales branch of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture.