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Royal approval for Shuttleworth gardeners


Royal gardenYoung Horticulture students from Shuttleworth College were delighted when keen royal grower, Prince Charles, stopped off to look at their garden design at the Ideal Home Show.


Shuttleworth was among eight colleges across the UK shortlisted to exhibit at the show and when on a walkabout Prince Charles stopped off to take a closer look at the garden grown in Bedfordshire.


“We didn’t win an award but ours was the only garden the Prince stopped to view - so we won Royal approval,” said Geoff Deeble, Horticulture Course Manager.


The garden design was rooted in biodiversity and sustainability, which is a theme close to the heart of the Royal farmer. Shuttleworth and Bedford Colleges are tall poppies in the field of sustainability in education.


Royal Garden