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TV and BBC Radio 4 gardening expert comes to Bradord Garden Centre

TV and BBC Radio 4 gardening expert's pruning masterclass at Bradford Garden Centre

 

A Bradford Garden Centre has announced the second masterclass withTV and radio gardening expert and award winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer, Matthew Wilson.

 

Tong Garden Centre is the first centre in the North of England to host BBCRadio 4's Gardeners' Question Time regular panellistMatthew Wilson's Gardening School and will host a pruning masterclass between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Tuesday, 15thMay.

 

Wilson, the former curator of RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate and respected writer, broadcaster and lecturer, will mix practical with theory in the half day course that aims to unravel the mysteries of the pruning process and give pruning techniques for flower production, disease reduction and growth promotion.

 

Of the masterclass, Wilson said: "Pruning can strike fear into even the most experienced gardener. What to prune, when and where can seem utterly baffling at times. During the session, we will look at how to prune roses to maintain health and maximise flowering; clematis pruning; getting the most out of your hedges, dead heading and creative pruning forms including topiary and cloud shaping."

 

Tickets for the pruning masterclass, which runs from 9.30am to 12.30pm on 15thMay, cost £55 per person and are available to book online atwww.tonggardencentre.co.uk.

 

Tong Garden Centre occupies a 14 acre site in Tong village. It is one of Yorkshire's biggest garden centres with 110,000 square feet of retail space and parking for up to 700 cars.

 

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Photograph caption: Matthew Wilson - garden designer, writer, broadcaster Matthew Wilson returns to Tong Garden Centre

 

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Notes to editors

1.      For more information about Tong Garden Centre, please visitwww.tonggardencentre.co.ukand see the centre'sFacebook,Twitter,Instagramandnewsonline.

2.      Tong Garden Centre is one of the largest independent garden centres in Yorkshire, located near Bradford in West Yorkshire. It occupies a14-acre site near Tong village.Anoutdoor plant department and shopping departments filled with garden furniture, gifts, home accessories and leading brands spread across110,000 square feet of retail space.

3.      Matthew Wilson is a well-respected garden designer, writer, radio and television broadcaster and lecturer. He runs his own garden and landscape design practice, is a regular correspondent for the Financial Times and is a regular panelist on BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time. Matthew has designed award-winning gardens at Chelsea Flower Show, including his 2016 garden for Welcome to Yorkshire which won the coveted ‘People's Choice Award'.

www.matthewwilsongardens.com