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2016.
‘People’s Choice’ award winning Chelsea garden designer to talk at Tong

‘People's Choice' award winning Chelsea garden designer to talk at Bradford Garden Centre

 

TV and radio gardening expert and award winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer, Matthew Wilson will be revisiting Tong Garden Centre on 19thJuly for a ‘Cream Tea and Talk' event to share his experience of designing the show's biggest garden.

 

Mr. Wilson was commissioned to design theWelcome to Yorkshire garden, ‘God's Own County - A Garden For Yorkshire', that was inspired by the East Window at York Minster and featured Yorkshire grown plants that were supplied by Tong Garden Centre.

 

Wilson, the former curator of RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate and respected writer, broadcaster and lecturer, will talk to Tong's customers about the inspiration behind the design, the challenges of creating a Main Avenue garden and the garden's silver medal and People's Choice award.

 

Tong Garden Centre's Marketing Manager, Jo Dales is delighted to welcome Matthew Wilson back to Tong: "Matthew attracted a large crowd and was very well received when he opened Tong's new plant area back in April and we're looking forward to being entertained by his Chelsea experiences.

 

"We were proud to support Welcome to Yorkshire's biggest ever garden by donating over 400 plants across 15 species that are all available at Tong, so that people can recreate a little bit of Chelsea in their own gardens."

 

Matthew Wilson's talk at Tong will start at 3.30pm in the Orchard Kitchen on 19thJuly. Tickets for the event, which include a cream tea, cost £5.00 and are available from the Reception desk at Tong Garden Centre. Ticket holders will be entitled to a 10% reduction on all outdoor plants by showing their tickets at the till on the day.

 

Tong Garden Centre offers a lifetime guarantee on all its hardy plants.

 

Tong Garden Centre occupies a 17 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 1,000 cars.

 

 

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Photograph caption: Matthew Wilson - garden designer, writer, broadcaster in the award winning Welcome to Yorkshire garden. Photo: Lynn Keddie/Welcome to Yorkshire

 

Please see below for press opportunity

 

For more information or to arrange an interview with Matthew Wilson, please contact Jane Wilson janewilson16@googlemail.com

 

For more information or to arrange an interview with Jo Dales, please contact Tracey Baty at three60 marketing on;

 

Direct line: 01430 871360

Mobile: 07971 961574

E mail:traceybaty@three60marketing.co.uk

Web:www.three60marketing.co.uk

 

Notes to editors

 

  1. For more information about Tong Garden Centre, please visithttp://www.tonggardencentre.co.uk

  2. For more information aboutMatthew Wilson, please visithttp://matthewwilsongardener.co.uk/

  3. For more information about Clifton Nurseries, please visithttp://www.clifton.co.uk/

  4. For more information about‘God's Own County-A Garden For Yorkshire', please visithttp://www.yorkshire.com/chelsea

 

Press Opportunity with Matthew Wilson

When?

From 3.45pm, Tuesday 19thJuly

Where?

Tong Garden Centre, Tong Lane, Bradford BD4 0RY

Why?

Matthew Wilson will talk about his experiences of the Chelsea Flower Show Garden, ‘God's Own County-A Garden For Yorkshire' that he created for Welcome to Yorkshire. Press release above refers.

Who to contact for more information?

 

 

To arrange interviews withMatthew Wilsonat the when Matthew Wilson visits Tong Garden Centre, please contact:

Jane Wilson

Email: janewilson16@googlemail.com

 

To arrange interviews withTom Megginson/Jo Daleswhen Matthew Wilson visits Tong Garden Centre, please contact:

Tracey Baty

Email: traceybaty@three60marketing.co.uk

Direct Line: 01430 871360

Mobile: 07971 961574