A part-time wrestler from Cheshire will see his garden design feature at this year’s RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.
Callum Corrie will be competing for this year’s title of RHS Young Designer of the Year.
This year is the 25th anniversary of the show, which runs from July 17 -21 at Tatton Park in Knutsford.
Corrie’s garden is called ‘Entertaining Meets Nature’ and will provide a sustainable space suitable for family and friends as well as wildlife. It is being constructed this week by The Landscape Academy.
The designer hopes that this garden will inspire visitors to consider how, with clever design, they can make small areas wildlife friendly and useful for entertaining.
The garden offers two seating areas, a circular area with a fire pit which offers more relaxed seating, and a more formal decked area. The decking is made from 100% recycled plastic.
The central features of the garden are the pond and waterfall, creating a soothing atmosphere, as well as attracting wildlife. Two key plants for attracting wildlife are the Sorbus and the Cornus kousa, both of which were selected for their berries.
Callum, 25, a former Knutsford Academy and Reaseheath College student, is a semi-professional wrestler and five times champion in the ring. His ambition is to design gardens all over the world.
Last year he entered the show with a border design with Victorian oak church window frames that he had rescued from a skip and upcycled to their former glory. They served as a support for his climbing plants and won him a gold award.
He said: “I have a great passion in Garden Design and the outdoors. I love to design spaces that are both functional and enjoyable for my clients to enjoy and also keeping ways to benefit wildlife in mind.
“I’m very excited to be taking part in the show as one of the Young Designer of the Year finalists. My garden is based around a space where wildlife can thrive and humans can entertain family and friends.
“I had a great first day this week setting levels and creating the structure of the garden.”
