Mr Malcolm Parkinson Chairman of the Governing Body and Chairman for the Ceremony, welcomed prize winners and guests to the 2010 Presentation of Awards, Capel Manor College, Enfield. The Guest Speaker was Mary Vine-Morris, Director, London 14-19 Regional... 

Michelle Duxbury has been inspired by Shakespeare’s comic tale of love and money in creating this design. The garden’s setting is a Venetian canal enclosed by a boardwalk of weathered pilings. Michelle Duxbury The Merchant of Venice – Gold Medal... 

On Friday 11 June, Capel Manor College had the honour of a royal visit by Her Majesty the Queen.  The Queen was invited to see the college working and to officially open the latest development project to the College’s 30 acres of visitor gardens, the... 

The Dowager Duchess, Patron of Capel Manor College for many years, officially unveils a remarkable sculpture by renowned artist Ivor Abraham and giving it a new home in the college foyer. The sculpture is one of a pair created by the artist using modern... 

This year the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show will be celebrating William Shakespeare’s plays and have selected six of his most popular comedies as a theme to represent through the design of the garden. One of the gardens has been designed... 

QUICK ACTION BY STAFF AND STUDENTS SAVES ANIMALS AND THE HISTORIC BARNS AT FORTY HALL FARM A fire was accidentally started at Forty Hall Farm on Thursday 27 May by a spark from the workshop.  This quickly caught hold in the hay and straw barn and caused... 

The world’s most famous flower show is a celebration of the highest quality horticulture and is a feast for your imagination , bursting with inspiration for you to take home. Upwardley Mobile  – Awarded Gold Medal Plants against crime –... 

The Upwardly Mobile garden starts to take shape as the planting nears completion. On the other side of the Pavilion, the Capel Manor College garden ‘Plants against crime’ is looking fantastic. Outside, two former garden design students, Patricia... 

Upwardly Mobile – wins GOLD medal John Woods Nurseries, the Suffolk-based national supplier of plants to garden centres and retail nurseries across the UK, has created Upwardly Mobile, an eye-catching front garden concept on display at this year’s... 

Exceptional Capel Manor graduate, Mary Wing To has won one of ten prestigious National Lion Awards, dubbed the ‘education Oscars’.  26 year old Mary was heavily tipped to be one of the lucky recipients chosen from 118 Medal for Excellence regional... 

At Capel Manor College Bulldog Tools is delighted to celebrate 230 years of British tool manufacturing and has marked the occasion with the creation of the world’s largest spade. The world’s largest spade has been built to scale and is a testament... 

A saddlery graduate from Capel Manor College, celebrated the achievement of her Medal for Excellence Award at a presentation for the top learners in the City & Guilds London and South East region, at a ceremony held on Thursday 25 March at HQS Wellington.  Mary... 

Work is now well underway on the  ’Old Manor House Garden’ which tells the story of the Capel estate and its development in history. Phase 1 to be completed by June 2010, will see the construction of a cloister and bell tower, wild flower... 

With the wedding of Princess Victoria of Sweden on the horizon, German Television Channel ZDF is preparing a documentary on Royal Weddings (due out in Germany in July 2010). They approached Longmans, and subsequently Capel Manor College as the venue,... 

Thursday 26th February students at Capel Manor College took part in a local heat of the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition 2010. Heats for the national competition organised by the Institute of Horticulture took place across the country during...