The results were as follows:
- Lawrence Wright, South East Branch - Winner
- Joshua Stevens, North West and North Wales Branch - Runner-Up
- Fern Champney, Eastern Branch - Third Place
The final took place following the eight regional finals during March.
Andrew Gill CHort, FCIHort, President of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture said, "They are all winners today. We hope that they all continue to work and do well in horticulture and become chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture. I'd like to thank all the competitors for their bravery and knowledge."
Stephen Kynaston, of Platinum Sponsor the Shropshire Horticulture Society said of the competition, "The health of anything in society can be gauged by the enthusiasm and commitment of young people, and so today shows how verdant the horticulture industry is."
The 2015 YHoY winner Jessica Evans, Senior Gardener at the National Trusts Tintinhull Gardens in Somerset said, “I am delighted to have won the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2015 competition and look forward to using the travel bursary to further my training in horticulture. Having finished second in the competition last year, my over-whelming emotion when the final scores were announced was relief, especially as this was the last year I would be eligible to enter. I would now really like to support the running of the competition, and to encourage others to take part, as it is vitally important to celebrate the quality and knowledge of young horticulturists.”
For more information:
www.horticulture.org.uk