Tom Coppin, a horticultural BSc (hons) graduate from Writtle College, has already succeeded in gaining his first graduate gardening job. Tom is about to start his new job as a full-time gardener at the Gardens of Easton Lodge, near Dunmow.
“I am really looking forward to caring for and developing the Gardens – I am over the moon ” says Tom.
Tom joins the Gardens just as the Trust has taken over the management of the Gardens and have exciting plans for restoration of the design commissioned by the Countess of Warwick in 1901 from the famous Edwardian designer Harold Peto.
The Gardens will be part of a new horticultural course being launched by Writtle College to start this year in Historic Garden Management.
Writtle College.have introduced a number of new specialist courses from the School of Horticulture including the BSc (Hons) Horticulture (Historic Garden Management). This course will give students the opportunity to specialise in the management of historic gardens and designed landscapes.
For more information about this course and other courses in Horticulture please visit: www.writtle.ac.uk
Tel: 01245 424292
Email: emily.kent@writtle.ac.uk