David Domoney

Category: Ideal Home

David Domoney is a regular guest speaker and designer for the Ideal Home Show and it’s Scottish and Christmas sister shows. For over 20 years, David has thrilled and inspired attendees with talks and design ideas.

  • See David Domoney live at the Ideal Home Show London 2018

    See David Domoney live at the Ideal Home Show London 2018

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    Come on down to the Ideal Home Show London to see me live! I’ll be giving fun and informative talks on gardening, totally free once you are in the show.

    The Ideal Home Show is held at Olympia London and has been running for over 109 years, making it the longest running exhibition in history as well as the largest home show in Britain. There’s so much to see besides me!

    The dates for my appearences are:

    • 17th March
    • 26th March
    • 30th March
    • 1st April

    I’d love to see you there!

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  • Young Gardeners of the Year: Awards and winners 2016

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    The results are in from the sixth annual Young Gardeners of the Year competition!

    The contest sees students from six of the UK’s leading horticultural colleges build show gardens in just six days.

    The show gardens are judged by an esteemed panel of industry experts. This year the judges included:

    • Neil Domoney, Judging Chairman
    • Carol Paris, Chief Executive of the HTA
    • Deborah Stone, Express journalist
    • Simon Sadinsky, Director of Education at the Prince’s Foundation
    • Martin Parsons, Producer, writer and TV presenter
    • Alan Titchmarsh, TV Gardener

    What are the gardens judged on?

    The judges were looking for high-quality gardens and landscaping with excellent plant and feature choices. The design should make the best use of space and height and include elements of harmony, sustainability and tranquillity.

    Students showed the judges around the garden and explained their inspirations and how they built the garden.

    Each garden is awarded a medal: gold, silver gilt, silver or bronze. Judges then award one garden the Best at Show trophy, crowning those students the Young Gardeners of the Year 2016.

    See each college’s garden below and find out what medal they received. Plus, find out who won the coveted Best at Show trophy!

    Capel Manor College

    Students from Capel Manor College built a tropical yoga retreat garden, full of lush planting and rich timber decking.

    Judges described the garden as tranquil and relaxing, with high-quality flooring and different levels. They admired the plants and called the build quality ‘excellent’.

    Capel Manor College was awarded a Silver Medal.

    Shuttleworth College

    Students from Shuttleworth College designed a Moroccan-themed garden with a bold blue theme colour and decorative tiling alongside architectural plants.

    Judges thought the garden was beautiful, with intricate details and great accessories. They said the garden had a lovely ‘feel’ from the tropical plants and water feature.

    Shuttleworth College was awarded a Silver Medal.

    Chichester College

    Students at Chichester College designed an elegant, low-maintenance garden with emphasis on shape and structure, including domes and spheres.

    The judges described the garden as very high quality, noting that it could easily have been built by professionals. They loved the symmetry and planting too.

    Chichester College was awarded a Silver Gilt Medal and the People’s Choice Award for the public’s favourite garden.

    Askham Bryan College

    Students from Askham Bryan College created a contemporary woodland garden with trees, spring plants, lush wall planters and timber features.

    Judges called the garden ‘a delight’ and praised the creativity and gorgeous plants. They were also impressed by the display of traditional skills and homes for wildlife.

    Askham Bryan College was awarded a Gold Medal.

    Pershore College

    Students at Pershore College built a lush garden exploring spirals and patterns in nature. They included QR codes on the plant labels to direct visitors to an online plant catalogue.

    Judges loved this garden, especially the sunken seating and intimate feeling. They admired the recycled elements and praised the educational plant labels, calling them inspiring.

    Pershore College was awarded a Gold Medal.

    Writtle College

    Students from Writtle College designed a basement garden filled with lights and lush plants underneath a roof covered in meadow grass.

    The judges loved the brave choice of design, noting how hard the students had pushed themselves. They loved the sophisticated, urban feeling and use of shade-tolerant plants.

    Writtle College was awarded a Silver Medal.

    Best at Show Award – Drumroll please

    The judges took a long time choosing their favourites, and the results were close. They described all the gardens as very different and extremely high quality.

    But only one garden could win the Best at Show trophy, and the winner is… Askham Bryan College!

    Congratulations to everyone at Askham Bryan College, and to all our colleges and talented young gardeners!

    The gardens are displayed at the Ideal Home Show in Olympia, London from 18 March – 3 April.

    Remember, the public can also vote for their favourite garden to win the People’s Choice Award – look out for voting slips at the show gardens at the Ideal Home Show.

    See more pictures of the finished gardens here.

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  • Young Gardeners of the Year 2016: See the finished gardens

    Young Gardeners of the Year 2016: See the finished gardens

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    Explore the stunning show gardens from the 2016 Ideal Young Gardeners of the Year competition.

    The awards see six of the UK’s top horticultural colleges design and build urban show gardens at the Ideal Home Show at Olympia, London.

    The gardens will be open to the show’s visitors from 18 March – 3 April 2016.

    Find out more about the Young Gardeners Competition here.

    Capel Manor College – Wellbeing Yoga Retreat Garden

    Capel Manor College designed a Wellbeing Yoga Retreat Garden, featuring wooden decking and tropical plants like tree ferns.

    It had plenty of space to practise yoga and empty your mind.

    The whole garden had a calming atmosphere, with pools of water filled with lights and candles.

    The leafy planting, including ferns and black grasses, was punctuated by orange tulips.

    Capel Manor College was awarded a Silver Medal.

    See more about their garden here.

    Shuttleworth College – Peace (Salaam) Garden

    Students from Shuttleworth College created a Moroccan-inspired garden with vivid blue tones from the country’s famous Majorelle gardens.

    It was set out into four areas, in the Chahar Bagh Persian style, with cobbles divided by gravel.

    The garden style includes tiled furnishings and decorations, including the seating area and water fountain.

    The planting included Mediterranean varieties like olive and yucca, as well as herbs and pyramid bay trees.

    Shuttleworth College was awarded a Silver Medal.

    See more about their garden here.

    Chichester College – Three Flow Garden

    Chichester College students designed a garden around the theme of ‘three’.

    The three raised beds on each side went up on one side and down on the other, surrounding a spiral patio.

    The seating area sat under a metal dome and the beds were clad in traditional stone walling.

    The planting included spherical shapes from bay and cryptomeria, as well as alliums.

    Chichester College was awarded a Silver Gilt Medal.

    See more about their garden here.

    Askham Bryan College – New London Garden

    Students from Askham Bryan College designed a contemporary urban woodland garden.

    It featured rustic timber, including the stunning wooden fence made from trees felled at a college site. Students carved the tree names into each piece.

    The planting was a tapestry of woodland colour, including daffodils and hellebores.

    It also featured green wall frames and insect hotels, plus a relaxing seating area with tub chairs.

    Askham Bryan College were awarded a Gold Medal, and the Best At Show trophy.

    See more about their garden here.

    Pershore College – Path to Discovery Garden

    Pershore College students created a garden haven with a secluded sunken seating area. The benches were made with recycled breeze blocks and timber.

    The planting included foliage plants and grasses, plus deep purple tulips. On the wall is a spiral vertical planter of sempervivums.

    The garden is clad in rusty corten steel and features a black pergola with a fern leaf design across the roof.

    The plant labels feature QR codes, which can be scanned by a smartphone to direct visitors to an online plant catalogue.

    Pershore College was awarded a Gold Medal.

    See more about their garden here.

    Writtle College – Basement Garden

    Students from Writtle College designed a basement garden under a green roof planted with meadow grass and young trees.

    The garden features clever lighting, including recycled silver birch logs transformed into wall lighting. More silver birch light logs dotted the planting.

    The plants included leafy and tropical varieties with pops of colour and a huge feature of rhododendrons.

    The relaxing seating area looked towards the green wall, which was testing a method of producing electricity from plants.

    Writtle College was awarded a Silver Medal.

    See more about their garden here.

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