{"id":12173,"date":"2022-06-15T13:19:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=83656"},"modified":"2022-06-15T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:41:37","slug":"sissinghurst-launches-horticulture-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/sissinghurst-launches-horticulture-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Sissinghurst launches horticulture scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Abigail Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 15 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Sissinghurst Castle Garden has announced it is launching a new horticulture scholarship \u2013 headed by Troy Scott Smith and his team \u2013 to nurture and develop Head Gardeners of the future.<\/p>\n

Sissinghurst, which was voted the nation\u2019s favourite National Trust Garden<\/a> in 2020, will provide successful applicants with practical hands-on experience in the art and craft of horticulture, with a particular focus on the traditions and practices of the garden\u2019s founders, Vita Sackville-West<\/a> and Harold Nicolson.<\/p>\n

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The Rose Garden at Sissinghurst<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 National Trust Images\/Andrew Butler<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Commencing in September, the 18-month scholarship is designed for already experienced gardeners and will\u00a0provide a deeper understanding of topics including soil<\/a> management, rose pruning<\/a>, garden design<\/a>, hedge care<\/a> and plant health, with flexibility to focus on particular areas of interest. It will also cover topics not traditionally taught as part of typical horticulture courses, such as management skills, leadership, project management and working with the media.<\/p>\n

In addition, a separate 10-month Growing Scholarship will begin in March 2023, with an emphasis on nursery skills and kitchen gardening<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both scholarships are open to UK and international applicants with a minimum RHS Level 2 in Horticulture. For successful applicants wishing to stay at Sissinghurst during their scholarship, subsidised accommodation is available.<\/p>\n

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Scholars will be under the tuition of Sissinghurst\u2019s Head Gardener Troy Scott Smith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Sissinghurst\u2019s Head Gardener Troy Scott Smith<\/a> says of the scheme, \u201cSissinghurst Castle Garden has been a foundation of horticultural learning for decades. In fact, in 1997, Nigel Nicolson, son of Vita and Harold, wrote that \u2018Sissinghurst is a nursery not only for plants, but for head-gardeners\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, as a leading international garden, we want to embed this legacy as a core principle, creating an informal but world-class training environment to keep the tradition of learning at Sissinghurst alive for decades to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the placement, scholars will have had invaluable experience and a practical insight into how one of the world\u2019s most famous gardens is managed through the seasons, helping give them \u2013 and horticulture \u2013 a bright future.\u201d<\/p>\n

To find out more about the Sissinghurst scholarship and how to apply, visit nationaltrustjobs.org.uk<\/a><\/h3>\n

Head to our round up of more gardening and garden design courses.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n

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