David Colegrave Foundation encyclopedism deserving £ 13,000 have been grant to 10 students with interests that let in research , sustainability , craw management , breeding , horticultural therapy and commercial wholesale .
The winners include :
The £ 2,500 Horticultural Research Scholarship achiever is Rakhee Dhorajiwala - Cardiff University . Rakhee is the first receiver of this award that supports applied enquiry within the gardening industry .
Rakhee is completing a Doctor of Philosophy ( Biosciences ) at Cardiff University . Her area of interest lie in the study of postharvest physiology - the maintenance of ( often ) commercially sold horticultural products . These product , being high note value and in many case easily perishable , have enquiry focalise on their physiology once pick to improve their ledge life and quality . Rakhee would like to have a career in horticulture and is passionate about being able to support the food and flower industry in providing consumers with the honorable quality yield , vegetables and other commercially betray cut flowers and bedding industrial plant in a sustainable mode .
plump for Rakhee ’s coating , Jeff Colegrave , DCF Chairman , summate : “ Rakhee is a very gifted student and I am delighted to advance further horticultural - related research through this eruditeness that will contribute to the development of new pecker and approaches . ”
The £ 1,500 John Gibson Environmental Scholarship winner is Juliet Turner - College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise ( CAFRE ) . Juliet is the first recipient of this award that supports environmental solutions and sustainable applications as applied to commercial horticulture .
Juliet is completing a Foundation Degree Horticulture at CAFRE at the Greenmount campus in Co. Antrim , N. Ireland . Juliet has an interest in life walls which are a substantial growth area in the diligence . The DCF Trustees were impressed by her visual sensation and her interest in a commercial-grade program of horticulture that would contribute to a sustainable environment .
sustain Juliet ’s software , John Gibson , adds : “ kudos to Juliet , a very suitable recipient role of this erudition . Juliet made an splendid presentation for the scholarship and as it is the first of these award , I am captivated to give her my full support . I certainly think living walls have a great time to come in the UK . We have so many city centres that need brightening up . Juliet cite Singapore where they are well established , and I have always been impressed with them when I have been pass through the city . I wish her good portion with her project . ”
The £ 1,000 Student Scholarships winner are :
Áine Gilchrist - CAFRE CollegeÁine is completing a Foundation Degree Horticulture at CAFRE at the Greenmount campus in Co. Antrim , N. Ireland . Her stake lie in the yield of bedding plant throughout the season , as well as horticultural therapy and horticultural production within the community and voluntary sphere . This has led Áine to offer at a community garden , bear the provision and production of bedding and container planting .
Richard Murray - CAFRE CollegeRichard is complete a Foundation Degree Horticulture at CAFRE at the Greenmount campus in Co. Antrim , N. Ireland . He also works at Woodlawn Garden & Lifestyle in Carryduff , Belfast , Northern Ireland . flora production is of particular interestingness to Richard , especially turgid - scale product and the wholesaling of ornamental plants . He hopes to own his own nursery one Clarence Day .
Cody Smith - Myerscough CollegeCody is finish a worked based apprenticeship - Level 2 Diploma in Work based Horticulture ( Production Horticulture ) at Myerscough College in Bilsborrow , Preston while working at Abi and Toms Garden Plants , a works and tree diagram nursery in Witherslack , Cumbria . He is particularly concerned in grow for commercial nurseries .
Franziska Goeckeritz – SRUCFranziska is complete a BSc Horticulture at SRUC at the Edinburgh campus and work as a Horticultural Assistant at Dobbies Garden Centres . She has a particular involvement in the commercial product of cosmetic plants and one day , hopes to have her own ornamental nursery grow healthy specimen container grown trees and shrubs .
James Hunter - Writtle University CollegeJames is completing a BSc Horticulture at Writtle University College at Chelmsford , Essex while also mold at Joseph Rochford Gardens a hardy plant glasshouse base in Hertford , Hertfordshire . James has a keen interest in commercial production , with a specific interest in pest and disease management , especially with regards to the introduction of unexampled trespassing species as a issue of factors such as clime modification and world-wide barter .
The next DCF Scholarship time of year open up in September 2019 .
