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MY design . . . Chris Tessier from Garden Suburb, hoping to win a place on a scholarship with Gardener’s World presenter Chris Beardshaw

A BUDDING garden designer has reached the final of a national search for green-fingered stars of the future.

Chris Tessier (40) of Brae Side, Garden Suburb, entered a competition which will reward one promising designer with a 12-month vocational scholarship, created by the award-winning garden designer and Gardener’s World presenter, Chris Beardshaw.

Mr Tessier has been assessed over the last five months as part of the Chris Beardshaw Mentoring Scholarship (CBMS) and has been selected for the final, in which he is creating an atom-themed garden called Collision.

The garden features swirling water representing subatomic particles colliding and a wind feature to highlight sustainable energy.

Chris, who has been a member of the Parks Association at Copster Hill, hopes his garden will be on display at Daisy Nook Garden Centre after the event and then made a permanent feature at Manchester University.

He said: “I’m a design engineer so I just wanted to do something that utilises my skills, but is more creative.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity — but I couldn’t have done it without help from my wife, Karen and Rigby Sheet Metal from Oldham.

Collision will be unveiled at the Malvern Spring Gardening Show on May 11.

The judging panel, comprising Chris Beardshaw, and representatives from Aggregate Industries and the Royal Horticultural Society, will visit all show gardens before choosing the next scholar. If Chris wins, he will get to design and build a garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Chri is hoping to give gardening talks at Daisy Nook and is currently setting up his new venture, Jardin de Tessier and ckt designs