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Gardener finds perfect job in blooming career
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| Rebecca Williams starts her new job as head gardener at Helmsley Wall Garden |
REBECCA Williams, the new head gardener and manager of Helmsley Walled Garden, believes she has landed "the perfect job" after an impressive career which has seen her working on a kibbutz in Israel, teaching garden design and working for a local authority.
Rebecca's career started in her native Worcestershire when she worked in one of the country's biggest producers of trees, shrubs and roses, Blackdown Nurseries, as a teenager.
She then spent four years at an Israeli kibbutz on horticultural schemes and co-operative schemes growing cotton and tropical fruit.
On returning to England she took an HND course at Askham Bryan College in York and did a lot of work with disabled and special needs groups in wildlife areas.
Her career then saw her move to Houghall College in Durham where she taught garden design and lectured at evening classes in aboriculture before she moved to Darlington Council where she spent 12 years, initially working as an inspector and then working her way up to become horticultural manager.
"I loved the Helmsley Walled Garden as soon as I saw it, " said Rebecca. "It has such a history and so much work has been done to make it what it is today."
Work on developing the impressive garden which now attracts 40,000 visitors a year, continues to gather pace, said Rebecca.
The vegetable area is being changed to increase production, and work is also concentrating on the raspberry and strawberry areas.
The garden has been extensively restocked with new plants, while the shop's range has been expanded in readiness for the start of the new season which began on Good Friday.
Now, the trustees of the charity which runs the garden are looking to get a licence for civil marriages, because of the increasing number of people using its historic tearooms for wedding receptions.
10:56am Thursday 27th March 2008
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