Cleve to design Horatio's Garden

Cleve has been appointed as the designer for Horatio's Garden at the Duke of Cornwall's Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury.

More details HERE.

 

 

Our plot - the movie

A short video, by Simon Edwards, celebrating the launch of 'Our Plot' at the Garden Museum can be seen HERE.

 

 

Garden lecture: West dean College 12th November 2011

A Little Taste of Diacono and West  

Cleve will join Mark Diacono from Otter Farm to talk about vegetables and fruit, the joy of growing and eating them and exactly why Mr Diacono gets first billing.

More details HERE.

 

GARDEN MUSEUM - OUR PLOT

20th October 2011

To celebrate the publication of Our Plot, his first book, Cleve will join Christopher Woodward in conversation about ten years on his allotment and what he's learnt about growing, communities and cooking.  Click HERE for more.

 

GARDEN LECTURE: V & A MUSEUM

16th September 2011  

Cleve will join Andy Sturgeon and Thomas Hoblyn to discuss their innovative ideas for contemporary garden design. Jointly organised with the Society of Garden Designers (SGD).  For more detials click HERE.

 

International meeting of the landscape and garden, Bergamo, italy

Cleve will be among other internationally renowned landscape architects speaking at this year's event from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September.

More details HERE.

 

CLEVE WINS BEST IN SHOW FOR THE TELEGRAPH

Cleve has won an RHS Gold Medal and the coveted Best in Show Award at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.

Watch a video HERE where Cleve talks about the inspiration for the garden.


WATCH A VIDEO DIARY OF CLEVE'S JOURNEY TO WINNING BEST IN SHOW AT CHELSEA 2011

 

1.     Cleve introduces himself.

2.    Ancient Influences.

3.    Sculpture.

4.    Parsnips.

5.    Stone.

6.    Drystone walling.

7.    Water technics.

8.    Plant problems.

9.    Digging begins.

10.  Planting begins.

11.  The garden complete.

12.  Best in Show

 

Cleve's first book, Our Plot, to be published October 2011

'Our Plot', Cleve's personal account of ten years tending an allotment, will be published by Frances Lincoln later this year.
"There is plenty of advice here for plot holders - often of the what-not-to-do sort and written from sorry experience - and plenty of inspiration too in the creative ways that Cleve and his partner Christine make the most of their plot and enjoy the company of their fellow allotmenteers."
Advanced orders can be placed here

Unique collaboration with Neil Lucas of Knoll Gardens

In a unique collaboration of designer and nurseryman, Cleve West and Neil Lucas have joined forces to bring their combined Gold Medal expertise to private and public garden commissions.  For more information, click here and here