Five groups of landscape architecture students from University of Gloucestershire won prestigious prizes at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Flower Show 2023 Tatton Park.

The student groups of Dan March, Hallie Abbott Trangmar and Adam Rowley, and Una Nolan, Annie Watson and Caitlin Lewis, were each awarded a RHS Gold medal - the highest accolade sought by garden designers - in the Long Border category.

Dan, Hallie and Adam's A Pocket of Peace won a RHS Gold medal, the Rose Bowl Award and was named Best Long Border, with the description of the border reading: "Modern tech inhibits our interaction with nature, portrayed in this border with its large wooden screens, representing the dominance of technology. Planting is serene, with shrubs, bamboo and perennials, such as Senecio candidans and Colocasia esculenta Black Magic chosen for their contrasting foliage shapes and textures."

The description of Una, Annie and Caitlin's RHS Gold medal-winning The Garden of Vivacity reads: "Meandering through the border, a dynamic ribbon-like instalment of steel posts creates a sculptural statement. This structure provides a backdrop to the vibrant hot tones of the planting palette, ensuring a strong contrast."

Three groups of students also from the Landscape Architecture programme won RHS Silver-Gilt medals - between Gold and Silver - in the Long Border category: Shereen Din, Imogen Reeves and Sarah Marsh (Staying in Touch with the Garden); David Cockburn and James Hill (Forager's Haven); and Mia Thompstone, Joe Parker and Henry Monnington (Coastal Whisper).

The RHS - the UK's leading gardening charity - says Long Borders are designed to provide an exciting opportunity for designers, gardeners and horticultural students to showcase their creativity and inspire visitors.

The main sponsor of the borders was Wyevale Nurseries, which gifted 95% of the plants, as well as transporting all the plants up to Tatton Park in Cheshire free of charge.

Bill Burford, academic subject lead for architecture, construction and environment, said: "The RHS and Wyevale were full of admiration for our students and the course. I spoke to the RHS show organisers and they encouraged us to enter student groups into all the other RHS shows next year.

"Course leader Jamie Liversedge also deserves immense credit for encouraging these students to participate, as well as his hard work and support for them through the build."

Professor Angus Pryor said: "Many congratulations to all our student groups on their success at the RHS Flower Show 2023 Tatton Park. Winning a RHS medal is a superb achievement that demonstrates their imagination, visualisation and technical skills, and they all should feel immensely proud of themselves.

"The show is also a great opportunity for our students to enhance their learning, put ideas into practice and showcase their work to the wider world. A huge well done to everyone who has been involved."

Students on the Landscape Architecture degree programme at the university have worked on a range of other key sites as part of the course, including Pittville Park in Cheltenham and Kings Square in Gloucester, to help develop their design creativity and professional practice skills within real-life scenarios.