If you’ve ever explored the back streets of Borough, you might have found Red Cross Garden. Originally designed by Octavia Hill, a pioneer of green spaces and social reform in England (and one of three founding members of the National Trust), it is still a place of social empowerment to this day.
It is currently the location of the Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST), which runs the Future Gardeners course.The intensive programme sees students work in some of London’s best known gardens and green spaces, study to complete a City and Guilds qualification in horticulture, and receive one-to-one support in developing a career in the gardening sector.
