A presentation Succession Planting by Fergus Garrett CEO of Great Dixter gardens
on Tuesday13th February 2024
at Aldersbrook Bowls Club E12 5DY
Doors open 7pm for a 7:30 start
Free to members Non members £5
A presentation Succession Planting by Fergus Garrett CEO of Great Dixter gardens
on Tuesday13th February 2024
at Aldersbrook Bowls Club E12 5DY
Doors open 7pm for a 7:30 start
Free to members Non members £5
We are thrilled to welcome Fergus Garrett to our February Meeting
Fergus Garrett is the CEO at Great Dixter gardens. (www.greatdixter.co.uk)
At the age of 27 Garrett joined the Great Dixter team and worked closely with owner Christopher Lloyd (1921-2006) from 1992 until his death.
Garrett doesn’t favour the use of synthetic chemical interventions in land or plant management. He supports building biodiversity and ecological education.
He has received the Royal Horticultural Society Associate of Honour (2008), the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to the practice of horticulture (2015) and the Victoria Medal of Honour (2019). He is a patron of the Beth Chatto Education Charity, and the President of the Northiam Horticultural Charity; he is on the garden advisory boards for RHS Wisley, the Landcraft Gardening Foundation and Prospect Cottage and has held the role of judge at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Link below to an article about Fergus Garrett in WVD written by AHS Chair Ruth Martin. https://wansteadvillagedirectory.com/
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Our January Meeting on Tuesday 9th January 2024 is…..
A presentation by Cherith Lowry on ‘The Gibberd Gardens’.
The Gibberd Garden is a 9-acre Grade II listed garden created by Sir Frederick Gibberd, the architect of Harlow New Town. It is a work of art with sculptures, pots, salvage and a moated castle, full of humour and beauty.
7.30pm (Doors open at 7pm) at Aldersbrook Bowls Club E12 5DY
Free for members and £5 for guests.