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Annual Lecture: Gardening for the future – Tuesday 26th November 6.30pm (EVENT)

£15.00£20.00

Join Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter at The Garden Museum, as he reveals how vital biodiversity can thrive in anybody’s cultivated garden patch, using evidence gathered from the world-famous garden that he looks after.

 

Tickets are non-refundable. This ticket is to attend the live event at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB

Alternatively to book a ticket for the online live-stream click here.

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Description

Great Dixter is one of Britain’s most famous gardens, for many years revered and admired for balancing its heritage with being in the vanguard of gardening trends and looking to the future. As we all begin to realise the dramatic impact our garden environments can have on reversing the decline in our nation’s biodiversity, close study of the various areas as Great Dixter have produced fascinating evidence. Fergus Garrett, Chief Executive of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust – but also a very hands-on head gardener – will reveal the exciting picture that was discovered and talk about the positive implications for all gardeners.

Biography – Fergus Garret

Fergus studied horticulture at Wye College, University of London and was appointed as Head Gardener of Great Dixter in 1993. He is now CEO of The Great Dixter Charitable Trust.  

Among other honours, Fergus was given the Royal Horticultural Society Associate of Honour in 2008,  in 2015, the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to the practise of horticulture, and in 2019 The Victoria Medal of Honour – the highest accolade given to British Gardeners by the Royal Horticultural Society. 

Fergus has received many national and international awards for his work in education, horticulture and biodiversity. His interest lies in plant associations and communities in the wild, biodiversity, meadow gardening, layered planting, as well as peasant and artisan life, and the training of the young.   

The Garden Museum

To complete your evening, why not book a table at the award-winning Garden Café at the Garden Museum either before or after the lecture. They serve up a daily changing menu of modern-British and European, light, fresh and seasonal dishes. Open 5.30-9pm.  Click here for more information.

The Garden Café at the Garden Museum, London

The Garden Cafe at the Garden Museum, London

 

Fergus will be presenting our Annual Lecture at The Garden Museum, London.  The lecture will also be live streamed. If you would prefer to watch online click here to book the live-stream

All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the National Garden Scheme.

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Standard Ticket, Garden Museum Members Ticket

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