In conversation with ‘Winds of Change’ designers James, Marko and Saachi as they share the story of their 2024 award winning pocket garden at RHS Hampton Court Palace Festival
Andrew Ward of Norwell Nurseries will share advice on successfully growing perennials in sand and provide tips for those that garden on a sandy soil.
In March 2022 Ben Preston and his partner Laura took on a derelict nursery in North Yorkshire; Ben will share their journey of building the new nursery from scratch (warts and all), the plants they grow and how they propagate them.
Horticulturist Graham Duncan of Kirstenbosch National Gardens in South Africa will share his love for the gardens and South African bulbs
Landscape Designer and founder member of ‘Talking Plants’ events, Amy Langron will share the story of the restoration of a walled garden she rents in North Derbyshire
Newly planted in the Asian area is this striking and interesting herbaceous perennial from the Hubei and Shanxi provinces in China. Rehmannia elata is commonly known as the ‘Chinese foxglove’ because the tubular bell like flowers bear a resemblance to our native foxglove. The flowers are large, bright pink to red and flare open and outward showing yellow-spotted throats that crown the tall stems.
This afternoon we be exploring plants that Shakespeare included in his works.