Growing communities of resilience, come rain or shine.

We invite you to our 2025 spring seminar Growing communities of resilience, come rain or shine. We have gathered our industry’s leaders to speak about what resilience means in our gardens. From our planting choices to supporting communities of life, we will explore how to approach the climatic pressures our gardens face whatever the weather. 

The day will be made up of two talks:

Biodiverse Rain Gardens: The Resilience of Small Things with Wendy Allen

Can rewilding help build resilience in gardens? – the view from Knepp, with Moy Fierheller & Suzi Turner

And two panel discussions:

The Power of Water: ecological design and innovative approaches for resilient landscapes

Chair: Jo McKerr, Ecological Landscape consultant and writer

Panellists: Lili Barras-Hargan, Glasshouse Horticulturist, RBG Edinburgh, Jo Gibbons, Landscape Architect, JL Gibbons and Kevin Twyford, Head LA, London Borough of Newham.

And

Creating communities of change: Right people, right plants, right place!

Chair: Humaira Ikram, Studio Ikram

Panellists: Alex Antoniou, Leahurst Nursery / Plantsman, Kevin Martin, Head of Tree Collections & Arboriculture, RBG Kew and Toby Shuall, Planting & Garden Designer & nursery owner @zophianplants

So please join us at one of the best horticultural networking events of the year on Friday 28th March 2025 from 8.30am to 4pm. We hope you'll enjoy learning and digesting this years’ seminar themes and meeting new and old friends in the industry.

Your ticket price includes:

A vegan lunch and refreshments.

Entry to Kew, so you'll have a chance to explore the garden during breaks or after the seminar finishes.