Agenda

5.30pm Arrive and Explore the Plant Library

6pm Drinks in the Plant Library 

6.30pm-7.30pm Talk: Jinny Blom on What Makes A Garden

7.30pm-8pm Book Signing (tbc)

8pm Close

‘Jinny’s work pulls you into a romantic wonderland of natural beauty’ - Fergus Garett

Using the title of her successful recent book as a springboard, in this talk eminent landscape designer and writer Jinny Blom, draws on over 20 years of experience to reveal her highly individual approach to garden design; reflecting on the references, ideas and experiences that have shaped her design practice’s distinct philosophy and multidisciplinary approach. Her work, which focusses on conservation and the best use of land, has been celebrated internationally.

Sharing projects, collaborations and insights from across her career, Jinny will the explore complex constellation of ideas, experiences, thoughts and senses that explore what makes a garden.

She will expose the idea of the garden across time and cultures, and the alchemy and processes of transformation that we invest in altering our landscapes.

Much like the ingredients to make a garden itself, the talk will combine the practical and the scientific with the natural, the human, the philosophical and the arts.

An informative and inspirational evening for the widest audience of gardeners, garden designers and garden lovers.

Hosted in The Apple House eco-barn, in an old orchard, guests can explore Tom Stuart-Smith’s Plant Library of over 1500 herbaceous perennials and bulbs ahead of the talk and enjoy a drink while they do so.