The Great Dixter Nursery will host this day on propagation. You will be taken through each stage from making your own compost, to taking cuttings, sowing seeds, splitting perennials and looking after potted plants. Places are limited to 12 Read more
Great Dixter is a renowned and innovative garden that depends on a high degree of craftsmanship to maintain and develop its year round display. This is an advanced course, exploring and teaching the skills necessary for establishing, developing and managing a garden in this style. Teaching takes place monthly through the year from February to January. Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo Fergus will look at how the work is planned and prioritised over the Winter, and how the pressure is taken off the spring... Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo. Fergus will look at a range of pruning tasks in this first presentation on pruning... Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo. Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo. Fergus uses current examples from the garden to look at how layered planting at Great Dixter extends the season. Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. 21st-22nd May, 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo. Fergus looks at how self-sowers add an additional dynamic element to the layered system. Read more
An online webinar. Fergus will show the garden now in its spring glory and set the scene for the seasons to come... Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. 4th and 5th June, 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
Discover the secrets of meadow gardening using the marvellous Great Dixter meadows as an example. You will be taken through the process of creating your own meadow and maintaining it. Includes slides and talks and practical sessions in the meadows. Read more
Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes Tour in June provides a rare opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when it is normally closed to the public. The tour includes an introduction to the history of the garden, the planting and what goes on behind the scenes to make it work. Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo. Aaron will provide an insight into the history of the Great Dixter Kitchen, which is used to cater for house guests and Symposium attendees as it was in Christopher Lloyd’s time. Read more
Wendy and Lorraine will be on hand in the Great Barn to demonstrate hand spinning of wool, and the products they make using crochet, knitting and weaving. 18th -19th June, 11am-4pm, Free to attend. Read more
Melvin Smith will be on hand in the Great Barn talking about yesterday's gardener and showing some of the tools that were used in the process. 25th and 26th June, 11:45 and 2:30. This is a free event Read more
Fergus will introduce the evening and in the Great Hall Howard Sooley will give a lecture using images and film clips showing his close relationship with Great Dixter and its people over the past 30 years. Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo Fergus will give the background to the biodiversity audit at Great Dixter, explain the process followed and will explore the reasons for such high diversity, especially in an intensively managed flower garden. Read more
Learn how to combine plants using colour, shape, texture, repetition and balance. The aim is to bring you closer to designing your borders and associating plants with ease. Includes slides and talks, plus sessions in the garden. Read more
The magnificent Long Border will be used as an example of how to plan and put into practice a long season border using structural plants, underplanting and interplanting of bulbs, use of self-sowers, pockets of bedding, masking with climbers, and good maintenance. This intensive day will include slides, talks, and discussion sessions on the border. Read more
Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes Tour in July provides a rare opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when it is normally closed to the public. The tour includes an introduction to the history of the garden, the planting and what goes on behind the scenes to make it work. Read more
In 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic Great Dixter launched a series of online lectures on Zoom. These are now all available to watch online on demand on Vimeo. Fergus will study how to use annuals and biennials (including cannas, dahlias, and tender salvias) within the layered system to extend the seasons and add to your seedbank. Read more
Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes Tour in August provides a rare opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when it is normally closed to the public. The tour includes an introduction to the history of the garden, the planting and what goes on behind the scenes to make it work. Read more
How to multilayer your border without adding too much maintenance. Online webinar. Read more