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 plants in pots. Read more
Discover the secrets of meadows using the wonderful Great Dixter meadows as a case study. The day takes place at the peak of orchid flowing time. Read more
This study day will teach you how to combine plants using colour, shape, texture, repetition and balance. Read more
Fergus will use the garden at Great Dixter to illustrate how you can create a long-season border using succession planting. Examining the garden in February gives you an opportunity to see the gaps within the borders and learn how to fill them. Read more
Study Days are led by Head Gardener Fergus Garrett and held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Developed by Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett, this programme is in its twentieth year. Each Study Day includes a lecture in the house as well as talks and demonstrations in the garden. Subjects are tailored to provide insight into the Great Dixter ethos of gardening. Refreshments and lunch are provided and there is a 10% discount to attendees on plant sales in the nursery on the day.
Discover the secrets of meadows using the amazing Great Dixter meadows as a case study. The day takes place at the time when the meadows are entering their late summer flowering phase, and will discuss the practicalities of cutting and strewing to create new meadows. Read more
Gain an insight into how Fergus and the team use subtropical plants at Great Dixter to create a lush textured tropical effect. Read more
This study day takes you through the preparation and planning involved in getting a complex garden like Great Dixter ready through the winter for spring and early summer display. Read more
Fergus will use the garden at Great Dixter to illustrate how you can create a long-season border using succession planting. Read more