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Symposia

Symposia

Started by Christopher Lloyd, Great Dixter has been running Symposiums for over twenty years and due to the excellent horticultural tuition, many participants return year after year.

 

These events span one week at Great Dixter, throughout each of the seasons, and offer a rare opportunity for gardeners to learn and practise traditional techniques first-hand with our Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett, and his team. We also discuss aspects of border design and maintenance.

 

The fee is £2,950.00 and this includes the course, accommodation at the nearby Flackley Ash Hotel, meals throughout your stay and transport to & from Heathrow airport (for international attendees).

 

Due to Coronavirus, a significant number of Symposiums were cancelled in in 2020 and 2021 which was a great shame.

 

We are delighted that we are now able to begin hosting Symposiums again and will be rescheduling all of the people that sadly were unable to attend their previously booked sessions during the pandemic.

 

We will be contacting everyone to offer and confirm alternative dates in 2022 and 2023 and continue to be incredibly thankful for the patience that you have shown us during this time. We are looking forward to having each of you back and if you have any questions in the interim, please do contact us via email (see contact details below).

 

We welcome new interest too and are happy to add you to our Reserve List. This means that should any spaces become available, we will contact all reserves via email as well as advertising on our Instagram page. Please do send us an email with your name, contact information and the country that you will be travelling from and we can add you to our list.

 

Please note that if you have previously booked onto a Symposium that went on to be cancelled and wish to obtain a refund, please do send me an email and we can arrange this for you. 

 

We look forward to speaking with you soon,

 

All the Best,

 

Vicky

E: [email protected] 

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    Great Dixter House & Gardens are now open from Tuesday - Sunday and bank holidays. There is no need to prebook tickets online. The Gardens & Shop & Cafe are open between 11am - 5pm The House is open between 12 noon - 4 pm Great Dixter Nursery opens daily from 9am - 5pm Dogs are not allowed in the gardens or house except for Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs. Please see our accessibility statement for access within the house and gardens.

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    The Nursery

    The Nursery was started by Christopher Lloyd in 1954, specialising in plants he deemed garden-worthy. We remain a small, personal and professional nursery.

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    Visit the Nursery

    Whilst the House & Garden are now closed for the season, our fantastic Nursery is still open. Between November 2021 - April 2022, The Nursery is open: Monday - Friday 9am-12:30 and then reopens 1:30pm - 4:30pm. Saturday - 9am - 12:30 Sunday (closed) There is no entrance charge.

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    Cafe

    The Loggia cafe is now closed for the season but will re-open on the 29th March. The cafe serves a delicious range of home-made lunches, snacks, hot and cold drinks and cakes, all freshly cooked here at Dixter. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options are available. Please inform staff if you have any special dietary requirements or allergies and they will endeavour to help.

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    Christopher Lloyd

    Great Dixter was the home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd (1921-2006), who developed it into a hub of ideas and connections that spread out across the world.

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    The Great Dixter Shop is located next to the Nursery and stocks a large range of garden tools, books, and gifts, as well as wooden items such as hurdles and benches, handmade at Great Dixter.

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