Here are some events, courses and volunteering days that I have attended over the years:
Garden Media Guild Visits
– Parham House and Gardens Tour 2019
– Leonardslee Gardens Tour 2019
Garden Volunteering
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019
– The RHS Bridgewater Garden, by Tom Stuart Smith. 2 days garden query support
– The Back to Nature Garden, by The Duchess of Cambridge, 1 day crowd control (and sorting out Marshals!)
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
– The Weston Garden (RHS Pavilion Feature), by Tom Stuart Smith. 2 days garden query support.
RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2018
– Grow Your Own Garden with Raymond Blanc. 1 day garden query support.
– Piet Oudolf wild meadow borders. Half day garden query support.
– Evolve through the roots of time exhibit. Half day garden query support
Courses / Workshops
Good Planting (Study Day) – Fergus Garrett
– Great Dixter (near Hastings) 2017
Understanding Disability in Garden Design – THRIVE
– Battersea Park (London) 2017
Gardens Illustrated Festival Talks 2017
– Westonbirt School, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Cleve West (Healing Gardens)
James Alexander Sinclair (Sex Death & Gardens)
Tom Stuart-Smith (In Search of Paradise)
Nigel Dunnett (Layers of Colour: Creating Beautiful Long-Season Plantings)
Succession Planting in the Mixed Border (Study Day) – Fergus Garrett
– Great Dixter (near Hastings) 2017
The principles of good garden design: A masterclass with James Alexander-Sinclair
– Kings Cross, London at The Guardian 2017
Getting the Garden Ready (Study Day) – Fergus Garrett
– Great Dixter (near Hastings) 2017
Behind the Scenes Tour – Rachael Dodd
– Great Dixter (near Hastings) 2016
Design Your Own Garden – 10 Week Course 2015
– Merrist Wood College, Guildford