2017 workshop dates and venues (see map for venue locations)
• THURSDAY 6 APRIL (10am-4.30pm) £90 The Coach House Garden, Gloucestershire (6). Pruning – a beginner’s guide, with Mary Payne. • WEDNESDAY 3 MAY (10am-4.30pm) £90 Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Somerset (7). The Rabbit’s Eye View – learning about long-term plant performance, with Noël Kingsbury. • TUESDAY 9 MAY (10am-4.30pm) £110 Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire (3). On the Edge of Wild – creating a natural garden without compromising beauty, with Matthew Wilson and Ursula Cholmeley. • TUESDAY 13 JUNE (10am-4.30pm) £130 Darsham Nurseries, Suffolk (4). Successful Planting – a day with Xa Tollemache and Christine Walkden. • WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE (10am-4.30pm) £90 Walled Garden Treberfydd, Powys (5). Selecting and Composing with Plants – Noël Kingsbury and Sarah Price. • WEDNESDAY 26 JULY (10am-4.30pm) £130 Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Somerset (7). Garden Through the Lens – a photography workshop with Jason Ingram and advice from former Gardens Illustrated editor Juliet Roberts on how to get your garden featured in the press. • TUESDAY 1 AUGUST (10am-4.30pm) £110 Parham House and Gardens, West Sussex (9). Extending Late Summer and Autumn Interest in the Garden – with Marina Christopher and Tom Brown. • TUESDAY 15 AUGUST (10am-4.30pm) £110 Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire (3). Getting to Grips with Perennials – what to use where and when, with Rosy Hardy and Ursula Cholmeley. • WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER (10am-4.30pm) £90 The Restoration Yard, Dalkeith, Edinburgh (1). Scottish Gardens Looking Forward – with James Alexander-Sinclair, Gavin McNaughton and Colin McBeath. • MONDAY 9 OCTOBER (10am-4.30pm) £120 Bury Court, Hampshire (8). In the Mind’s Eye – a workshop to enrich your analytical understanding of garden design, with Sarah Eberle. • WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER (10am-4.30pm) £110 Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire (3). What Makes a Successful Garden? – discover the secrets of garden design from basic design principles to choosing and using hard-landscaping materials with Annie Guilfoyle and Ursula Cholmeley. • THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER (10am-4.30pm) £90 Scampston Walled Garden, North Yorkshire (2). The Immersive Experience – dynamic planting design at the human scale with Nigel Dunnett. • WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER (10am-4.30pm) £120 Bury Court, Hampshire (8). Using Grasses and Perennials in the Modern Landscape – a practical and inspirational day with Neil Lucas.