Garden Masterclass
A place to learn, to share, and to experience: knowledge, skills and ideas in gardening and garden design
Garden Masterclasses aim to bring together gardeners and designers with some of the most innovative people in the gardening world through oneday workshops. ANNIE GUILFOYLE AND NOËL KINGSBURY, MASTERCLASS ORGANISERS 2019 workshop dates and venues: unless noted all days run from 10am–4.30pm. Early bird booking discount until end of Jan 2019
THURSDAY 4 APRIL £45 5.30PM Yeo Valley Organic Gardens, Somerset (14)
Garden visit with supper and film screening of ‘Five Seasons – The gardens of Piet Oudolf’
WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL £140 Yeo Valley Organic Gardens, Somerset (14)
Plants Grow in Dirt with Bob Brown and a propagation workshop with Andi Strachan
WEDNESDAY 1 MAY £130 Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire (6)
The Rabbit’s Eye View – learning about long-term plant performance with Noel Kingsbury
WEDNESDAY 1 MAY £140 The Coach House, Gloucestershire (10)
Working a Concept through to Completion – a garden design workshop with Annie Guilfoyle
TUESDAY 28 & WEDNESDAY 29 MAY €300
*please note Euros
Col de la Gineste & Mèze, Southern France
Lessons in the Landscape – a two-day workshop with Helen & James Basson & Olivier Filippi
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE £160 Thenford Arboretum, Northamptonshire (8)
Choosing Trees with John Grimshaw
TUESDAY 18 JUNE £140 Chatsworth Gardens, Derbyshire (9)
Beauty and Biodiversity, Water and Well-Being: Integrating Art and Ecology for Sustainable Gardens with Dr Nigel Dunnett
THURSDAY 20 JUNE £160 Hillside Gardens, Somerset (17)
Keying into Context – identifying and enhancing sense of place with Dan Pearson
FRIDAY 21 JUNE £160 Hillside Gardens, Somerset (17)
Keying into Context – identifying and enhancing sense of place with Dan Pearson
TUESDAY 25 JUNE £140 East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens, Norfolk (11)
An introduction to Roses with Michael Marriott
TUESDAY 2 JULY £140 Bury Court, Hampshire (13)
Gardens through the Lens – a photography workshop with Jason Ingram
WEDNESDAY 3 JULY €150 *please note Euros Vlinderhof, Utrecht, Netherlands
Piet Oudolf’s Planting Style – How does he do it? with Noel Kingsbury
FRIDAY 5 JULY £150 (10.30AM–5PM) Forde Abbey, Dorset (15)
Working with the Meadow Aesthetic – designing and managing perennial meadows with Dr Nigel Dunnett & Joshua Sparkes
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY £140 Green and Gorgeous, Oxfordshire (7)
Growing Perennials as Cut Flowers with Rachel Siegfried
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY £25.00 6.30PM Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Yorkshire (5)
Film screening of ‘Five Seasons – The gardens of Piet Oudolf’
THURSDAY 11 JULY £130 Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Yorkshire (5)
Sketch with Confidence – developing drawing skills for garden designers with Liz Ackerley
TUESDAY 23 JULY £140 Scampston Walled Garden, Yorkshire (3)
Plants for a Purpose – right plant, right place with Rosy Hardy
WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST £130 Whitburgh House, Midlothian (22)
Planting Design and Contemporary Art with Elliott Forsyth
MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER £140 Bury Court, Hampshire (13)
A Collaborative Approach to Design and Planting with Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg
MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER £140 Parham House and Gardens, West Sussex (16)
The Plantsman’s Year – a guide to seasonal interest in the garden, along with a propagation workshop with Tom Brown & Marina Christopher
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER £140 East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens, Norfolk (11)
Designing with Colour with Nick Bailey
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER £140 Stillingfleet Lodge, Yorkshire (4)
Lose your Fear of Pruning with Timothy Walker
WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER £140 Borde Hill, Surrey (23)
The Rabbit’s Eye View – learning about long-term plant performance with Noel Kingsbury
THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER £140 Wildegoose Nursery, Shropshire (21)
Gardens through the Lens – a photography workshop with Jason Ingram
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER £140 Arvensis Perennials, Wiltshire (20)
Planting Design for the Public Realm – creating resilient and characterful planting for urban, public spaces with Giacomo Guzzon & Ton Muller
TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER £140 Great Dixter, East Sussex (24)
The Rabbit’s Eye View – learning about long-term plant performance with Noel Kingsbury and Fergus Garrett
WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER £140 (11AM–6PM) Yeo Valley Organic Gardens, Somerset (14)
The Ultimate Kitchen Garden with Mark Diacono & Lia Leendertz
MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER £160 Iford Manor Gardens, Wiltshire (12)
Creative Containers for Seasonal Impact with Troy Scott-Smith
WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER £130 Alixtex, Torberry Farm, Hampshire (25)
Growing Under Glass – edible and ornamentals with Sarah Wain
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER £140 Wildegoose Nursery, Shropshire (21)
The Rabbit’s Eye View – learning about long-term plant performance with Noel Kingsbury
THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER £140 (10.30AM–5PM) Forde Abbey, Dorset (15)
Garden Evolution – a design workshop with Joshua Sparkes & Annie Guilfoyle
FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER £150 Horniman Museum, London (18)
Using Grasses and Perennials in the Modern Garden with Neil Lucas
MONDAY 14 OCTOBER £150 Beningbrough Hall Gallery & Gardens, Yorkshire (19)
Contemporary Gardens in an Historic Setting – a design workshop with Andy Sturgeon
THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER £140 Adderstone House, Northumberland (2)
Developing the Garden Narrative – a garden design workshop with Annie Guilfoyle and Sean Murray
FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER £45 6.30PM Hospitalfield, Arbroath (1)
Supper and film screening of ‘Five Seasons – The gardens of Piet Oudolf’
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER £150 Hospitalfield, Arbroath (1)
Beauty and Biodiversity, Water and Well-Being: Integrating Art and Ecology for Sustainable Gardens with Dr Nigel Dunnett
see great glasshouses at these events, supported by Alitex Greenhouses