Can your gardening mindset be changed?
Be energised by new and exciting techniques to use in your own garden by joining us for a morning tour of the walled and kitchen gardens at Knepp Castle and Estate in East Sussex.
The Knepp gardeners have taken what they have learnt from the wider rewilding project to think about how a garden can function as a dynamic ecosystem. Nine hundred species of plants with global warming and sustainability in mind, with their ability to thrive with minimum water and fertility, have been chosen for the gardens.
This experiment at Knepp’s walled garden is changing the conventional gardening mindset, and to this end landscape designer Tom Stuart-Smith, James Hitchmough (Professor of Horticultural Ecology at the University of Sheffield), Mick Crawley (Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology at Imperial College London) and organic gardening expert Jekka McVicar, have all been part of the garden’s creation.
We will also visit the Kitchen Garden where the focus is on edible and useful plants, and a spectrum of soil-productivity for sustainable fruit, salads and vegetables.
It is all absolutely fascinating. We loved it so much after our visit last autumn that we are returning.
Cost: £48 includes refreshments.
Date: Wednesday 2nd April / 10am to 12 midday
Book: Please contact us to book a place on this exciting and innovative tour.
Venue: Meet at Knepp – instructions will be emailed to you on booking, Knepp is approx. 30mins drive from Brighton.
CANCELLATION POLICY: We give a full refund if you cancel 8 weeks or more before an event, workshop or course. Should you need to cancel within 8 weeks and are unable to attend, we ask you to find a friend to take your place. To assist you, we will also try to find someone to take your place, but if this is not possible we will not be able to offer a refund.