Designing with Plants the Great Dixter Way
Come to hear how Great Dixter is host to such an abundance of plants and wildlife, under Fergus Garrett's creative leadership.
Whilst researching his book on 'Meadows', Christopher Lloyd, the esteemed garden writer, visited Liverpool and wrote about the work of Landlife in Knowsley and Liverpool. Years later in 2018, Fergus Garrett hosted a National Wildflower Conversation and then a curious group of gardeners and artists from Liverpool in 2022. We have very much valued these exchanges as we start to build the Scouse Flowerhouse Co-operative.
In this lecture Fergus will talk about how Great Dixter continues to nourish and showcase its incredibly rich and beautiful range of plants and wildlife, through experimentation and careful re-use of materials, through embracing heritage crafts and constantly evolving a horticultural practice which embraces ecological principles.
Designing with Plants the Great Dixter Way is to nurture people and to embrace tropical species and colour alongside native species thriving in cracks in the stonework. Each and all have their place.
This lecture is equally relevant to those with curiosity as to experienced gardeners, to those involved in maintenance and design of garden spaces and public realm. It will be followed by a lunch and a visit to Everton Park Pond Garden at 2pm.
The lecture will be recorded and available on the Scouse Flowerhouse website afterwards.
Wouldn't it just be incredible if our urban realm could aspire to a similar level of beauty, abundance and colour?
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Event Details:
Saturday 22nd June
11:00 – 13:30
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Location:
Capstone Theatre
17 Shaw Street Liverpool L6 1HP