Why do we love gardens and find them so engaging? In what ways do they do us good? How can the social benefits of gardens and gardening be maximised? And, what should we be doing with our gardens now to make sure the benefits they can bring us will be secured for the future?
Up the Garden Path! will be an occasion for celebrating Britain's culture of gardening through an exploration of the personal and societal benefits gardens bring us. Also, with an eye to the future, it will be an opportunity to discuss how the wonderful benefits gardens offer society can best be secured and promoted in the years ahead. Visits to Windsor Great Park's Savill Garden and Valley Gardens, and an opportunity to attend the launch of our summer exhibition by the Society of Botanical Artists, are included in the programme.
Confirmed speakers:
Professor Chris Baines, Wildlife TV presenter, Conservationist and Gardener
Ursula Buchan, Garden Journalist (The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator) and Author
Mike Calnan, Head of Gardens and Parks, the National Trust
Dr Stephen Dowbiggin, Principal and Chief Executive, Capel Manor College
Mark Flanagan, Keeper of the Gardens, the Crown Estate
Bob Flowerdew, Organic Gardener, TV and Radio presenter
John Gilbert, Garden designer
Sue Minter, Former Head of Living Collections, the Eden Project; Former Curator, Chelsea Physic Garden
Richard Reynolds, The guerrilla gardener
Graham Sanderson, Head Gardener, The Valley Gardens
Dr Paul Smith, Kew Gardens, Head of the Millennium Seed Bank Project
Harvey Stephens, Head Gardener, The Savill Garden
Dr Simon Thornton-Wood, RHS Director of Science and Learning
Andrew Wilson, Founding Director, the London School of Garden Design
For all registration enquiries, please contact:
Mrs Janis Reeves, Conference Co-ordinator, Cumberland Lodge
01784 497 794
janis@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk
