Events

Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Naturalistic Planting: where did it come from and where is it going?

18:00

to

20:30

£40.00

Tim Richardson

Increasingly an aesthetic choice, but fundamentally an environmental imperative we can no longer ignore. Tim will enlighten us as to the origins of the naturalistic approach, from the relatively radical ideas of William Robinson to contemporary insight on the future of gardens and landscapes in Britain.

Tim Richardson is the author of more than twenty books on garden and landscape design and history. He has been gardens editor at Country Life, and landscape editor at Wallpaper magazine, and was founding editor of both the award-winning gardens magazine New Eden and Country Life Gardens. He contributes to the Daily Telegraph, House and Garden, Gardens Illustrated and Country Life.

This course includes:

Enjoy the gardens from 5.30pm, with drinks and (substantial) canapes

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Tuesday 15th September 2026

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Arthur Parkinson is a garden writer, illustrator and photographer whose interest in cut flowers led him to work as florist to Sarah Raven. They co-founded the successful podcast together, Grow, Cook, Eat, Arrange. Before this, he studied for a year at Kew Gardens but admits that he would have been better suited to probably working at London Zoo in hindsight! It is his love of exotic birds that led him to visit the flamingos at Coton a few years ago.

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Thursday 17th September 2026

Examining the construction of a border

Susie Pasley-Tyler has masterminded the development of the garden at Coton over the past 30 years and gained great experience as a practical ‘hands-on’ gardener. She lectures regularly at the garden school and enjoys sharing her knowledge with a wider audience.

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Tuesday 28th April 2026

Pots and Tulips

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Thursday 12th March 2026

Roses: choosing, positioning, pruning and general care

Susie Pasley-Tyler has masterminded the development of the garden at Coton over the past 30 years and gained great experience as a practical ‘hands-on’ gardener. She lectures regularly at the garden school and enjoys sharing her knowledge with a wider audience.

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Opening Times

The garden will be open from Wednesday 1st April until Saturday 26th September.

Tuesday – Saturday, 12pm – 5.00pm.

Open each day throughout Bank Holiday Weekends (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Mon Closed

Tue 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Wed 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Thu 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Fri 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sat 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sun Closed

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