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
Tim looks at the cutting edge of garden style, which involves boundary-less gardens, a 'no-design’ approach, dry-garden plants and a rewilding sensibility. But in fact this style of gardening has a long history, dating back to William Robinson in the late 19th century, followed by influential 20th-century figures such as the German nurseryman Karl Forster and Dutch designer Mien Ruys. Is the ’naturalistic turn’ of the mid 1990s a philosophy, an ideology, or just a point of view?
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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