The Garden Festival

Plants, people, products, passion.  Saturday & Sunday 14-15 June 2008

Following last year's successful Garden Festival, we are well on the way to organising the next. Speakers booked so far include :

Tony Carlton of The Grange will talk about biodynamic growing.

Jane Cobbald, The story of copper tools as inspired by Victor Schauberger

Graham Cole will talk on 'Tools for Self-reliance' the ground-breaking charity which reconditions unwanted quality tools and sends them to the developing world.

Fiona Hopes, garden consultant on permaculture in the flower garden.

Kim Hurst - of The Cottage Herbery, and Chelsea Gold Medallis, will talk about herbs and their many uses.

Michael Leech, eminent gardener and TV presenter will give an illustrated talk.

Dr Sasha Norris, Biologist - details to follow

Carrie Pakenham will give a talk and demonstration on 'Unusual herbs to grow and plant', as given at Chelsea.

Tom Petherick - an acclaimed author and broadcaster whose gardening career began at the Lost Gardens of Heligan; Tom leads the way on organic methods of gardening.

Nick and Carmel Stephens, custodians of Hellens, will talk on the restoration and development of the gardens at Hellens.

Dr Katherine Swift - a regular garden writer for The Times, will introduce her new book The Morville Hours, just published by Bloomsbury.

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