£210 per person.
A hands-on garden design class for urban and country gardeners followed by a delicious seasonal lunch made with produce from local family farmers and artisan producers.
The courtyard garden at Thyme, resplendent with raised vegetable and herb beds and olive grove – all within an arm’s length of the kitchen - was designed by the gardener and designer, Bunny Guinness. Who better to teach the first in our series of gardening design classes?
And what a class it will be as Bunny will show us how to turn our gardens into vital, beautiful and productive green spaces – with varying quantities of flowers, fruits and vegetables … and chickens and pigs for those who can. Working with plans of our own individual gardens (which we will bring to the class) as a starting point for discussion and constructive illustration, Bunny will show us how we can transform them by teaching us the basic principles of good garden design.
This class may sound ambitious – rest assured, you do not need to draw well. This will be an informal yet instructive and enjoyable course with one of the country’s most personable and respected gardeners. The class will be limited to twelve participants to benefit from Bunny’s hands-on and individual guidance throughout the day.
Tutor: Bunny Guinness is a passionate and active gardener, designer, landscape architect and author. As one of this country’s leading designers, she has been a regular Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time Panellist for eleven years and writes a weekly column for the Sunday Telegraph. After graduating with a BSc honours degree in Horticulture at Reading University and as a Landscape Architect at Birmingham Polytechnic (now University of Central England UCE), she then worked for several years as an employed Landscape Architect before setting up her own practice in 1986. Since then she has gained wide experience and recognition as a talented designer, winning 6 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show for her innovative and inspirational gardens. Bunny has published several books including, Garden Your Way to Health and Fitness (Timberpress) and Family Gardens, Garden Transformation and Garden Workshop (all with David and Charles Publishing).She has also jointly authored several books with the Gardeners’ Question Time panel.
Format: A day long, hands-on class, short walk and seasonal two-course lunch in the splendour of Thyme’s Tithe Barn.
Please note: In order to make the most of this class, Bunny requests that you prepare and bring a scale drawing of your garden – advice and instructions on how to do so will be given once your booking has been confirmed. In the event of rain, please bring your wellies and wet-weather clothing for the walk to Thyme’s Kitchen Garden and to see Southrop’s outdoor, free-ranging egg-laying hens. We will provide drawing equipment, paper, scale rule, pencils and a drawing board on the day.