'A Celebration of Flowers' - 10th-14th June
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Nurserywoman Claire Austin is delighted to announce ‘A Celebration of Flowers’, a 5-day programme of ticketed talks, workshops and NGS open days on 10th-14th June to mark the 25th anniversary of her award-winning perennials nursery - Claire Austin Hardy Plants - near Sarn, Powys.
The exciting line-up of speakers features Claire Austin and garden historian Advolly Richmond on Monday 10th June, garden photographer Joe Wainwright and flower farmer Rachel Siegfried of Green & Gorgeous on Tuesday, 11th June and environmentalist Professor Chris Baines and garden designer Chris Beardshaw on Wednesday,12th June. Local artist, Amanda Hillier, will be hosting nature-inspired printmaking classes in the gardens on 12th June.
Talk attendees will enjoy a delicious lunch of local and artisan produce in the gardens and have the chance to buy books signed by the authors, explore Claire’s private gardens and the fields of the National Collection of Herbaceous Peonies and to buy plants direct from the mail-order nursery.
To round off the celebrations, there will be two nursery open days at White Hopton Farm in aid of the National Garden Scheme on Thursday, 13th and Friday,14th June. HOW TO BOOK: Tickets for all the events across the five days of ‘A Celebration of Flowers’ can be purchased at www.claireaustin-hardyplants.co.uk.