Savill Gardens by John Anderson, Keeper of the Gardens visit
Savill Garden is a 35 acre haven of gardens, woodland and seasonal displays, commissioned by George V and created by Eric Savill in 1932. Autumn in the gardens is such a great time to see wonderful displays of naturally changing colour, some of the best are the Acers, Liquidambers, Caryas and of course the brilliantly colouring Nyssas. There is also a National Collection of Mahonias, some of which should be flowering at this time.
| Event Start Date | Thursday, 22 October 2026 11.00am |
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| Event End Date | Thursday, 22 October 2026 3.00pm |
| Cost | £14.50, but reduction if book online in advance. |
| Event Location |
Savill Gardens Englefield Green, Egham Surrey TW20 0UJ |
| Event Contact | Margaret Pallant |
| Contact | margaretpallant@btinternet.com |
Dahlia 'Gallery Pablo' PBR
John Anderson will meet us at the entrance at 11.00. He will show us all the best bits of the autumn gardens before leaving us to our own devices for lunch. It is recommended that we book in advance if we want to eat in the Savill Garden Kitchen. The cafe doesn't need booking but it could be very busy or we can take our own lunch. we will then be free to explore as much as we want until closing time and there is a lot to explore.
John used to work at Exbury Gardens, he is one of the most knowledgeable plantsmen of our times. This has been recogned by the RHS by awarding him a VMM, these are awarded to persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture. John has been on the RHS Woody plant committee since 2007 and has held his position at Savill since 2016. John trained at Kew before starting his career at Mount Usher in Ireland. he then moved to Inverewe Garden in Scotland as head gardener before taking up his post at Exbury. we are very lucky that John has agreed to show us around himself.