As Belsay Hall has had to postpone the proposed talk, we've decided that Faith Williams and / or Roz Cooper will do short talks on interesting topics, we'll have a break for tea and Christmassy nibbles, then a GQT-style session of questions, answers and plant-based chat.  We're sure it will be a very enjoyable and cheerful session - please come along!

Richard is a recently retired landscape architect and horticultural consultant, a member of the Professional Garden Photographers Association and of the Garden Media Guild.  He will talk about garden design ideas and plants that provide form, texture and colour throughout the winter months.  

In this lecture (via Zoom), plant, garden and social historian Advolly Richmond traces the social history of indoor plants from ancient Japan through to the present day. She will look at the social factors and events which played a part in the changing fashions as new plants and ideas arrived and the talk will also highlight the complicated relationship, we all have with them today.

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.