Join us for an evening of delicious food in our Plantation Café and a talk with Nick Bailey on Friday 6th February
Nick Bailey is a freelance horticulturalist, best-selling author, award-winning TV presenter, garden designer and speaker.
After studying horticulture at Hadlow College and achieving a 1st class honours degree in Landscape Design from Greenwich University, Nick has worked across many sectors of horticulture over the last 30 years, including nursery stock production, garden management, garden design, teaching, public speaking writing and broadcasting.
365 Days of Colour in Your Garden - An evening of Gardening Inspiration
Transform your garden into a riot of year-round colour with this evening of gardening inspiration and take home achievable ideas you can apply to your plot. Led by renowned Plantsman, Designer and BBC Gardeners' World Presenter Nick Bailey, the afternoon will equip you to upgrade your garden.
Focusing on the proven techniques Nick has developed over 25 years, the talk combines the art and science of growing for year-round colour.
Beginning with the fascinating science of how plants have evolved to make and use colour, Nick goes on to explore the role of colour in the garden and how its placement can fundamentally alter the feel of the space. Nick also introduces useful artistic ideas, such as the colour-wheel, to inform plant groupings across the seasons along with highlighting easy successional planting recipes and transformative alternative approaches to gardening. Not limited to flower colour, Nick will also explore the impact of foliage and the dynamic colours, textures and backdrops it can provide. The talk also has a strong focus on extending flowering seasons and THE longest flowering plants in the UK, along with exploring a wide range of unusual but easy-to-grow plants which will deliver the elusive dream of 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden
The evening concludes with a book signing and Q&A session.
The Evening Menu
A served buffet consisting of…
Slow Cooked Beef Goulash
Spiced Potato & Vegetable Goulash
Steamed Lemon Rice,
Seasonal Dressed Greens
Minted New Potatoes
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Tomato, Feta & Red Onion
Cucumber Al-agrek
Classic Caesar Salad
Garlic & Herb Roasted Vegetables & Pearl Barley
Bread Rolls
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Bakewell Tart
Fresh Fruit Salad
Strawberry Eton Mess
Coffee & Walnut Slice
Here's the itinerary for the evening…
6:30 PM Guests arrival
7:00 PM Dinner is served
7:30 PM Desserts and coffee are served
8:00 PM Nick's talk begins
All evening, additional drinks and alcohol will be available for purchase
Please note that tables will be allocated per booking so if you have a number of people in your group you will need to book at the same time or alternatively let us know by emailing
bWFya2V0aW5nIHwgYmVsbHBsYW50YXRpb24gISBjbyAhIHVr before Friday 30th January so your table can be allocated seated together.
The served buffet caters for vegetarian but please let us know on your booking if anyone in your booking has any other dietary requirements or allergies that we should be aware of.
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