Our annual lecture, in support of the Beth Chatto Education Trust, will be returning later this year, this time with friend and patron of the education trust, Dan Pearson.
When Beth's family were looking to secure the future of the Gardens and Beth's legacy, it was simply the natural choice to ask Dan and his studio to help us with the long term vision and help us incorporate an additional 6.5 acres of land adjacent to the garden. Some changes have already been undertaken but there's much more to come.
Dan Pearson, garden designer, horticulturist and writer, will join us to talk about this vision and the development of the Gardens for the future, including considerations that have to be taken when looking after an historic garden and taking it into the future whilst staying true to Beth's ethos.
Dan has credited Beth Chatto as being one of his early influences and Beth followed his career with interest. She loved his writing and work and they became friends. Dan in turn, at Beth's request, has been a patron of Beth Chatto Education Trust since its inception in 2015. He gave the first BCET annual lecture here at the University of Essex back in 2017.
We hope you will be able to join us for what we're sure will be a wonderful evening.
£40, or £32 for Friends of the Garden and RHS members.