Our workshops and small group events provide opportunities for people with a wide range of interests to visit and learn about the heritage of the garden. We were delighted to have been awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grants in 2020 and 2023 which allow us to offer a number of subsidised price events.
Dr Twigs Way is a garden historian, writer and researcher who is fascinated by the past and intrigued by the role of flowers, gardens and landscape in art and culture of all kinds. Her talks and books reflect that endless curiosity with themes of symbolism and meaning, class and gender, art and literature.
Reginald Farrer was an Edwardian celebrity who inspired a craze for rock gardening across Great Britain. He was one of a small number of dare-devil individuals who risk their lives by travelling to the wildest parts of the planet in search of new and exotic plant species.
Join creative writer and poet Zo Copeland and illustrator Frances Mason to explore the garden’s history, unearthing its story and responding to it in words and pictures.
“The game is afoot”
The garden has many special and unusual trees, part of the original planting in 1909 and now mature. Join arboriculturalist Marco Bartolini on a tour of the garden to discover which trees were planted in the garden and perhaps gain an understanding of what they may have been chosen for.
Join creative writer and poet Zo Copeland and illustrator Frances Mason to explore the garden’s history, unearthing its story and responding to it in words and pictures.
Christopher Woodward explores the history of swimming pools as features in the design of private gardens from the 17th-century until 1939. He will situate the astonishing pool in the garden at Great Ambrook in the rich history of swimming pools in Great Britain.
The garden has many special and unusual trees, part of the original planting in 1909 and now mature. Join arboriculturalist Marco Bartolini on a tour of the garden to discover which trees were planted in the garden and perhaps gain an understanding of what they may have been chosen for.
Learn how to improve your composition and other techniques with award-winning photographer Vicki Gardner, all within the peaceful, unique surroundings of the Italian Garden.
Join one of our volunteers for a guided tour - explore the garden, see the work in progress, and learn about its fascinating history, its creators and our restoration plans.
Join one of our volunteers for a guided tour - explore the garden, see the work in progress, and learn about its fascinating history, its creators and our restoration plans.
Join one of our volunteers for a guided tour - explore the garden, see the work in progress, and learn about its fascinating history, its creators and our restoration plans.
We are delighted to be opening the garden for the first time this year as part of Rowcroft’s Open Gardens in support of local hospice care.
The garden has many special and unusual trees, part of the original planting in 1909 and now mature. Join arboriculturalist Marco Bartolini on a tour of the garden to discover which trees were planted in the garden and perhaps gain an understanding of what they may have been chosen for.
Join one of our volunteers for a guided tour - explore the garden, see the work in progress, and learn about its fascinating history, its creators and our restoration plans.
The garden has many special and unusual trees, part of the original planting in 1909 and now mature. Join arboriculturalist Marco Bartolini on a tour of the garden to discover which trees were planted in the garden and perhaps gain an understanding of what they may have been chosen for.
Come and enjoy the spectacular autumn colours at the Italian Garden. Roam with your camera independently or get some tuition from Vicki.
Join one of our volunteers for a guided tour - explore the garden, see the work in progress, and learn about its fascinating history, its creators and our restoration plans.
Artist James Cabaniuk’s latest exhibition, In Holes and Corners, is set to run for a limited time, 25 – 27 September. This site-specific project, supported by literary critic and writer Kate Hext, invites visitors to explore the historical significance of this Edwardian Garden as a private refuge for its curator Arthur Smith Graham, while reflecting on contemporary queer experiences.
The garden has many special and unusual trees, part of the original planting in 1909 and now mature. Join arboriculturalist Marco Bartolini on a tour of the garden to discover which trees were planted in the garden and perhaps gain an understanding of what they may have been chosen for.
Join creative writer and poet Zo Copeland and illustrator Frances Mason to explore the garden, unearthing its story and your response to it in words and pictures.
Join one of our volunteers for a guided tour - explore the garden, see the work in progress, and learn about its fascinating history, its creators and our restoration plans.
Come and explore The Italian Garden at your leisure. Meet some of our volunteers and see the restoration work in progress.
This talk by Jeremy Treglown explores the literary history of gardens, from the 1st Century BCE Roman poet Horace to the satirical poetry of Alexander Pope and twentieth-century Bright Young Things such as Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh.
