Thoughts from the studio and the fields exploring design, culture and the rituals and rhythms of living well.
The Practice of Hortus: Cutting Garden Course, September
September is a magical time of year in the cutting garden both visually and physically - wonderful blooms. berries and seedheads coupled with low light and crisper temperatures make for a real sense of the Hortus year turning again and we will follow its path together.
The Practice of Hortus: Cutting Garden Course, June
June is a time of abundance at Hortus when we luxuriate in all the incoming promise of midsummer stems as days lengthen and summer gathers pace. This Day brings you into the heart of that fullness and beauty both enjoying what we have and planning ahead for future blooms beyond midsummer.
The Practice of Hortus: Cutting Garden Course, March
As Spring arrives in the full flood of her beauty and promise, March is an ideal time to start creating a cutting garden for a wonderful palette of summer blooms. This day, led by our Senior grower, Caroline, will give you an insight into what and how we grow at Hortus
A Love Letter to the Land
In late winter, when the garden is open and legible, hazel offers itself generously to the hand. Love Letter to the Land is a day devoted to making simple hazel structures: practical, playful and rooted in long English garden traditions. A quiet Valentine’s offering to the land, and to yourself.