The Beth Chatto Symposium 2018

On 30th-31st August 2018, Beth Chatto Education Trust hosted a special gathering of gardeners, designers and plantspeople in honour of Beth Chatto.

Hear from speakers from around the world who are re-imagining ecological gardening in both design and practice, and working to further advance and expand our plant palette.

James Hitchmough- Putting Ecological Planting in Context: Why, Where and How?

Keith Wiley- Pursuing the Aesthetics of Wild Planting

Olivier Filippi- Mediterranean Landscapes as Inspiration for Planting Design

Cassian Schmidt- Stylized Dynamic Plantings

Peter Janke- Designed Nature Contemporary Garden Design for the Eco Conscious

Dan Pearson- Emulating Nature in the Public Arena

Midori Shintani- The Naturalistic Garden in Japan

Andi Pettis- Care and Collaboration Seeking Nature on the High Line

James Hitchmough- Creating Ecological Planting in Public Landscapes by Sowing

Peter Korn- Designing for Plants

Art and Science in the 'Wild' Garden

Building Blocks of the Ecological Garden

Expanding our Plant Pallete

Immersion and Ecological Garden Architecture

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