Join Juliet Sargeant for two engaging talks on sustainable gardening practices, with a complimentary lunch included. Discover how to plant a meadow in your outside space in the morning session. And in the afternoon, Juliet will look at the principles of ‘re-wilding’, enabling you to transform your garden and practices so that you are gardening with and for nature.
Making Hay! Meadow Planting and Lawn Alternatives (10.30am – 12Noon) and ‘Re-Wild’ Your Garden (1.00 – 2.30pm)
Morning Talk – Making Hay! Meadow Planting and Lawn AlternativesDiscover sensational lawn alternatives to create a more natural and relaxed feeling in your garden, whilst attracting pollinating insects and increasing bio- diversity. In this session Juliet will share her experiences and explain all you need to know about creating a meadow, no matter how small in your garden, our favourite and most reliable mixes to use and alternatives options to enhance your existing lawn.
Afternoon Talk – ‘Re-Wild’ Your Garden Discover the principles of re-wilding and how you can give nature a hand by creating the right conditions in your own garden to support nature and wildlife. Juliet will be sharing her top tips on how to plant and garden for wildlife in your outdoor space.
Beginners and garden enthusiasts are welcome.
The Tutor:Juliet Sargeant is a multi-award-winning designer and regular panelist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time, with over 20 years of experience in designing gardens and also teaching about them. She has a relaxed teaching style, with plenty of illustrations, and discussion.
Old Barn Nurseries is one of the largest nurseries in Sussex. The talk will be held in their purpose-built studio ‘The Garden Room’.
– Two 90 minute talks by a gardening expert
– Sandwich lunch and refreshments
– 20% Off Plants Voucher for use at Old Barn on the day of the talks
Wednesday 20th August 2025
10.30am – 2.30pm
Old Barn Nurseries, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, RH13 8NR
2-Talk Ticket including complimentary sandwich lunch – £20
If you’d prefer to join one of these talks rather than both, you can book individual talk tickets here:
Making Hay! Meadow Planting and Lawn Alternatives Talk – 10.30am to 12pm
‘Re-Wild’ Your Garden Talk – 1pm to 2.30pm
Once you have booked, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking – please check your junk mail if you have not heard from us.
About 2 weeks before your course, you will receive another email, giving directions and joining instructions – again, please check your junk mail if you have not heard from us.
Boost your garden knowledge with professional tips from our horticulture & design experts. Our Gardening Talks are packed with insights gained from years of creating and planting gardens of all kinds. Whatever your garden problem, we have the solutions! Join us for just a morning ‘info-burst’ or relax into a whole day of learning with lunch to sustain you. You will find details of all our talks here.
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Sussex Garden School
Oak Studio
Old Barn Nurseries
Worthing Road, Dial Post
Horsham RH13 8NU
