Programme 2023-2024
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De Hessenhof, A Nursery with Heart
Monday 9th October 2023
7.30pm
Hans Kramer Specialist Nurseryman
Hans started selling plants as a teenager, in 1981 he took over the family farm which he has built up into a world class organic nursery.
He will tell us about the development of this nursery and the principles and practices he works by.
A man with unrivalled knowledge of perennials and a keen eye for neglected species he will show us some of his favourites and some of the new and unusual ones we should know about.
Klinta Tradgard - Planting for the Future
Tuesday 21st November 2023
7.30pm
Peter Korn Nurseryman and Garden Designer
Peter Korn and his partner Julia Andersson own and run a nursery at their home in Klinta, Sweden.
From the Tradgard he is setting convention on its head with gardens that defy usual practices. He propagates and grows using a deep layer of sand on top of an alkaline soil.
This toughens plants up for our now demanding climate.
Peter will telling us how to plant for the future, while increasing diversity and so benefittinng valueable wildlife.