Garden Workshops
We are hosting a series of Garden Workshops at Highfield Farm in association with the National Garden Scheme. These will be presented by Dean Peckett, MCIHort, who is an accomplished horticulturalist with 20 years of experience working at RHS Wisley and RHS Harlow Carr, followed by 10 years working at Fort Belvedere, Crown Estate in the role of Garden and Projects Manager. Dean now manages his own Garden Advisory and Design business and has a wealth of horticultural knowledge and experience which he his keen to share with all!
Here is the link to the Garden Workshops at Highfield Farm Garden Workshops
Talks
Roger is happy to give talks to gardening groups in Monmouthshire and surrounding Counties. He currently offers three topics. All proceeds to the Cancer Caring Charities of the NGS
The Impatient Gardeners
This is the history of the development of a 2 acre garden Highfield Farm from 2017 – 19 and beyond. It details the background, the design philosophy, the process, the planting and illustrates with a personal selection of choice trees, shrubs and herbaceous from the gardens 1200 varieties
Hydrangeas – A Gentle Obsession
Hydrangeas fell out of fashion in the late 90s but are now right back in the mainstream. With the introduction of new species, we now have hydrangeas in a range of colours from white through green, pink, blue to the deepest purple and wine, flowering over six months and peaking at that difficult time of late summer into autumn. This talk covers how to grow, prune, propagate and colour manage hydrangeas and how to cut and dry the flowers. It introduces a personal selection of varieties from 12 species plus a few others and it includes where to see them at their best and where to buy them.
Garden 365 – No Excuses
In the UK we are blessed with a climate which allows us to grow such a wide range of plants from different geographical regions and growing conditions. There are really no excuses, we can plant our gardens so they look beautiful every day of the year.
This is a plant-rich presentation with a personal selection from Highfield Farm Garden to demonstrate and illustrate how this can be achieved.
Highfield Farm Garden 