Garden Masterclass is a place to share experience, knowledge, skills and ideas.

For garden designers, landscape architects, horticulture professionals, keen home gardeners and anyone else concerned with quality and biodiverse planting.

What’s on

Workshops, webinars, courses, films, find out here what's coming up in our rich and varied programme.

Online event

Mapping Growth Patterns – and can Non-Natives Play Nice with Natives?

Tuesday 21 October 2025, 6.00pm

How do you map plant growth over time and what happens when perennials with different growth habits and origins share space?

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In-person event

Where horticulture and history collide – the making of the gardens at Raby Castle

Friday 17 October 2025, 10.00am

Is there a difference between garden design and landscape architecture?

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Online course

Naturalistic Planting Design Course

29 Sep 2025 – 9 Mar 2026 (10 sessions)

A hugely popular course which ranges from the basics of plant ecology, through the interpretation of natural vegetation patterns, to the practicalities of planting.

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Watch & Listen

Explore our range of webinar and workshop recordings, podcasts and the recordings from our Thursday Garden Chat series.

Rachel Siegfried
Garden Chat Archive

Rachel Siegfried

Flower farmer Rachel Siegfried talks about her work with nature-friendly floristry.

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Wild at Dixter
Recorded Event

Wild at Dixter

The garden at Great Dixter is known for the way in which it merges the natural and the cultivated world.

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Liz Nicholson introduces Elemental – the sustainability analysis tool for designers
Recorded Event

Liz Nicholson introduces Elemental – the sustainability analysis tool for designers

Liz, is managing director of Nicholsons, a company that offers comprehensive environmental and ecological consultancy services, fully integrated garden and woodland design, and management and contracting services.

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Thursday Garden Chat

Free broadcast every Thursday at 6pm, we have an interview or presentation with a personality from the garden, landscape or botanical world.

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Online Courses

Between September and April we offer a number of courses primarily aimed at garden and landscape design professionals

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Watch & Listen

Podcasts

We do a weekly podcast on Substack, talking to influential garden and landscape people

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Join our community, become a member

Becoming a member entitles you to discounts on events and recordings, and early access to ticketing for live events. There's also an information-packed podcast series, exclusive to members.

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Listen-and-learn (and sometimes smile too)

Members have access to our Members Substack Channel with a 17-episode audio guide to garden shrubs with Noel and Caroline Jackson

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A new online garden journal

Annie and Noel are part of 30-strong team writing for Scribehound Gardening

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