For the first time outside of the charity’s flower shows, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is opening up its expert garden advisory service to all with pop-up advice sessions in conjunction with its autumn talk series.
The gardening experts, usually only available to RHS members and at flower shows, will be answering questions from the public on Tuesday 3 October 11-3pm, at the RHS Lindley Library in London. The advice is being offered as part of the Lindley Live programme of talks, taking place on selected Tuesdays throughout the autumn.
The garden advice team can help with problems big or small, from advice on the perfect crop to suit your allotment to houseplant health tips. Please do not bring plants in with you, a photo of your plant will do.
There will be a break in advice between 1.00pm and 1.30pm so guests can enjoy our Lindley Live talk, Designing for the Sovereign: Repton and Brighton Pavilion. The short talk will cover the unusual life of Humphrey Repton, creator of pop-up garden design books in the Regency Period.
The upcoming programme of events with the RHS Lindley Library includes:
Lindley Live, Tuesdays 1.15-1.30pm
Painted leaves – 12 September – uncover the beautiful botanical drawings that cover the inside of the Lindley Library copy of the McDonald’s Dictionary and the woman behind them
Coffee, adulterated! – 19 September – find out all about the crimes against caffeine discovered by RHS detectives in the 1850s
Seeds of innovation – 26 September – artist Clare Newton shares how she has been exploring the ways seeds are inspiring developments in science and engineering, funded by an RHS bursary
Designing for the sovereign – 10 October – journey into the unusual world of Humphrey Repton and his unrealised designs for the Brighton Pavilion
Dancing petals – 10 October – discover the RHS collection of Japanese chrysanthemum paintings and the history of these beautiful flowers
Lindley Late, Tuesdays 6.15-7.30pm
An almost impossible thing – 12 September – Join Fiona Davison for the launch of her new book, on the untold history of pioneering women gardeners and their radical lives – tickets £5, includes a drink
Chris Baines in conversation – 19 September – to celebrate the new edition of the RHS Companion to Wildlife Gardening its author, Chris Baines, will be in discussion with RHS Senior Wildlife Specialist Helen Bostock. Chris will be sharing practical advice on blending nature conservation with horticulture as well as the recent research giving us better insights into our garden wildlife. Copies of the book will be available for purchase – tickets £5/£10
Danger and desire – 10 October – historian Ruth Larson discusses the history of women who negotiated the dangers associated with the garden, or embraced gardens as places of delight and desire – tickets £5
For more information and to book tickets please visit: www.rhs.org.uk/libraryevents
