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Each day at Llanover Garden School begins at 10am with coffee or tea, ahead of the morning session at 10.30am. A seated two course lunch will be served with wine or elderflower, before the afternoon presentation. The day will end at about 3.30pm with homemade teas and another opportunity to talk and walk around Llanover Gardens.

Wednesday 7th October
Helena Attlee – Gardens in Wales
Following the publication of this year's surprise hit, 'The Gardens of Wales' which has  gone into a second printing  Helena will present an unusual tour of the history of Wales through the medium of its fabulous and often unknown gardens. The talk will be illustrated with photographs by award-winning photographer Alex Ramsay.

Marina Christopher – Late Summer Flowers
Marina, whose nursery Phoenix Perennial Plants has been described as the ‘Fortnum & Mason of unusual and interesting plants’ will use fresh material to show how to get more from your garden in late summer and autumn, by choosing plants with a late flowering season or with attractive foliage, seedheads or berries. She will also give practical cultivation and propagation tips.

Tuesday 13th October
Charles Flower – Wild flowers providing nectar through the season
Charles, who likes to exploit the secondary sites in gardens where garden flowers can struggle, but where the native wild flowers can thrive, will talk about growing wild flowers throughout the season. Starting with woodland flowers, he will move from meadow and hedgerow flowers through to pond and wetland flowers, showing how nectar is available through the season, not just when the ‘traditional’ wild meadow comes into flower.

Nick Macer – Exotics gets tough
At Pan-Global Plants. Nick provides an inspiring selection of some of the finest, rarest and most desirable plants of all types that will grow in Great Britain . He has a penchant for the exotic, particularly if it is hardier than it looks,  thrives without much fuss and possesses exceptional good looks.

Thursday 15th October
Cleve West – Imaginative design solutions  
Cleve, a five-time RHS gold-medal winner known for his imaginative garden designs, which combine a sensitivity to the natural elements with tricks to tease the eye, will  talk about some of the gardens which he has created and his productive allotment. Cleve will also share his successful ideas and tricks regarding layout, materials and planting schemes.

Angela Tandy – Ferns and i vies in the garden and home
Angela , from Fibrex Nurseries - home of the national hedera collection - will show how different varieties can be used to create a living backdrop, arches or topiary.  She will also talk about how best to use h ardy f erns to enhance semi or full shade areas with their beautiful fronds.

Wednesday 9th December Sold Out
Christmas Workshop with Emma Lynch
Emma is a creative master florist who in 2007 was awarded ‘Best Independent Florist in Wales’. After demonstrating two of her artistic and sumptuous designs, Emma, with her senior florist Kirsty, will guide and encourage each participant to create their own festive door wreath and table arrangements. All materials provided.