Rodmarton Manor Lecture Days
Our Garden Lecture Days will be held in the historic Arts and Crafts Manor House at Rodmarton. Each day begins at 10.30am with coffee and tea before the first talk at 11.00am. A delicious two course lunch with wine and elderflower will then be served with time to explore the garden before the second lecture starts at 2.00pm. The days will end at around 3.30 to 4.00pm with tea and homemade cake.
Troy Scott-Smith
Old Roses
In this lecture Troy’s love and deep knowledge of roses comes to the fore. He will explain their history, care, cultivation, pruning and use in the garden. A must for all rose lovers!
Troy Scott-Smith has worked in leading positions in the country’s best gardens, including curator for the RHS and Head Gardener of Bodnant, Iford Manor and Sissinghurst. He currently combines both his worlds of Head Gardener at the world renowned Sissinghurst with consulting on a number of other significant gardens. Troy lectures widely across the UK and internationally and writes for magazines such as Gardens Illustrated, The English Garden and Country Life and is an occasional presenter on Gardeners’ World. He also sits on the Royal Horticultural Floral Committee and teaches at the English Gardening School.
Charlotte Harris & Hugo Bugg
Respecting the Spirit of Place
In their talk Charlotte and Hugo will discuss their design inspirations and how they approach the diverse and truly inspirational range of projects they work on, including the Kitchen Garden at RHS Bridgewater, with its edible forest garden, classic kitchen garden, and apothecary garden; a series of productive, traditional and experimental garden rooms they designed for a private, rural estate in Oxfordshire; a garden on the Isle of Man inspired by the fusion of Norse and Manx culture, and their work transforming the gardens surrounding an historic Grade II listed farmhouse located within the Dorset AONB.
Hugo and Charlotte co-founded the values-driven landscape design practice Harris Bugg Studio in 2017. They have won six Gold Medals, two silver gilts and two best in shows at RHS shows. Most recently their design for Horatio’s Garden won Best in Show at RHS Chelsea in 2023 and was the first garden in the main avenue to put the priorities of all those with different mobility needs at the heart. They have been called ‘pioneering design talents of their generation’ by the RHS and every garden they make is informed by a commitment to exceptional design and connecting people with nature. Their studio creates inclusive and immersive gardens located all over the UK and Europe. They often collaborate with independent craftspeople and skilled artisans to help add aesthetic and social value to their work. This, combined with an inventive and careful use of materials and plants ensures every garden they make has a timeless quality.