Head Gardener Fergus Garrett will lead this Study Day held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Refreshments and lunch are included, served in the Great Hall and we are offering a 10% discount on plant sales for attendees in the nursery on the day. This study day takes you through the preparation and planning involved…

5 October 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Planning and preparing your border for spring and summer

Planning and preparing your border for spring and summer @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

5 October 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Great Dixter House & Gardens

Grow is our monthly Home Ed session, taking place in the education room, garden and woods at Great Dixter. Sessions will focus on seasonal activity in the garden and woods and include art, cooking, and science as well as a forest school approach to learning in the woods, with learners developing their own ideas and…

6 October 2026 10:00 am – 1:30 pm

Grow

Grow @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

6 October 2026 10:00 am – 1:30 pm

Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes tours provide a special opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when we are normally closed to the public. You will gain insight into the making of the Great Dixter borders with one of the garden team…

12 October 2026 1:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Behind the scenes at Great Dixter – October

Behind the scenes at Great Dixter – October @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

12 October 2026 1:30 pm – 4:15 pm

An opportunity to see the Lutyens wing of the house. This hour long tour, led by a Senior Guide, will show you the Lutyens / Lloyds collaboration and explain how the Lloyd’s used each room.  You will walk from the entrance to the kitchens and servants hall, up to the first floor family bedrooms and into…

15 October 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Lutyens, the Lloyds & the Legacy

Lutyens, the Lloyds & the Legacy @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

15 October 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

17 October 2026 11:00 am – 18 October 2026 4:00 pm

Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel in the Great Barn. Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October – 11am to 4pm. Free to attend.

Pottery Demonstration – October

Pottery Demonstration – October @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

17 October 2026 11:00 am – 18 October 2026 4:00 pm

19 October 2026 10:00 am – 21 October 2026 4:00 pm

This 3-day course led by Fergus and the garden team will help you get to grips with gardening for succession in your borders.  Using the garden at Great Dixter as an example, the course will teach you:  How to choose hard -working woody and herbaceous plants, including grasses to create the permanent structure of your border and how…

The Long Season Border- A Practical Guide to Succession.

The Long Season Border- A Practical Guide to Succession. @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

19 October 2026 10:00 am – 21 October 2026 4:00 pm

7 November 2026 12:30 pm – 14 November 2026 8:00 am

Bulbs, border design, editing and management Symposium – Saturday 7 November to Saturday 14 November 2026 This is a week-long, practical, hands-on symposium with a maximum of 8 attendees. 80% of the time will be outside in the garden and 20% indoors. Accommodation, meals, as well as transport to and from the hotel every day are…

Bulbs, border design, editing and management Symposium-November 2026

Bulbs, border design, editing and management Symposium-November 2026 @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

7 November 2026 12:30 pm – 14 November 2026 8:00 am

17 November 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Lutyens, the Lloyds & the Legacy @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

17 November 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Head Gardener Fergus Garrett will lead this Study Day held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Refreshments and lunch are included, served in the Great Hall and we are offering a 10% discount on plant sales for attendees in the nursery on the day. Fergus will use the garden at Great Dixter to illustrate how…

23 November 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Succession planting in the mixed border

Succession planting in the mixed border @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

23 November 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join us in our medieval Great Hall at Great Dixter to learn how to make your very own Christmas wreath. Refreshments will be served on arrival, followed by a wreath-making demonstration. Then it’s your chance to get creative and make your own Christmas wreath, using sustainable materials harvested on site at Great Dixter. A wonderful…

1 December 2026 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop

Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

1 December 2026 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

2 December 2026 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

2 December 2026 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

4 December 2026 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

4 December 2026 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

10 December 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Lutyens, the Lloyds & the Legacy @ Great Dixter House & Gardens

10 December 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Great Dixter House & Gardens

What's on

Planning and preparing your border for spring and summer · 5 October 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Grow · 6 October 2026 10:00 am – 1:30 pm

Behind the scenes at Great Dixter – October · 12 October 2026 1:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Lutyens, the Lloyds & the Legacy · 15 October 2026 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Pottery Demonstration – October · 17 October 2026 11:00 am – 18 October 2026 4:00 pm

The Long Season Border- A Practical Guide to Succession. · 19 October 2026 10:00 am – 21 October 2026 4:00 pm

Bulbs, border design, editing and management Symposium-November 2026 · 7 November 2026 12:30 pm – 14 November 2026 8:00 am

Succession planting in the mixed border · 23 November 2026 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop · 1 December 2026 10:00 am – 12:30 pm