Please join us on Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 6pm for a session with award-winning designer Annie Guilfoyle where she will answer questions about the upcoming tour of Somerset County, featuring some of the UK’s most unique and beautiful gardens.

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Annie will be guiding the tour alongside Fine Gardening Executive Editor Danielle Sherry. From majestic Caisson gardens to the inspiring landscape of Wildside, this is a must-see experience for any gardening enthusiast. ⁠ ⁠Aside from the guided tours of 8 unique private and public gardens, you will also experience multiple hands-on workshops and lectures from designers and professionals who work in these locations. ⁠ ⁠Learn more about the tour and itnerary here or sign up!

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Details:⁠ ⁠

Tour Dates: May 25 – June 1, 2025 (directly after the Chelsea Garden Show)⁠

Inclusions:

• All 4-star hotel accommodations⁠
• All breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 5 dinners⁠
• Admission to all gardens and hands-on workshops⁠
• Comfortable coach transport⁠ ⁠

Guides:

Enjoy the expertise and unique perspectives of two incredible experts in the field.⁠ ⁠

– Annie Guilfoyle, a friendly and experienced tour guide and an award winning UK garden designer and author who has been educating would-be designers for over 20 years. ⁠@guilfoyleannie⁠ ⁠

– Danielle Sherry, Executive Editor of Fine Gardening and co-host of the Let’s Argue About Plants podcast. With over 25 years running nurseries, garden centers, and even a few farms and 18 years at Fine Gardening magazine, Danielle has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to growing ornamental and edible plants.⁠ ⁠

Stops on this tour:⁠ ⁠

@caissongardens⁠

@yeovalley – check out their gardens – gorgeous!!⁠

@jameshitchmough private garden – an incredible award-winning landscape designer⁠

@wildsidegarden⁠

@damsonfarm – garden of Alison Jenkins⁠

Visit to both @DerryWatkins home garden and @specialplantsnursery⁠

@hauserwirthsomerset⁠

@commonfarmflowers⁠ ⁠

Aside from the guided tours of the gardens above, you will also experience multiple hands-on workshops and lectures from designers and professionals who work in these locations. ⁠⁠Learn more about the tour and itinerary here and sign up!

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