Making the winter garden shine – Talk with Anna Ribo
Friday 17th October 2025 | 10:30am - 1:30pm
This course will look at the darker time of the year, between the autumn and spring equinox and look at ways of making the garden appealing when the conditions are less kind. As climate change can make the summer garden less reliable, looking at the garden as an all year garden, not just a 3 month flower spectacle, brings lots of opportunities for planting and enjoyment.
We’ll look at a variety of plants that put on a good show in winter. This includes bulbs, how to plant them, how they work and how to use them in a wide variety of garden situations. Winter flowering shrubs have delicious scents to lure the few insects out from far away and can add a real lift to a garden and we will look at a few of these and how to best use them. And we will look at colourful stems, seedheads, bark, climbers and discuss ideas for how to position plants.
And we will of course take the opportunity to take a walk through the wonderful planting at Sussex Prairies Wild and enjoy the garden while it isn’t open to the public.
Cost £50
Book your place here
https://www.annaribo.com/service-page/making-the-winter-garden-shine?referral=service_list_widget
Anna is a sketching and planting teacher, planting designer and garden adviser. She teaches sketching in lovely gardens where participants engage with nature and find new ways of looking at gardens and planting. She also frequently teaches workshops on planting and hand drawing for members of the Society of Garden Designers. A previous head gardener at Long Barn, she now mainly gardens as part of garden restoration projects.
You can contact Anna by Mobile 07734 600 623, info@annaribo.com, website www.annaribo.com
