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Fergus Garrett

2010 Show Judge - Head Gardener, Great Dixter, London

Fergus Garrett has been head gardener at Great Dixter House and Gardens, working with Britain's greatest horticulturist Christopher Lloyd for fifteen years. Since Christo's passing in 2006 he now carries on Christo's legacy.  Fergus's fascination with "tropical" planting dates back many years to the time he spent working as a gardener for an American family on the Cap d'Antibes, where the frost-free climate lends itself to the cultivation of tropical plants. When he returned to England to work as head gardener for Great Dixter, Fergus was still fascinated by the effects that could be achieved by the use of tropical plants. And he was immediately presented with an opportunity to discover what might work in the colder British climate.  The style of dynamic and innovative plantsmanship that Christo has championed, combined with the partnership that Christo and Fergus developed, means that the garden is now widely recognized as being one of the most important in the world.Website: www.greatdixter.co.uk

Seminars/Events

Great Dixter: Past, Present & Future

100 years of Influential Garden Design

Wednesday February 3rd at 10:00 am

Great Dixter is one of England's most popular gardens, noted for bold use of color, theatricality, and sound horticultural practices. Formed around a 15th century manor, the gardens reflect 100 years and three generations of gardeners - most influentially Christopher Lloyd, who taught so much of the art of gardening that continues with the steady stewardship of Fergus Garrett today. Join Fergus as he shares stories of Christo and the work that has helped Great Dixter evolve to become one of the most influential gardens in the world.

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