Rick Mather David Scrase Christopher Lloyd Scholarship
The Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation have generously given £150,000 over five years to fund an annual scholarship, enabling an outstanding existing scholar to extend their study at Great Dixter beyond the first year.
Great Dixter is an inspirational garden and gives exceptional training to its Christopher Lloyd Scholars, many of whom have gone on to hold important horticultural posts.
Talitha Slabbert is our Rick Mather David Scrase Christopher Lloyd Scholar 2024-2025 and and began her second year at Great Dixter in September 2024 following a year as Christopher Lloyd Scholar.
Talitha is originally from Cape Town, South Africa and came to the UK to complete a PHD in English at Oxford University. While at Oxford she discovered a love of plants and gardening and realised that this was where her true vocation lay. Prior to arriving at Dixter she completed an RHS qualification while working as a gardener in Oxford.
Talitha is completing a horticultural diary while she is with us which you will be able to read below.
Previous scholar Rob Flack who has stayed on as a member of the garden team also completed a diary documenting his learning as a scholar at Great Dixter. You can read this below.