Adult Learning Programme
Adult education courses at Great Dixter include study days, week-long Symposia, courses, lectures, and workshops.
Run by Head Gardener Fergus Garrett, as well as other Dixter staff and friends with an intimate knowledge of the garden, they will help people understand the ethos, methods, and plants that are used.
In this section:
Behind the scenes at Great Dixter – April
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…
14 April 2025 1:30 pm – 4:15 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Garden Explorers- Holiday activities
Garden Explorers is an adventurous group for children and their carers which takes place at Great Dixter, based from the Education room at Dixter Farm. Tuesday’s session is for school aged children- siblings welcome. The plan this week is to head to the woods – we’ll make some wild garlic flatbreads- ingredients- SR flour, yogurt…
15 April 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Garden Explorers- Holiday activities
Garden Explorers is an adventurous group for children and their carers which takes place at Great Dixter, based from the Education room at Dixter Farm. Thursday’s session is for preschool aged children – siblings welcome. The plan this week is to head to the woods – we’ll make some wild garlic flatbreads- ingredients- SR flour,…
17 April 2025 10:00 am – 12:00 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Grow
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…
22 April 2025 10:00 am – 1:30 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Designing with plants
Head Gardener Fergus Garrett will lead this Study Day held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Refreshments and lunch are included and we are offering a 10% discount on plant sales for attendees in the nursery on the day. Learn how to combine plants using colour, shape, texture, repetition and balance. The aim is to…
28 April 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Biodiversity study day (New for 2025!)
This study day led by Fergus Garrett and ecologist Andy Phillips will examine how the way we garden at Great Dixter is helping to create a local hotspot of biodiversity and will help participants to understand how to garden in a way that promotes species richness and diversity. The day will include an illustrated lecture and an…
29 April 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
