Hepatica Lecture with Garden Tour

‘My World of Hepaticas’

SORRY, SOLD OUT.

Nursery owner John Massey VMH will give a superbly illustrated lecture ‘My World of Hepaticas’ in which he takes an in-depth look at this beautiful genus, one of the loveliest of all Spring-flowering plants.

John Massey with some of his hepatica collection © J.Buckley

Ashwood Nurseries is one of only a few nurseries in the UK specialising in hepaticas and John is widely acknowledged as being one of the UK’s leading experts: he has his own private plant collection and has travelled to China, Japan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, North America and Europe to see them in the wild.

His talk will give a fascinating insight into the various species and cultivars, their habitat in the wild, their uses in the garden and alpine house, as well as a look at developments in plant breeding. John will also share some wonderful anecdotes about his travels in search of hepaticas, introducing some of the extraordinary characters he has met along the way.

In the afternoon there will be a guided tour of John’s Garden and, during the day, there will be a rare opportunity to look at John’s hepatica house devoted entirely to his private collection.

A good selection of plants will be available to purchase, as well as copies of John’s book ‘My World of Hepaticas’.

Lecture Information:

Putting on a show in the hepatica house

• Date: Tuesday, March 12^th – sorry, sold out
  
• Ticket Cost: £27.50 (supporting the Adam Greathead Award).
• Please meet at the Oss Box at 10.30 -10.40am for a welcome complimentary hot drink before your lecture at 11am.
• Lecture commences promptly at 11am
• Duration 75mins
• Garden Tour commences at 2pm
• Essential to book in advance (Seating is strictly limited)
• Reserve your tickets by telephone (01384 401996) or in person at the nursery.

Other essential information:

Drifts of hepaticas in John’s Garden

• A member of the Ashwood team will meet you (your details will be on our guest list).
• There’s plenty of time before the garden tour to purchase delicious food and beverages in our warm and welcoming Tea Room, also to visit our Garden Shop, Gift Shop, Greenhouses and Plant Sales Areas. more
• Please allow up to two hours for your garden visit so that you can explore the garden at your leisure after the guided tour.
• We advise wearing appropriate outdoor clothing and footwear.

About John’s Garden:

John’s Garden is the beautiful 8-acre canal-side garden of nursery owner John Massey VMH and regarded as one of the finest private gardens in the UK. Truly spectacular in March, this inspirational garden boasts a magnificent collection of trees, shrubs and conifers, giving strong structure as well as providing the perfect canopy for drifts of hellebores, early Spring bulbs and hepaticas. More

Hepatica nobilis ‘Flore Plena’

Hepatica nobilis