Special Gardening Day -Winter Words Festival, Pitlochry

[Maggi Young]

A message from Julia
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Special Gardening Day  at the Winter Words Festival, Pitlochry

 

Winter Words is six years old this year and continues to attract visitors from all over the UK.

This year, the Festival has expanded to run over ten days, with most events taking place at  the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

This year, there’s a Special Gardening Day, on Saturday 6th February 2010.....
 with four fabulous authors and personalities offering something, or someone, for everyone!  Read on to discover who is taking part…

 10.30 am: Ken Cox – Scotland’s Gardens

Ken is one of Scotland’s best known gardening writers and his newest book is a must for all who wish to explore the world of gardens and plants in Scotland.
 'Scotland for Gardeners' is the winner of Garden Reference Book of the Year 2009.

Ken will take you through the best of Tayside and Highland Perthshire’s wonderful public gardens, introducing his latest book which is another must for lovers of Scotland’s garden glory.
Beautifully illustrated with photographs by his brother, Ray Cox, Ken recommends when is the best time of year to appreciate the region’s many wildflower walks, formal gardens and public parks, and includes a useful guide to specialist nurseries and shows.
Given his experience as professional gardener and international plant hunter, Ken’s talks are always bound to be popular with all who enjoy the particular challenges and rewards of gardening in Scotland!

Tickets: £6.00


11.45 am: Alpines Plants for Gardeners with Jim Jermyn

Sponsored by The Scottish Rock Garden Club

In this information packed event, mountain horticulture expert Jim Jermyn will be talking about Alpine plants of the Eastern Alps and their cultivation.

Since 2000, Jim Jermyn has been Show Manager of Gardening Scotland, Scotland’s national gardening show. From 1978 to 1998 he was proprietor of the world famous Edrom Nurseries, specialising in alpine and woodland plants. Jim lectures widely in Europe, Canada and the USA and has written two books for Timber Press:  The Himalayan Garden: Growing Plants from the Roof of the World and Alpine Plants of Europe – A Gardener’s Guide.

Tickets: £6.00

 
1.00pm: Literary Lunch with Sara Sheridan - The Secret Mandarin

Sara Sheridan is delighted to be returning to Pitlochry, after using the wonderful Explorers Garden as a research base for her new book, The Secret Mandarin.
This thrilling blend of fact and fiction is based on the adventures of the ambitious Victorian botanist and plant hunter Robert Fortune. Having rescued his sister-in-law Mary from a public scandal, the couple undertakes a secret journey to China, ostensibly to secretly collect tea plants for the East India Company.
But Robert has concealed the true reason for this dangerous mission: to spy for the British Government!
A dramatic tale retold by a wonderful writer, this is a rare chance to hear the author discuss the story behind her exotic historical romance.

Tickets: £15.00, includes Bistro lunch and a glass of wine!

 
3.00pm: Alys Fowler - Backgarden Fruit and Veg  
Sponsored by Pitlochry in Bloom
Alys Fowler is at the forefront of the new gardening revolution: a presenter of the BBC`s Gardener’s World, author of several gardening books and a firm believer in
practising what she preaches. In her new book, Backgarden Fruit and Veg, Alys takes up the challenge to prepare at least one meal a day using only home-grown produce.
With a wonderful new approach to growing fruit and vegetables, she transforms her garden into a place where tomatoes sit happily next to roses, carrots are woven between the lavenders, and potatoes share space with the hedge.
Young, chic and urban, Alys is at the forefront of this revolutionary new approach to gardening. She marries the delights of growing your own with the sheer joy of a beautiful flower garden, all in one small space, and is on a mission to demonstrate how anybody can do it. Good for the pocket, good for the environment and hugely rewarding, Alys’s modish edible landscaping will inspire a whole new generation to get digging!

Tickets: £8.00

 

 For full programme details and to purchase tickets, visit: www.pitlochry.org.uk, or call the friendly box office staff at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on 01796 484626 or via email: boxoffice@pitlochry.org.uk

 

We hope to see you there!

 

And remember – tickets make the perfect Christmas Gift!

[Maggi Young]

From the Theatre flyer for the event.......

Note Jim Jermyn's Talk  : sponsored by the Scottish Rock Garden Club.....

[David Nicholson]

Apart from geographical impracticalities I found the programme very interesting until I got to the 1500 slot and then went right off it