Flood Resilient Garden tours | Howbery Business Park
Cultural Experiences
Free guided tours of the Flood Resilient Garden that made its debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Two years after its debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, three design and horticultural experts will talk about the garden’s journey from Chelsea to Oxfordshire, and how it helps protect against flooding.
Flood Re Flood Resilient Garden co-designer Dr Ed Barsley will explain how the garden helps manage flood risk and how he modified the Chelsea design to fit in the differently shaped space at Howbery Park.
Stephen Packman, Environment & Innovation Manager from Nurture Landscapes will talk about how his company is looking after the garden as part of its contract to maintain the wider Howbery grounds, and explain how it enhances biodiversity.
Alison Quantrell, a Horticultural Consultant and Planting Designer, will talk about plant choices in the garden and how those could be made relevant to domestic gardens.
Kelly Ostler-Coyle, Director of Corporate Affairs at Flood Re, which sponsored the garden at Chelsea and Howbery, will give an introduction to the sessions. Flood Re is the joint initiative between the UK government and the insurance industry which exists to promote the affordability and availability of flood insurance for homes across the UK.
Booking onto one of the one-hour slots is essential to join the tours, which will run from 10am-3.30pm. To round off the tours, visitors will have the option to enjoy a pre-paid afternoon tea in the Manor Café, which needs to be ordered in advance.
Five tour sessions are available:
10-11am
11am-12pm
12-1pm
1.30-2.30pm
2.30-3.30pm
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