Tours and Talks

Gardening Talk Series: Re-inventing the Garden Border with Chris Day

Smiling man holding a clay pot of blooming irises in a garden setting.

Saturday 18 April, 2 - 3.30pm

Discover How to Transform Your Garden into a Year-Round Showcase with Chris Day

Join the first in a series of talks by professional horticulturist and nurseryman Chris Day, and learn how to make your small garden a vibrant, year-round delight.

Chris shares creative ideas to maximise colour, interest, and impact—no matter the size of your space.

Discover practical tips for selecting the right plants, designing dynamic borders, and keeping your garden alive through every season.

This inspiring talk also explores the evolution of garden borders, offering fresh ideas and real-life examples to spark your imagination.

£12 per person, with valid Gardens admission

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About Chris Day

Chris Day is a professional horticulturalist who is keen to share his passion for gardening. He has worked in commercial horticulture, garden centre retailing and worked on, written for and edited consumer gardening magazines, including Amateur Gardening and Garden Ideas, Chris speaks to gardening clubs far and wide and in his role at Buckingham Garden Centre hosts and co-produces a twice monthly pod cast called Dig It.