Great Dixter House And Gardens

We are delighted to be hosting a fundraising event for Hospice In The Weald on 21st June. It will be an opportunity to see the house and gardens after hours and hear Fergus talk. Tickets can be booked though the Hospice In The Weald website (link below):
https://www.hospiceintheweald.org.uk/fund rai…/…/great-dixter

Don’t miss us tonight on Channel 5 with Carol Klein in an hour long special about Great British Gardens through the seasons.
https://www.channel5.com/…/great-britis h-gardens-season-by…/

The Garden Team meeting in the Sunk Garden hovel

Don't forget that the deadline to apply for our Nursery traineeship is on Monday!
The chosen trainee will spend a year working in the nursery at Great Dixter learning all aspects of traditional propagation from Michael and his team. They will receive minimum wage and be eligible for subsidised accommodation on site. For more info and to a apply please visit https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/learning/st udent-placements/
The deadline for applications is the 1st April. Interviews will be on the 8th April. Please share!

If you are interested in joining the Great Dixter team and have catering experience you may be interested in two upcoming positions here:
https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/catering-jo bs-available/

We are advertising for our Nursery Traineeship now! The chosen trainee will spend a year working in the nursery at Great Dixter learning all aspects of traditional propagation from Michael and his team. They will receive minimum wage and be eligible for subsidised accommodation on site. For more info and to a apply please visit https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/learning/st udent-placements/
The deadline for applications is the 1st April. Interviews will be on the 8th April. Please share!

We are advertising for our Christopher Lloyd Scholarship now! Come and learn from Fergus and the team for a year in the garden at Great Dixter. The candidate will be paid minimum wage and be eligible for subsidised accommodation on site. For more details and to apply follow this link: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/learning/st udent-placements/
Please share!

Last couple of days to apply for our USA Chanticleer Christopher Lloyd Scholarship, which starts in September 2019. This 11 month scholarship is open to any American gardeners who want to come and train at Great Dixter. The scholar lives in the house on site and receives a bursary of $19,058 paid in instalments by the Chantcleer Gardens Trust. The deadline for applications is on the 30th November. See more details below. Please share!
https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/learning/st udent-placements/

We are advertising for our USA Chanticleer Christopher Lloyd Scholarship NOW! Details here: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/learning/st udent-placements/ Please share among any young or trainee gardeners in the US!

Our nursery remains open for business across the winter and will be starting mail orders shortly. Winter opening times, November to end of March: Monday to Friday: 9am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 4.30pm Saturday: 9am to 12.30pm, Sunday: Closed You can browse our catalogue online: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/nursery/cat alogue/

House and Gardens are open Tuesday to Sunday until October 28th, when we will close for the winter. Visit in the next few weeks to enjoy this year's autumn colour, currently set against the backdrop of incredible clear blue skies.

Preparations are underway for our plant fair this weekend.
Please visit our website for the line-up and talk time table: https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/…/great-d ixter-autumn-plant-…/

It's our Dachshund show this Sunday from 11am-1pm. Dogs and owners should arrive at 10am.
Dachshunds can be entered on the day!
https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/whats-on/†¦/dachshund-fun-show/

An article in the Telegraph by Mary Keen:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/…/bring-lif e-small-spaces-help…/
(log in with Facebook or create an account if you cannot read all of it).

Fergus Garrett talks about the Exotic Garden this year https://vimeo.com/286518565

Fresh from our vegetable garden, Great Dixter salad served with lunch today to students on our Art and Craft of Gardening Course. This months topic: meadow gardening. Next year's intake is booking up fast, but there are still a few places left. Find out more at: www.greatdixter.co.uk/…/cou…/the-art- and-craft-of-gardening/

A blog post from a visitor: http://b-c-ing-u.com/…/01/great-dixter- picturesque-perfect…/