Webinar: Gardens Illustrated Masterclass 2021: "How to use old roses in a modern garden" with Troy Scott Smith by Immediate Media Co.

Gardens Illustrated Masterclass 2021: "How to use old roses in a modern garden" with Troy Scott Smith

About

Presented by Troy Scott Smith, head gardener of Sissinghurst, hosted by horticulturalist and journalist Alys Fowler.

What will be covered

• Understanding different types of old roses and their use within the garden
• Pruning and caring for old roses including climbers, ramblers, and bush roses
• Tips for growing roses in meadows, through trees, arbors and supports
• Techniques for replanting established rose gardens
• Combining once-flowering roses with other plants
• Practicalities of feeding, spraying, watering
• Achieving a year-round flower garden with old roses
• Taking roses as our cue, how do we approach managing historic flower gardens, giving them new life and relevance

Presenters

Troy Scott Smith

Head gardener at Iford Manor Gardens

Troy is one of the country’s leading head gardeners, learning his craft over 35 years working in some of the best gardens. Coming from a family of committed naturalists, Troy’s approach is informed by his appreciation of the artistic merits of garden making and gardening with his love and fascination of nature. A head gardener since 1997, Troy has led the renaissance at both Bodnant and Sissinghurst, where, with Dan Pearson, he brought back a garden rich in emotion and intimacy with a focus on old roses.

Alys Fowler

British horticulturalist and journalist

Alys studied at the Royal Horticultural Society and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London and in 1998 was awarded a Smithsonian Scholarship to study at the New York Botanical Gardens based in the Bronx. Following her studies she went on to join the BBC Gardeners’ World presenting team, and from there her own television series, The Edible Garden, on growing your own centred around her own urban plot in Birmingham. She writes regularly for magazines, including Gardens Illustrated and has a column with The Guardian. Published books include her latest title Eat What You Grow, which draws on organic principles and a focus on biodiversity and sustainability.

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