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Date/Time
Date(s) - June 12, 2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Tithe Barn, Loseley Park Gardens.
Categories
This event has been postponed until later in the year.
A new date will be announced soon.
In conversation with… Garden Experts
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) are delighted to invite you to a very special event, which is the second part in our new ‘In conversation with…’ series, newly launched in 2025 to mark our 90th anniversary.
Join us for an exclusive opportunity to dig into the minds of gardening experts at our Expert Garden Panel. Whether you’re a seasoned green thumb or just a beginner, this event will be packed with insights to inspire every gardener.
Meet the Panel:
Jim Buttress
Renowned horticulturalist, judge on The Great Allotment Challenge, and appeared in The World Garden at Lullingstone documentary.
https://jimbuttress.co.uk/
Peter Mills
Gardening Consultant, Writer, Broadcaster (BBC Radio Surrey), and RHS Advisor.
https://petermillsgardening.com/
Ben Pope
Head Gardener, lecturer at the Chelsea Physic Garden, writer (Gardens Illustrated), RHS Herbaceous Committee.
https://www.theworkinggarden.com/
We’re thrilled to announce that BBC Surrey’s breakfast presenter James Cannon will be our Compere!
James Cannon
Hosts the BBC Radio Surrey Breakfast Show every weekday morning between 6am and 10am. His career started as a print journalist before getting behind the microphone. He is a regular at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival where he hosts the Get Growing stage interviewing some of the biggest names in horticulture and hopefully gaining a bit knowledge along the way.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday 12 June 2025
Venue: Tithe Barn at Loseley Park Gardens
Price: £35
Ticket includes:
Gardening Q&A with our expert panel
Tea, coffee, and pastries.
FREE entry Loseley Park Gardens (usually £11.50 per person).
QEF Chairman’s Circle members will be invited to attend a private talk on Loseley House and gardens with Michael More-Molyneux, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, as part of this event. For more details about the Chairmans’s Circle please visit http://www.qef.org.uk/get-involved/chairmans-circle
You can purchase your tickets online below, please be aware we use Paypal to process payments, but you can by pass logging into a Paypal account and just click on the debit/credit card option below the log in boxes to pay as normal. Or if you would like to purchase your tickets over the phone, please call 01372 841 151.
“Anything that helps to increase people’s independence and improve life skills I am in support of, so I was delighted when QEF asked me to be part of this event. The good thing about gardening is that is doesn’t differentiate between people based on their mobility and abilities – there is something for everyone and it is very therapeutic as whatever you produce, it comes from your own efforts. I always say that gardeners are the friendliest people in the world, so I am really looking forward to meeting everyone and answering their questions. This time of year, I imagine everyone will want to know how to ward off slugs and get some tips on starting off their veggie plots and window boxes. It’s a very busy time to be a gardener, so I would say to make sure whatever you do, you are able to maintain it and don’t take on too much.” – Jim Buttress
T&Cs
Refunds: If your refund request is made 28 days before the event, you are eligible for a full refund (minus processing fee). If your refund request is made between 14-28 days before the event, you are legible for a 50% refund of the ticket price. If your refund request is made less than 14 days before the event, unfortunately we are unable to offer any refunds.
On the day, event timelines and event specifics are subject to change at the discretion of QEF.
Birthday News!
On 2 April, Dame Prue Leith kicked started our ‘In conversation….with’ series at a fabulous event at Sandown Park. During the event Prue launched her recipe for QEF’s 90th anniversary cake. To have your own copy of this fabulous recipe card curated by Prue (which includes a short video of thanks from this culinary legend) we’re asking our supporters to donate just £5. Please click here to get your very own copy! https://www.qef.org.uk/donations/prue/
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.
