Please join us at the Center for Urban Horticulture for a reception and a special lecture with celebrated garden designer and plantswoman from the UK and the 2024 NWFGF International judge, Jo Thompson. Jo will share her experiences creating award-winning show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which earned her numerous accolades including four Gold and five Silver Gilt medals. She will also be doing a book signing of her latest publication, The Gardener’s Palette, acclaimed as one of the top ten gardening books of 2022 by The Sunday Times.

RECEPTION: 6:00PM – LECTURE: 7:00PM

Enjoy hearty hors d’oeuvres, a glass of wine and mingle with other NHS members, friends and fellow garden enthusiasts before the lecture.

Speaker Bio: Jo Thompson is renowned worldwide as a creative, trusted, and sensitive garden designer for both private and commercial clients. Operating from her studios in London and East Sussex, Jo and her team work with clients locally in London, Sussex, Surrey, and Kent, and internationally, from a Venice lagoon wine estate to a New York rooftop terrace. Her projects encompass a wide range, including tiny rooftop terraces, family gardens of various sizes, country estates, heritage landscapes like London’s Highgate Cemetery, public gardens such as RHS Rosemoor in Devon, restaurant gardens, landscapes, and award-winning show gardens. Jo is a Fellow of both Landscape Institute and the Society of Garden Designers. She is a member of the RHS Gardens Committee and Garden Advisor for RHS Rosemoor, an RHS judge, as well as being a member of the RHS Show Gardens Selection Panel. Jo lectures both nationally and internationally and is a visiting tutor at the London College of Garden Design. Jo authors the popular weekly Substack publication ‘The Gardening Mind’, which was highlighted as one of Substack’s featured publications of 2023. https://www.jothompson-garden-design.co.uk

The Gardener’s Palette is available for purchase with your ticket at 20% off ($36). When checking out, choose whether you would like to purchase a copy and it will be waiting for you at the lecture.

This is an NHS Fundraising Event. Your contributions will support our educational programs, as well as our community outreach grants and scholarships.