Garden Designer Jo Thompson will discuss her new book at Gravetye Manor
Floral and creative workshops at Gravetye Manor, West Sussex
Tulip Block Printing Cushion Cover Workshop with Molly Mahon
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Join printmaker Molly Mahon at Gravetye Manor for a one-day workshop.
Use Molly’s newly carved wooden tulip blocks and palette of eco-friendly paints, to experience the joy of block printing, designing and creating a 40 x 30cm cushion cover to take home and cherish. Embellish cushions with Molly’s fabulous array of cotton threads. Adding simple French knots or back stitch, monogramming over the top of designs to add depth, texture and an even more personalised touch. Places are £180.00 per person, that includes tea/coffee and pastries on arrival, a two-course lunch with wine, the workshop and all materials required. The workshop is suitable for all levels with no experience necessary. For more information and to book, please click here.
Jo Thompson, The New Romantic Garden
Thursday 24th April 2025
Gravetye Manor is thrilled to welcome one of the UK’s leading garden designers, Jo Thompson, to talk about her latest book, The New Romantic Garden (Rizzoli, £40). Known for her exquisite, timeless planting, well-proportioned English-style gardens and a deep commitment to biodiversity, Jo will share her love of romantic gardens and provide inspiration to all gardeners who want their garden to feel not merely well planted, but truly alive and atmospheric.
Tickets are £165.00 per person, that includes tea or coffee on arrival, a three-course lunch with drinks, the talk and a signed copy of the book. For more information and to book, please click here.
Bex Partridge, Living Spring Wreath Workshop
Wednesday 7th & Thursday 8th May 2025
To celebrate the launch of her new book Crafting with Flowers, Bex Partridge will be highlighting some of the beautiful projects that fill its pages. During the workshop, Bex will guide you through the art of creating a living wreath full of spring bulbs and pretty living flowers. Spring foliage and dried seedheads will be used to compliment the living plants. The wreaths created will last for four to six weeks. Once the bulb plants begin to fade, they can be planted into the garden.
Places are £170.00 per person, which includes the workshop, tea or coffee and pastries on arrival and a two-course lunch with wine. For more information and to book, please click here.
Flower workshops with Gravetye Manor’s Head Florist
Join Head Florist, Sharon Coote, for Gravetye’s spring and summer flower workshops. Each workshop will use sustainable techniques and repurposed vases guests can take home to reuse for years to come. Places are £160.00 per person, which includes the workshop, pastries and refreshments on arrival and a two-course lunch with wine. Group sizes will be kept small to ensure maximum attention from Sharon.
Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th April - Easter Tulips
Sharon will expertly demonstrate how to create a stunning vase arrangement using Gravetye Manor’s famous homegrown tulips from the garden.
Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th June - Summer Entertaining
Sharon will demonstrate how to create a variety of beautiful table arrangements for summer entertaining.
Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th July – Meadow Box
Sharon will teach how to create a beautiful garden meadow style arrangement using a mixture of seasonal flowers gathered from our gardens.
For more information and to book, please click here.
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About Gravetye Manor
Gravetye Manor is a hotel and restaurant with four Red Stars, four Rosettes and one Michelin star and two Michelin Keys, in West Sussex on the Kent/Surrey/Sussex borders. The Elizabethan manor house looks over 35 acres of stunning world-renowned gardens, walled kitchen garden, orchard, glasshouses and Peach House set within a further 1000 acres of woodland. The gardens are considered amongst the most influential in English horticultural history, made famous by previous owner and influential gardener William Robinson, whose preference for the ‘wild garden’, mixed herbaceous borders and hardy perennial planting broke with the formal Victorian style of the day, and his radical approach remains as popular as ever with gardeners today.
For more information, please contact
Hannah Blake on 07730 039361 or hannah@thediningroompr.co.uk
Sarah Jones on 07775 582497 or sarah@wildernesspr.co.uk
Address: Gravetye Manor, Vowels Lane, West Hoathly, Sussex, RH19 4LJ
Tel: 01342 810567
Website: www.gravetyemanor.co.uk
Instagram: @gravetyemanor