Curiously the High Weald is one region in Great Britain where those celebrated English earth movers, Lancelot Brown and Humphry Repton, are notably absent. Fear not, the undulating and craggy ancient Wealden landscapes create a range of microclimates, and from the nineteenth century this canvas became host to an array of trees and shrubs rich in colour and texture from the four corners of the earth. This Gardens Trust October 22 online lecture explores and analyses eight sites which illustrate both plantsman’s paradise and artist’s palette on a landscape scale. Explore the notable collectors as patrons, hunters and gardeners, their history and current status. The area is also home to global seed collections, ecological and botanical research notably within the Millennium Seed Bank.

Featured landscapes and gardens: Ashdown Park, Bedgebury Pinetum, Borde Hill, High Beeches, Scotney Castle, Sheffield Park, Stonewall Park, and Wakehurst Place. £5 through Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/where-the-wildness-pleases-woodlands-and-parks-tickets-169774789967