Right plant, right place
Learn how to choose the perfect plants for your garden.
Date and time
23 October 2026
10.30am to 4pm
Location
Lady Lisa Lecture Theatre
Entry via Jodrell Gate
Price
£82
Kew member: £72
Adults only/18+
Plant selection for the garden can be tricky.
This one-day course will give you lots of ideas and inspiration for plants that suit different situations and soil conditions, in both sunny and shady spots.
Get inspiration for different planting combinations in the beautiful scenery of Kew, and learn how to match your garden environment to a plants’ needs to ensure a successful, healthy planting scheme.
Please note, this course is for adults aged 18+ only.
Garden entry is included in the price of this ticket.
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About the tutor
Christine Lavelle is a lecturer in horticulture and ecology at Writtle College, Chelmsford, UK, and an external examiner for the School of Horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She trained at the National Trust for Scotland’s Threave School of Practical Gardening and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Christine was assistant Head Gardener at Levens Hall topiary gardens in Kendal and Hardy Ornamentals Team leader at Askham Bryan College in York. Her main areas of work are in organic growing and wildlife gardening.
Together, Christine and her husband Michael Lavelle won the Garden Media Guild Practical Book of the Year Award in 2003 and 2008 for their books Organic Gardening and How to Create a Wildlife Garden (both published by Lorenz Books).