Event Description
Back by popular demand - we will be returning to Langdon Court, home of Sally Edge and her family, for a late spring open garden event, as part of Kent Wildlife Trust's Wild About Gardens programme.
Langdon is a large garden surrounding a Victorian farmhouse. It has lots of different areas, many of them newly landscaped and planted in the last few years, all surrounded by hedges, scrub and mature trees full of birdlife. A highlight is the very large fish pond which attracts birds, bats, dragonflies and damselflies. There are many newly planted native trees and a wildflower meadow area – all chosen to maximise wildlife visitors. A walled garden where they grow organic food in ‘no dig’ beds, and formal and cottage garden flower beds that blend beauty with wildlife benefits. Plenty of love for the soil too - dead wood piles teeming with life, compost being made, and woodchip paths weaving through wooded and wild spaces.
There will be lots to see and do throughout the day, including:
Kent Wildlife Trust's 'Wild About Gardens' team on-hand to give advice and tips on wildlife-friendly gardening.
Specialists on-hand to give advice on garden wildlife, such as hedgehogs, bats, bees and other pollinators, birds, butterflies and moths, the soil ecosystem and more!
A varied programme of talks and mini garden tours.
Activities for children.
Hot and cold drinks and homemade cakes for sale.
Plants for sale.
Don't miss two new workshops for 2025:
Recycled pot making and seed sowing: Join our Wild About Gardens Officer Ellen for a fun workshop, suitable for all ages. We will use recycled paper and basic tools to create unique, plastic-free plant pots. You'll then have the opportunity to put them to the test by sowing microgreens. Fast-growing, tasty and nutritious, these can be taken home and enjoyed on a windowsill or in the garden and require just a little spraying with water. Please book a ticket for everyone wishing to take part. 1.30pm, £4 per person, tickets available as add-ons at checkout.
'Plants for free' propogation tour: Join Wild About Gardens Officer Ellen for a walk around Langdon garden where we will discuss how to get more plants for free! We will identify the ideal plants, timings and methods for seed-saving and sowing, soft and hardwood cuttings, and division. The perfect tools to start or add to your own garden without spending a penny on plants, and reducing the environmental impact of buying new. There will also be the opportunity to pot up some hardwood cuttings yourself in recycled pots, and take them home to care for and plant. This workshop is suitable for adults, but children can accompany for free. 3.30pm, £4 per person, tickets available as add-ons at checkout.