May 18 2025: Creating Outdoor Spaces with Tim Jennings and Heckfield’s Liz Reay - Open to All

Join us for a morning of unearthing the skills to create a beautiful outdoor space with RHS award winning landscape and garden designer Tim Jennings and Heckfield’s Head of Gardens and Grounds Liz Reay.

All begins as Liz leads a tour of our Walled Gardens while sharing insights into the garden ethos at Heckfield Place.

From there, Tim will share stories and advice from his years of professional practice, using real examples to inspire even the most amateur gardener.

Together, they invite you to bring photographs and pictures of your own gardens for an engaging session where you will leave with ideas and inspiration to design your own beautiful, functional outdoor space.

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09.00 Introductions over Coffee and Pastries

· Introduction to Heckfield Place’s gardens and ethos with Liz

· Introduction to garden design principles with Tim

10.30 Tour of the Walled Gardens

A relaxed tour of the walled garden, led by Liz who will be accompanied by Tim to see the gardening ethos and design principles in practice

11.30 Naturalistic Planting for Biodiversity

Tim talks guests through his Four-Season Sanctuary and shares his tips and tricks to create a garden with year round interest, even in the smallest of spaces

12.00 Q&A Session

Guests invited to bring photographs of their own garden for expert advice and inspiration

1.00 Close

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More on Tim Jennings

Working from his studio in the shadow of Anglesey Abbey, RHS award winning landscape and garden designer Tim Jennings creates outdoor spaces that combine architectural design and naturalistic planting that benefit both people and nature.

With over 20 years of experience his work spans both commercial and domestic settings and the Four-Season Sanctuary garden designed for RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival 2024, won a Silver Gilt. It has since been gifted to Mencap’s head office for the staff and visitors to enjoy. Tim has since been invited to display at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026.

Key themes that run through Tim’s design practice are the juxtaposition of architecture and planting for spacial harmony, the use of natural local materials for environmental sustainability and the combination of edible and naturalist planting for gardens that are not only beautiful but practical.

From the smallest courtyard to the grandest country home, the alchemy of his considered planning and thoughtful planting are a sensory treat. Alongside his full garden and landscape design service, Tim offers consultancy, where he works alongside homeowners, enabling them to design and create their own outdoor space with confidence.

Visit www.timjenningsdesign.co.uk or email [email protected] for a personal consultation