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Browse our ever-expanding series of talks with creatives, conservationists and experts.
Join landscape architect and broadcaster Bunny Guinness and Thyme's head kitchen gardener Daryll Taylor, for an insightful discussion on the art and science of growing vegetables. In this ultimate 'How To' session, Bunny and Daryll will explore soil preparation, composting, growing from seed, companion planting, and crop rotation. Drawing on their years of hands-on experience, they’ll share their expert secrets for cultivating the perfect vegetable garden. After the talk, enjoy an extended Q&A session where they will troubleshoot your gardening challenges and share their advice.
Included in the ticket price is a welcome refreshment and a two-course lunch in the Ox Barn.
Join acclaimed author Letitia Clark and food writer Molly Tait-Hyland at Thyme this May as they explore the history, artistry, and dishes that have inspired her new book, For the Love of Lemons.
No other floral genus has greater variety and enticement than the rose. They blossom in an endless variety of shapes and a surprising spectrum of colours; their perfume is ineffable. After three thousand years of cultivation, the rose continues to seduce.
At Thyme this spring, acclaimed photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo, and Garden Editor Clare Foster explore the beauty, history and culture of this remarkable flower, visiting many of the places that served as inspiration for Roses in the Garden, from the most romantic garden in the world to the Rose Garden of Sakura.
Join us on a journey of joyful learning.
This Autumn we go back to school, launching a series of in person talks, workshops and events with Create Academy instructors.
Chaired by Fiona McKenzie-Johnston, the panel saw interior designer Bunny Turner, art advisor Rebecca Gordon and gallerist Lyndsey Ingram introduce us to the worlds of art and interiors and talk us through the rules and how to break the, how the two worlds combine in organic, uncontrived ways, and the tricks to merging traditional and contemporary styles. Here are our spark notes.
There are always lessons to be learned from a renovation project. Join us to hear from one of the nation's foremost architectural historians and revolutionary natural paint pioneer Edward Bulmer; antique collector and renowned dealer, Toby Lorford, and Venetia Rudebeck and Romanos Brihi of Studio Vero - named as one of the UK’s “Finest 50 Interior Designers” by Country & Townhouse magazine. The panel will be led by Giles Kime, Country Life's Executive and Interiors Editor. Learn about their valuable personal journeys and insider knowledge on how to use colour, pattern and antiques to give spaces a new lease of life and gently reflect the characters that inhabit them.
Included in the ticket price is a welcome refreshment. Following the talk there will be time for an audience Q&A.
Join garden writer Clare Foster, celebrated garden designer Tom Massey and editor Blanche Vaughan for an inspiring conversation on the wild and wonderful gardens featured in Pastoral Gardens.
Join us for an Artist talk and lunch at the Chef's Table in partnership with Countryside Art Club.
Britt Willoughby, artist photographer, will take us through her unique platinum printing technique pioneered by Max Caffell of 31 Studio, to capture historic breeds of tulips in the Dutch Master style, inviting us to explore their every nuance.
Join Ottolenghi Comfort co-authors Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller, and Tara Wigley in conversation with food writer Molly Tait-Hyland to discuss all things Ottolenghi including their joyful and comforting new cookbook.
Join two-time RHS Flower Show winner, Butter Wakefield, in conversation with acclaimed designer Rita Konig for a truly unique discussion on garden design.
Country Life has invited four leading practitioners in the fields of architects, designers, contractors and suppliers to share their insight into the new demands on the English country house.
Join Andrew Inchley, a director of Yiangou architects, the interior designer Emma Sims- Hilditch, Tim Moulding, whose eponymous building firm was founded in 1798, and Edward Smith, a founding director of the bespoke British stone specialist Artorius Faber, in discussion with Country Life’s Executive Editor Giles Kime.
Join award-winning architectural designer Ben Pentreath, and Country Life's Executive and Interiors Editor Giles Kime, for an engaging and visionary conversation about Ben’s life's work and his new book, An English Vision: Traditional Architecture and Decoration for Today.
Join writer and journalist Daisy Garnett; specialist grower and tulip expert Polly Nicholson; garden designer Sean Pritchard, and photographer Britt Willoughby for an informative and inspiring discussion on the much-loved bulb. Here our experts will share tips and techniques on growing tulips - with recommendations of favourite types and combinations, thoughts on displaying, and an exploration of tulip depictions in art. This conversation is essential for all tulip lovers.
Join Emily Tobin, editor of The World of Interiors, in conversation with acclaimed interiors and textile designer Kathryn M. Ireland who will be talking through her life in design.
Join ecologist Hugh Warwick, and writer Molly Tait-Hyland, for a insightful and candid discussion on how we might help Britain’s favourite mammal and Hugh’s new book, Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation.