12 Months of Colour

John Negus

Trained at Wisley Gardens and Merrist Wood Horticultural colleges, photo-journalist John Negus (Dip. Hort. Wisley) enjoys sharing his passion for gardening, horticulture and other outdoor pursuits.

Specialising in trees, shrubs and climbers, he lectures regularly, with slides, at Grayshott Spa, gardening clubs, W.I.s and many other societies. He is a member of the Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and Kent Federations of Judges and Lecturers and is on the R.H.S. list of Speakers.

You will also find him writing features for ‘Amateur Gardening’ and ‘Woman’s Weekly’ and answering queries with a team of experts on the Daily Mail nationwide Gardening Road Shows.

As well as lecturing abroad cruise liners he escorts groups around notable gardens and broadcasts regularly on Radio Surrey and Sussex.

As a renowned speaker he is well known for being engaging, well informed and imparting his passion for all things gardening.

The list of his subjects is large, from winter water gardens to conservatory planting even to ‘South African Wonders’. Tonight’s talk the ‘Twelve Months of Colour’ concentrates on Flowers and foliage from January to December, looking at exciting combinations of plants which make beds and borders perennially appealing.