Join Jo Fairley in conversation with Jo Thompson, landscape architect and garden designer talking about her book, The New Romantic Garden.

Jo Thompson has an international reputation for creating beautifully crafted and sustainable landscapes that stand the test of time, with a commitment to biodiversity, exquisite and intelligent planting and an accomplished understanding of space.

Her new book, ‘The New Romantic Garden’ is a volume that reveals thirty exquisitely planted gardens and dozens of ideas on how to adapt traditional garden design elements for today’s more ecologically based aesthetics. Thompson reminds us that we are never, in complete charge of how our gardens grow; other forces are always at work, as they should be when we allow sustainable practices to help us guide rather than try to dominate nature’s own efforts. Hundreds of beautiful colour photos and chapter-by-chapter case studies of individual gardens designed around various themes provide inspiration for all gardeners who want their gardens to feel not merely well planted, but truly alive and atmospheric.

Jo Thompson works across the UK and internationally from Italy to New York, with projects ranging from wildflower meadows and herbaceous borders planted with roses and perennials, to coastal gardens and rooftop terraces, the picture changes with the seasons.

Jo Thompson will be in conversation with Jo Fairley, leading entrepreneur, co-founder of Green & Black’s and The Perfume Society. This is sure to be an entertaining and informative evening.

The book will be available to buy on the night, and have signed by Jo herself.

Guests are invited to book a table for dinner in The Dining Room at The Star after the event. Please email thestar@thepolizzicollection.com to book.

This event is £15 including a glass of fizz.