Gardens Illustrated Online Masterclass
This autumn, Gardens Illustrated unveils a new season of its acclaimed online masterclasses, featuring three visionary voices in contemporary horticulture. Discover how atmosphere, planting, and nature-led design create meaningful, resilient landscapes.
Join Tom Massey on crafting evocative garden spaces, step inside Piet Oudolf’s creative process with Rebecca McMackin, and explore regenerative growing with Joshua Sparkes. Each one-hour talk blends practical insight with rich storytelling from their latest projects.
You can book each masterclass individually for £16, or purchase the full series for just £38 and save 20%.
Book the Gardens Illustrated 2025 Masterclasses
Creating atmosphere with planting and materials
With Tom Massey
7pm, Wednesday 15 October
£16
Piet Oudolf: Planting a masterwork
With Rebecca McMackin
7pm, Thursday 30 October
£16
Growing with nature
With Joshua Sparkes
7pm, Thursday 13 November
£16
The award-winning designer answers: what brings a garden to life and makes it somewhere you want to be? Discover how to create that magical feeling and a unique sense of place in a garden through immersive planting and clever use of materials.
In this exclusive talk, horticulturist Rebecca McMackin will present Piet Oudolf’s layout and installation of the new Calder Gardens project in Philadelphia (opening September 2025), having documented its creation this summer at Piet’s behest.
In an exclusive video masterclass recorded with Josh Sparkes at Birch Farm in Devon, learn about his innovative, nature-led approach, and take part in a Q&A with him live on the night. Josh explains how to grow food in balance with biodiversity.
Past Gardens Illustrated Masterclasses
Maximising small spaces
With designer Stefano Marinaz
Discover simple but innovative solutions to make the most of small gardens, with practical advice on design details and planting for year-round interest.
Rose sculpting and training
With head gardener Jenny ‘Niff’ Barnes
Watch our exclusive video guide recorded at Cottesbrooke Hall in winter and summer, as Jenny shows how to create amazing shapes with roses.
Planting design insights
with designer Tom Stuart-Smith
Learn about Tom’s process and approach to different types of planting, drawing on a range of recent projects, and benefit
from his hard-won learnings.
