The Arboretum Trust

Kew at Castle Howard

Education Programme - Discovery Lectures 2009

John Simmons OBE VMH worked to establish the Arboretum Trust whilst he was Curator of Kew. After retirement in 1995 he was then asked to manage and develop the arboretum which he did until 2007.
His illustrated talk will describe several of the interesting, and also some veteran trees he has seen and collected in remote  parts of the world or grown in gardens.
After the talk he will lead a walk in the arboretum looking at a number of the more botanically valuable and rare trees now established there; some for the first time in northern England.

Tickets £5 adult, £2.50 child. Arboretum members £4 adult, £1.50 child. Tickets from education@kewatch.co.uk or (01653) 648598.