03 Dec 2009
Late night shopping - Christmas book signings at Kew Gardens
Christmas shopping evenings at Victoria Plaza, held from 4-8pm on the 10th, 11th and 12th December, will feature book signings from a great line up of authors.
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Tony Kirkham, Head of Arboretum and Horticultural Services at Kew (front), and Mark Flanagan, Keeper of the gardens in Windsor Great Park (back).
Treats from Kew
- Come along, meet the authors and enjoy a free mince pie and glass of mulled wine!
- Don't forget, you also get 20% off all purchases of £20 or more.
Thursday 10th December
Tony Kirkham, Head of Arboretum and Horticultural Services at Kew, and Mark Flanagan, Keeper of the gardens in Windsor Great Park, will be signing their new book, Wilson's China: A Century on.
Sally Page, florist, writer and photographer will be making a wreath and signing her new book, The Flower Shop in your Garden.
Buy now - Wilson's China: A Century on
Friday 11th December
Andrew McIndoe, Managing Director of Hillier Nurseries and gold medal award winning designer of the Hillier exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the past 20 years, will be here signing his new book, Losing the Plot along with a special edition of Planting with Trees.
Saturday 12th December
Dan Pearson, landscape and garden designer with an international reputation for design and planting excellence, will be here signing his new book Spirit: Garden Inspiration.
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1 comment on 'Late night shopping - Christmas book signings at Kew Gardens'
sharon says
03/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Report abuse
I love Tony Kirkham. I used to watch A Year at Kew every week!