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Letta Jones MA
Letta Jones MA, is a freelance Landscape Horticulturist who teaches Garden History and Horticulture for Birkbeck College, University of London, the Field Studies Council, and for the WEA. She specialises in amenity trees, medicinal plants and the history of public parks, from a botanical and contemporary perspective.
She has taught at Marlborough College Summer School since 2002, and at Farncombe since 2005.Her courses successfully combine illustrated theoretical studies in the classroom with practical and enjoyable trips to arboreta, parks and gardens. Identification of plants and ideas for home gardens included.
Letta is a volunteer at the Chelsea Physic Garden, and Green Flag Parks Judge.
Below is a list of the courses that this tutor teaches.
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24 Jun 2011 |
More Cotswold Gardens to Delight (3 nights) |
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9 Jul 2011 |
Herbs Plants with a Thousand Uses |
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12 Aug 2011 |
In Praise of Trees |
Other Courses That This Tutor Has Run
29 Jul 2010 |
More Cotswold Gardens to Delight (3 nights) |
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25 Jun 2010 |
Trees in Summer (3 nights) |
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3 Apr 2010 |
The Plant Hunters: How Plants got to England |
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31 Jul 2009 |
Cotswold Gardens to Delight (3 nights) |
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3 Apr 2009 |
The Plant Hunters |
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21 Sep 2008 |
Open Day Talk: Cotswold Plants & Gardens |
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19 Sep 2008 |
Trees in Autumn |
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19 Sep 2008 |
Trees in Autumn |
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15 Aug 2008 |
Cotswold Gardens to Delight (3 days) |
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6 Jul 2008 |
Demystifying Plant Names |
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5 Jul 2008 |
Paxton, Plants and Parks |
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4 Jul 2008 |
Healing Herbs Ancient and Modern- magic or medicine? |
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25 Apr 2008 |
Trees in Spring |
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17 Aug 2007 |
Cotswold Gardens to Delight |
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12 Jan 2007 |
The Plant Hunters |
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15 Sep 2006 |
Appreciating Trees |
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