Jo will be appearing at the Festival of Gardens and Nature in Ireland this May, speaking across two events at Ballintubbert House – a beautiful Arts and Crafts garden in County Laois.
On the evening of 2 May, Jo joins Kali Hammerton Stove, founder of The Glasshouse charity, for a conversation hosted by Kitty Scully. Jo and Kali will talk about their extraordinary journey collaborating on the 2025 Chelsea Gold medal winning The Glasshouse Garden.
On 3 May, Jo leads her own talk, Designing a Romantic Garden, sharing the techniques and thinking behind her approach to creating gardens with atmosphere, romance, and a sense of timeless enchantment. A practical and inspiring session inspired by her book The New Romantic Garden.
The festival brings together an international range of speakers from garden design, horticulture, historic gardens, food growing, and nature conservation, set against the gardens of Ballintubbert House.
