Winter Lecture 2025: Cleve West

The Garden of Vegan

Thursday 20 March 2025, 19:00-20:30 | £20, registration required
Lecture Theatre, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW

Join us for an inspiring talk with award-winning garden designer Cleve West, as he takes us through a selection of his celebrated work—from intimate urban spaces to expansive country estates. As our final Winter Lecture speaker for 2025, Cleve will share the stories behind his iconic designs, including seven RHS Gold Medal-winning Chelsea Flower Show gardens, and Horatio’s Garden at the Duke of Cornwall's Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury.

In this evening, Cleve will also open up about his evolving approach to gardening in response to environmental challenges. From the highs and lows of allotment gardening to innovative ideas for sustainable garden design, Cleve brings his vast experience and passion for meaningful, resilient landscapes.

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Thursday 23 January
19:00–20:30

Professor Simon Hiscock
"The Oxford Ragwort Story"

  
Thursday 6 February
19:00–20:30		 Guy Shrubsole
"The Lie of the Land: Who really cares for the countryside?"

 
Thursday 20 February
19:00–20:30		 In conversation with Alice Vincent
"Why Women Grow"		  
Thursday 6 March
19:00–20:30		 Anne Swithinbank
"Gently Rewilding the Garden"		  
Tuesday 20 March
19:00–20:30		 Cleve West
"The Garden of Vegan"		  

Our Winter Lecture series invites speakers from the world of horticulture, botany and beyond.
All talks take place in the Lecture Theatre at Oxford University's Museum of Natural History, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW (directions).
Tickets are £20 per talk. These lectures are live-only events and will not be recorded.
A drinks reception will take place after the lecture from 20:00 until 20:30 in the beautiful surroundings of the Museum.

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic options will be available.
Tickets are available until the week before the event.