The Gardenist and Travelling Masterclasses is pleased to present 'The New Naturalism' Tour 2024, meticulously curated by Michael McCoy to take in the best of the UK’s contemporary perennial plantings. 

Participants will journey to internationally celebrated gardens from renowned designers such as Piet Oudolf, Tom Stuart-Smith, Dan Pearson, Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough.

The tour will take the form of a travelling masterclass, examining what each garden does particularly well, exactly how it achieves its outstanding qualities, and what we can learn from it for our own designs or home gardens. 

“It is far and away the best tour I have ever been on - of any type. Michael must be congratulated for his leadership and generosity in ensuring the great success of the trip. I also want to thank all my new friends for their company and sharing!”

Jacquie Chirgwin | 2019 Tour Participant

“There are moments in our lives that we recognise as being so special that we don’t want them to end. The past two weeks have been just that. We have been enriched by all that this masterclass has brought - the superlative organisation, a range of beautiful gardens, challenging discussions with passionate gardeners and the generous sharing of information and experience by all the group. Congratulations to Michael for a masterwork of a masterclass.”

Su Laird | 2019 Tour Participant

'The New Naturalism' Tour promises to be an unmissable and unforgettable gardening experience. Michael will be leading the tour from start to finish, with help from some of the UK’s leading perennial practitioners along the way. 
 

Tour Features include:

• Access to Tom Stuart-Smith’s home garden, The Barn

• Experience the astonishing walled garden at Knepp Castle with head gardener Charlie Harpur

• An intimate guided tour with Dan Pearson through his own home garden

• Enjoy lunch in the Yeomen’s Hall at Great Dixter

• A walking tour through Sheffield’s reimagined gardens and public spaces by designer Nigel Dunnett

• Meet and greet with many of the Tour’s garden designers, owners and visionaries

  and much, much more…

“I can’t wait to take you on this magic ride through my favourite perennial gardens. Not only will we be visiting mind-blowing destinations, we’ll be teasing apart everything we see, to take both our appreciation and our own planting to a new level. Come prepared to indulge and to learn.”

Michael McCoy