About the garden history detective
Phil Broomfield has always had a passion for horticulture, but his career started back in 2010 when he set up his own gardening business – The Garden Doctor.
Studying garden history has been an interest for a great many years, having visited countless National Trust and Historic Houses.
He really likes to get a real feel for the place, its origins and how over the centuries gardens have evolved to suit changing fashions.
This passion has led him to create a series of Garden History lectures to offer clubs and associations across Dorset and surrounding counties, even further afield!
Some may say he is a garden hybrid between Sherlock Holmes and Gertrude Jekyll!
Testimonials
You can find below a selection of wonderful testimonials I’ve received from attendees to my garden talks and lectures, from across the South.
Thank you so much for your very interesting and entertaining talk of Merton’s Dream Garden. Friends have contacted me this morning, to say how much they enjoyed it, and your photos were lovely.
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Or if you’d like to explore the talks I offer, click the ‘My Talks’ button.
Phil Broomfield – The Garden History Detective, provides Garden Talks & Lectures about a variety of historic garden locations and wider garden topics.
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