The sixth and final presentation in our 2025/26 Winter Lecture Series Repton at the Ecological Climax takes place LIVE at the Garden Museum and online on Tuesday the 10th March at 7pm. Choose your in-person or virtual guest ticket below.
Author and historian John Phibbs is an authority on 18th Century landscapist Humphrey Repton, the successor to Capability Brown and as John believes, the “grandfather” of sustainable landscape design.
Please note: Season tickets only apply to online access. If you wish to attend in person at our final Live lecture in this series, this will require a separate booking.
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Tue 10 Mar 2026 19:00
Live at The Garden Museum: Repton at the Ecological Climax
The Garden Museum
Humphry Repton is generally regarded as the third of the great landscapers who led the English Landscape Movement. Indeed many books have been written about him – and a very good one by the London Gardens Trust. So how come he has the reputation of a second-rate failure? This talk will anatomise Darlands Park, Totteridge, and inspect the entrails for proof of his importance, but there will be lots of pictures of other places as well. Was Repton a man ahead of his time with lessons we can learn today to support our failing biodiversity?
Tue 10 Mar 2026 19:00
ONLINE Repton at the Ecological Climax
ONLINE (Zoom)
Humphry Repton is generally regarded as the third of the great landscapers who led the English Landscape Movement. Indeed many books have been written about him – and a very good one by the London Gardens Trust. So how come he has the reputation of a second-rate failure? This talk will anatomise Darlands Park, Totteridge, and inspect the entrails for proof of his importance, but there will be lots of pictures of other places as well. Was Repton a man ahead of his time with lessons we can learn today to support our failing biodiversity?
The following leaflet gives a glimpse of the impact Repton had on the UK landscape while also reflecting some of the changes migration has had on the trees, shrubs, and flowers we now accept as “native”.