'Barking up he Right Tree' by Jonathan Newell

An excursion through a range of fascinating stories, history and remedies obtained from barks and terrific trees.

Jonathan is a lively and engaging speaker.  He was professionally trained in agriculture and worked in the dairy farm industry. He owned a snail farm, trained as a teacher specialising in sciences in 1993, and joined the RHS in 2022. A year later, he became a Hilltop Live teacher at RHS Wisley.

He manages the digital screens and schedules for Hilltop Live, organising 20 weekly talks. In 2023, these talks attracted more than 16,000 attendees and often included seasonal props and content. One of his talks involved the Royal College of Physicians discussing allergies and pollen.

He also leads tree walks with volunteers twice a month, sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm to make them more confident guides.

In his personal time, Jonathan runs a YouTube channel called EcoGeeko, where he talks about trees. Despite its small viewership, he loves it and enjoys hearing stories of parents teaching their children about trees.

 

The evening will include a plant sale of both common,  rare and unusual plants grown by Surrey Group Members, a raffle and the opportunity to enter the 'Flower of the Meeting Competition'. 

Doors open 7:00pm talk starts 7:30pm

Refreshments will be available.

If you are unable to join us physically in Cobham but would like to join us this talk will be given via Zoom.  An invitation will be sent out to all Surrey Group Members for whom we hold an email address a few days before the talk.  If you are not a Surrey Group Member, but would like to join us for the talk, it is available for free to all Plant Heritage members and a suggested donation of £5 to the Surrey Group for non-members. 

If you would like to join us via Zoom or would like some further information please contact us at surreyph@gmail.com

 

Jonathan Newell