Souren Ala on Persian Gardens

Guest Speaker: Persian Gardens by Souren Ala
Tuesday 23rd March – St John’s Chapel · Arrive at 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start

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Join us in March as garden designer Souren Ala introduces the beauty, history and enduring influence of Persian gardens. Discover how water, shade, plants and architecture come together to create peaceful retreats, and how this ancient tradition has inspired gardens around the world.

Souren grew up in the UK and Iran and lived in the south-western USA before returning to Britain in 1998. He has spent the past 25 years designing, creating and planting gardens, with particular interests in bulbs, wildflower meadows and Persian gardens. A contributor to *The Hardy Plant*, the Hardy Plant Society’s journal, since 2014, he was its editor from 2019 to 2025.