(to be launched on the RHS Libraries website on 08 June). An on-line exhibition based on the diaries of Loyal Johnson, an American student, who, in 1928, visited more than eighty gardens in the UK with his friend Sam Brewster. They travelled, mostly by bicycle, and kept detailed records of their journey (almost 1,500 miles). […]
Further details and a programme for this event may be found in the 2016 Autumn Newsletter (part 2) which can be downloaded (see above). A booking form this event and the two events below can be downloaded here.
Further details and a programme for this event may be found in the 2017 Spring Newsletter.
‘Ulting Wick’, Maldon, Essex: Coffee and biscuits will be taken before we view this beautiful, spring garden especially significant for tulip lovers. The colourful arrangements stand out from a backdrop of listed, black barns. There are 8 acres of innovative plantings, plus a pond overhung with golden weeping willow trees. ’The English Garden’ magazine listed […]
A short history of the project to restore the Jellicoe Water Gardens and a presentation by the Friends will be followed by a tour of the newly restored and refurbished Water Gardens.
‘The Old Vicarage’, Whissendine: We head north to Whissendine, Rutland, where after coffee and biscuits in the historic church we visit The Old Vicarage, where Dr. Sarah Furness has filled her garden with unusual plants, shrubs and topiary. We will see the herbaceous borders, the rose covered pergola, the hidden white walk, the terrace designed […]
Sonja has used her wide experience to plan an ambitious programme of garden visits, based on two nights at the splendidly situated 4* Blakeney Hotel at Blakeney on the north Norfolk coast. The cost of a coach and driver would be prohibitive, and Sonja suggests using our own cars, doubling up where appropriate. The cost […]
This year’s AGM will be held on Thursday, 13th July, 2017 at ‘Garratt’s Farm’, Benington, by kind permission of Mrs Sarah Bott. The garden will be open from 6.00pm when a glass of wine will be served. The meeting will start at 7.00pm and members are invited to stay for picnics — please bring tables […]