Garden Visits July 13th 2013
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On Saturday 13th July we visited two wonderful gardens in Suffolk, both of which are also open for the NGS.
In the morning we were welcomed to Bays Farm, Earl Stonham. This two-acre garden is composed of formal shady borders, themed beds, woodland and butterfly planting, kitchen garden, vegetable and cutting garden, greenhouse, herb garden, orchard and wild flower area (in a nutshell!).
The house is also run as a 5* bed and breakfast -www.baysfarmsuffolk.co.uk.
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photographs by Linda Hall
At lunchtime, for those of us who brought along our own picnics, we were invited to eat these in the beautiful garden of Mavis and Lawrence Smith, who are members of our group.
In the afternoon we visited Woodwards, Coddenham. This is a year-round planted garden of one-and-a-half acres on a gentle slope, designed and maintained by the owners. Very well-stocked island beds, mature trees, shrubs, perennials, vegetable garden and many containers and hanging baskets.
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photographs by Linda Hall
Cheshire 2013
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A full coach party of our group left Norwich on June 21st 2013 on a four day trip to Cheshire organised by members John and Brenda Foster. Though the weather was dull the trip was anything but - nearly all of us came back with yet more plants after having viewed some wonderful gardens.
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Felley Priory, NG16 5FJ (click pic for slide show)
A garden of 2.5 acres, tucked into the rolling hills with varied plantings among the topiary shapes.
photographs by John Metcalf
{module Alpine Garden Centre}
Alpine Plant Centre, S32 3ZD (click pic for slide show)
A very large collection of alpine plants in a scree setting
photographs by John Metcalf
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Arley Hall, CW9 6NA (click pic for slide show)
Double herbaceous border, a very large walled garden, large kitchen garden with wall greenhouse, plus an avenue of clipped ilex and a splendid house are just some of the pleasures. On our visit there was a large plant fair, what more could one want.
photographs by John Metcalf
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Ness Botanic Garden, CH64 4AY (click pic for slide show)
Outstanding collection of Himalayan and Chinese plants as well as rhododendrons and heathers. Herbaceous borders and rose garden are just a few highlights from the very interesting botanical garden.
photographs by John Metcalf
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Bluebell Cottage Garden, WA4 4HP (click pic for slide show)
A specialist plant nursery offering a wide range of perennial plants. A delightful garden well worth a visit and with a tea room
photographs by John Metcalf
{module Bridgemere Garden World}
Bridgmere Garden World, CW5 7QB (click pic for slide show)
a nursery growing nearly a million plants a year and six acres of themed, award-winning show gardens.
photographs by Linda Hall
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Cedar Farm, NN14 2QD (click pic for slide show)
On a ten acre site, that was once a farm, a husband and wife team have made a delight ful garden full of mysterious pathways and delightful border the whole plot well furnished with trees and shrubs.
photographs by Linda Hall
A full report will appear in our next Newletter
Gressenhall
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Our group made a visit to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse on Saturday April 27th.
It was cold and rainy at times but there was lots to see. Times past in the old tools, old seed packets and catalogues, and many other things associated with the land . The horrors of the workhouse - the worn steps up showed how many poor people had strudged that path.
A sobering thought.
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photoraphs by John Metcalf and Richard Ball
AGM followed by - 'Good Planting and Designing with Plants' - a talk by Fergus Garrett.
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AGM followed by - 'Good Planting and Designing with Plants' - a talk by Fergus Garrett.
Fergus joined Great Dixter as Head Gardener in 1993 and worked closely with Christopher Lloyd as gardener and friend.
He serves on RHS committees and is Chief Executive of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust.
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