This year we are organising visits to four gardens during May, June, July and August.
All the gardens are in Cumbria, three fairly close to Kendal and one further afield. Refreshments are available in all gardens and all visits start at 2.30 pm. The entrance fee for each visit is an all inclusive price for entry and tea and cakes. The NGS have put up the visits fees this year which is reflected in the cost.
We hope that this programme of garden visits will make some
interesting trips out this summer. If you are interested in going
on any of the trips please contact me, Judith Johnson by
e-mail to 
. I have directions for all the
gardens but they are all in the NGS Yellow Book except for Deer
Bield. Please book a place at least five days before the date as
catering needs to be organized by the gardens.
Monday January 25th at 7.30pm - Michelle Martin ~ 'Designer Secrets'
Some tips on how to create stylish, practical gardens that enhance your home -
and your life.
Monday February 15th at 7.30pm - Bob Sanderson ~ 'Spring Things'
Unusual plants of interest, for the first four months of the year.
Monday March 15th at 7.30pm - AGM and Photo Competition
(Subjects can
be found on our website)
Monday April 26th at 7.30pm - Peter Foley ~ 'Primulas'
A chance to see
what a diverse group of plants this is.
Thursday 13th May - Deer Bield, Storrs Park, Windermere
Members John and Ann Gledhill have kindly offered to show us their beautiful garden overlooking Lake Windermere. Over an acre of sheltered woodland on a west facing rocky slope which has been developed since 1990 from neglected wood with scrub, bracken and bramble and inhabited by rabbits and deer. It was not until they put in a deer fence that they could grow anything. The garden is awash with wonderful plants, rhododendrons, magnolias, camellias, to name but a few, and many hardy plants and unusual trees. A garden not to be missed! Tea and cakes will be provided by HPS. For directions use this link to a Google map Google map directions to Deer Bield .
Monday May 17th at 7.30pm - Andrew Ward ~ 'Marvellous Mints and Perfect
Poppies'
This will include the best of spiky salvias, ajugas and phlomis
as a contrast to papavers, meconopsis and sanguinarias.
Thursday June 17th - Crookdake Farm, Aspatria, CA7 3SH
Kirk and Alannah Rylands welcome you to their garden near
Aspatria. A windswept informal garden with a careful colour
combination of planting sympathetic to the landscape and includes
various different areas with densely planted herbaceous borders,
vegetable patch, wild meadow and large pond area, home to
moisture-loving plants, tame hens and wild moorhens. It is their
second year of opening under the NGS Scheme and is featured by Tim
Longville in the March Issue of Cumbria Life.
You may wish to visit Hutton in the Forest or Larch Cottage Nurseries before and
made a day out. For directions use this link to a Google map Google map directions to Crookdake Farm .
Entrance fee: £ 5.00 including tea and home made cakes.
[The Memorial Hall location is on the A65 northbound from the junction with the A590 and easily accessible from junction 36 on the M6. Google Map link is here] Doors open 10.00am ~ Admission 50p
Sunday 27th June - Our Annual Coach Trip departs from Kendal from the Car Park behind the County Council Offices at 08.30am. This year we are again visiting two gardens - Ness Botanic Gardens in the morning and in the afternoon Weeping Ash Garden in Glazebury.The cost will be £ 20 per person which includes the coach, entrance to both the gardens and a tip for the driver.Names and cheques to Rosemary Ashley by 15th June 2010 please and at the April and May meetings.
Thursday 15th July - Pear Tree Cottage, Burton in Kendal,LA6 1PE
Linda and Alec Greening are pleased to welcome you to their 1/3 acre cottage garden in a delightful rural setting. A peaceful and relaxing garden, harmonising with its environment and incorporating many different planting areas, from packed herbaceous borders and rambling roses, to wildlife pond, bog garden and gravel garden. A plantsperson's delight including over 200 different ferns, a large selection of geraniums and many other rare and unusual plants. For directions use this link to Pear Tree Cottage web site . Entrance fee: £ 6.00 including tea and home made cakes.
Tuesday 10th August - Summerdale House, Nook, Nr. Lupton,
David and Gail Sheals garden is set in 1 ½ acres -a part-walled country garden restored and developed over the last 10 years by them. Beautiful setting with fine views across to Farleton Fell. Herbaceous borders, formal land informal ponds, woodland planting, old orchard and new meadow planting. Interesting range of herbaceous perennials, many of which are propagated by the owners. Adjoining nursery features in RHS "Britains Favourite Plants".For directions use this link to a Google map Google map directions to Summerdale House . Entrance fee: £ 7.00 including tea and home made cakes.
Monday September 27th at 7.30pm - Jackie Iddon ~ 'Autumn Shades'
This
will include a garden arrangement in a pumpkin, autumn container planting,
advice on taking cuttings, and some plants to extend the season.
Monday October 18th at 7.30pm - Vanessa Cook ~ 'My Garden (Stillingfleet
Lodge) Through the Year'
Visit this amazing garden without getting in the
car!
Monday November 22nd at 7.30pm - Don Witton ~ 'Herbaceous Borders and
Perennials'
Some Garden History, a look at some of our spectacular
herbaceous borders and gardens, then a focus on the plants grown in those
borders.
Sunday 6 December 12.00 for 12.30 - Christmas Lunch at Holehird.
There will be a series of garden visits arranged during the summer months, June to September. There will be an entry fee for each visit. Details will be in the Spring Newsletter and on this website.