LEONARDSLEE LAKES &  GARDENS TRIP – camellias, hydrangeas and wallabies

Committee member Richard Holdaway reports on our July outing Overlooking the South Downs near Horsham, the layout of the garden was started in 1801 by Charles George Beauclerk. The Grade1 listed gardens are part of a steep sided gorge. So to get the best out of experience, you do need to be reasonably fit. (There…Continue Reading “LEONARDSLEE LAKES &  GARDENS TRIP – camellias, hydrangeas and wallabies”

Wednesday 24 July: free Talk on Dahlias & Dahlias on sale

Richard of Withypitts Dahlias – New Grove Nursery, will give us the benefit of his professional expertise. Withypitts Dahlias are renowned countrywide as the grower of the highest quality farmed, cut flower dahlias.  They are used by leading event florists at venues such as Westminster Abbey, The Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, Tate Modern and The…Continue Reading “Wednesday 24 July: free Talk on Dahlias & Dahlias on sale”

Visit RHS Wisley with us 21 September

RHS Wisley is the flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society and one of the great gardens of the world. From its beginnings, Wisley has been about plantsmanship and experimentation. It continues in that spirit today. Some 75 garden staff, 25 students, four apprentices and 100 volunteers help make a day at Wisley an amazing…Continue Reading “Visit RHS Wisley with us 21 September”