- Doddington Hall and Normanby Hall
Sunday 5th of September 2010
- Vist to Highgrove House gardens
Friday 24th of September 2010
- Chinese Walled Gardens
Thursday 7th of October 2010
Snowdrops - Hacconby, Lincs and Easton Walled Garden
Thursday 18th of February 2010
Coach trip for snowdrops and winter plantings.
21 Chapel Street, Hacconby, Bourne Lincolnshire PE10 0UL: Out of an old farm yard plot covered in rubbish and old sheds behind an 18th century cottage, Cliff and Joan Curtis have created a small walled garden with a paved area, a pool, a large alpine planted area and intensively planted beds and borders. Sunlight and shade provide conditions for a year-long flow of foliage and flowers. From very early snowdrops and schizostylis, for those who love bulbous plants, to hellebores and asters for the herbaceous lovers there is much to delight the visitor throughout the season. The large gravel area to the side of the cottage is enlivened by numerous old stone troughs and sinks planted with a collection of alpines. An interesting feature is the end of a large shed covered with old enamel advertising signs collected locally. A gap between the buildings leads to a more open aspect. Over the years the vegetable patch has become a potager. Because of its sunny position, it now incorporates a summer hot border with heleniums, crocosmia, kniphofia and dahlias, shading to the soft misty colours of autumn with asters and chrysanthemums. The alpine house is also in this area. together with a large raised bed, cold frames and a further greenhouse for propagating and growing-on plants for the garden and for plant sales. Even after 25 years the garden is still growing. There is now a semi-wild area for naturalising spring bulbs and native oddities. This also gives more room for the extensive collection of snowdrops and for the pursuit of a recently acquired interest in celandines.
Easton Walled Garden: 12 acres of 'lost' gardens. 400 years of gardening have created a peaceful and settled atmosphere, enhanced by the beautiful valley surrounding it. Until Winter 2001, these gardens had been completely abandoned for 50 years. In 2010, eight years on, visitors can see more than just a restoration project. They have Snowdrops, Sweet Peas, Irises, David Austin Roses, 100 varieties of Daffodils, and a popular Cutflower Garden. There are walks, drifts of bulbs, meadows, borders, auricula theatres, a cottage garden and a turf maze. Naturalised snowdrops run along the river banks and plants indoors produce a welcome blast of scent.
More information at: Easton Walled Garden.
Costs for trip including Coffee & Biscuits at Hacconby, Pub lunch at The Cholmeley Arms, Burton-le-Coggles and Tea & Cakes at Easton Walled Garden:
Members: £30.00 Guests: £33.00
To book: Contact us.
Coach will leave Glebe Road, Leicester promptly at 9.30 am. In addition there will be a pick up in Melton Mowbray at the old bus station at approxinately 10.05am. (Let Elizabeth know if you plan to join in Melton Mowbray)