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19/10/2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm – This is a second visit by Twigs Way who, on the previous occasion, proved a very knowledgeable and entertaining speaker on Allotments. She is fascinated by the past and intrigued by the role of flowers, gardens and landscape in art and culture of all kinds. Her role as a professional researcher and writer reflects this […]
23/11/2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – About the talk Chris Beardshaw was our Celebrity Lecturer back in 2011. Everyone who heard him on that occasion remembers an entertaining and informative speaker. So, we are anticipating a similar evening. On this occasion, he will be talking about the English Garden. He will look at some background history and the essential elements that […]
07/12/2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm – The Friends Evening is a little later this year because of the Chris Beardshaw lecture. It is going to be a similar format to last year. We will have three short presentations. Wine, soft drinks and mince pies etc. will be served, to give the evening a festive feel. Presentations: “Death in the Garden”. Stephen […]
21/01/2024 @ 10:45 am – 4:00 pm – Hoby Village Hall (LE14 3DT) Sunday, 21st January 2023 Own transport – please do not park in the pub car park Following the success of the Winter Lunch in 2022 and 2023, we have decided to repeat the format of a film and lunch, in Hoby Village Hall, catered by Mrs Bridges. 10.45 am Doors […]
07/03/2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Spring lecture preceded by a short AGM There is no better introduction to Joseph Paxton than the quote below, which I came across by chance. “Paxton had none of the training of the professional engineer. He had no tables of expansion and contraction at his elbow, no graphs of breaking loads. But he had two […]
06/04/2024 @ 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm – Gunthorpe Hall Gardens, Gunthorpe, Rutland LE15 8BE Saturday 6th April 2024 Own Transport Meet at the Hall, situated on the A6003 between Oakham and Uppingham, at 2.15pm Gunthorpe Hall Gardens are usually open once a year in March, mainly for the extensive display of daffodils and the splendid views of Rutland seen from the garden. The latter, perhaps, […]
21/04/2024 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Sunday Afternoon Lecture and Tea 21st April 2024 2.00pm Hoby Village Hall (LE14 3DT) (Please do not park in the pub car park) Tim Richardson became interested in landscape Gardens twenty years ago while studying eighteenth century poetry at Oxford. It was then that he became enthralled by gardens such as Stowe, Stourhead and Rousham. He […]
23/05/2024 @ 9:30 am – 6:30 pm – Depart from Glebe Road, Oadby (LE2 2LD) at 9.30am or Hoby Village Hall (LE14 3DT) at 10.00am Own packed lunch After various setbacks organising the May event, we have settled on Grimsthorpe Castle and Gardens, a relatively near great house we have not yet visited. A second pick up has been arranged at Hoby Village […]
09/06/2024 – 12/06/2024 @ All Day – Exploring a selection of the stunning… GARDENS OF THE HOME COUNTIES 4 days – 3 nights. £799 per person Based on two sharing in a twin/double room with a minimum of 20 members travelling. Our Tour What’s included Executive coach travel throughout 3 nights half board accommodation 4 lunches Tour of the Henry Moore Studios […]
23/07/2024 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm – Depart Glebe Road, Oadby, (LE2 2LD) at 8.00am This will be an early start, but should prove well worth it, as we are going to visit two outstanding gardens in Shropshire, near to each other, Wildgoose Nursery and Garden and Stone House Cottage Garden and Nursery. Many of you will remember Jack Willgoss’s memorable talk, at the Hoby […]