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2006 Trips.

Harrogate Spring Show and Gardens of North Yorkshire

5 days, 4 nights from Thursday 27 April to Monday 1 May 2006.

£245 per person (plus £60 single supplement/optional insurance £17, per person).

£30 deposit per person payable by 20 January 2006, balance by 10 March 2006. Entrance to show and all gardens: £22 for
non-RHS members, £18.50 for RHS members, payable with balance.

Accommodation: four nights at the four-star Bradford Hilton (Tel: 01274 734734). (Unfortunately, due to a head-teachers’ conference that weekend, we were unable to book suitable accommodation nearer Harrogate.)

Day 1, Thursday: Travel from three local pick-up points. Stop at Long Close gardens near Loughborough, a 5-acre garden with woodlands featuring azaleas, camellias, magnolias and spring bulbs, also lily ponds and a potager. Sandwiches available.

Day 2, Friday: Full day at Harrogate Spring Show in the Great Yorkshire Showground, with floristry marquee, daffodil and tulip shows as well as over 100 nursery displays and food and gift stalls. http://www.flowershow.org.uk/

Day 3, Saturday: Day at leisure in Harrogate. You are free to explore the famous Valley Gardens, antique shops and other attractions of this beautiful town. http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/main.asp?page=0

Day 4, Sunday: Visits to two gardens.

Morning: Ripley Castle and gardens near Harrogate. Guided tour of the castle, which has been in the Ingleby family since 1308. The gardens hold the national collection of 2,000 hyacinths and the woodlands feature carpets of spring bulbs. http://www.ripleycastle.co.uk/pages/home/

Afternoon: York Gate Garden near Leeds, owned by Perennial (The Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society). This one-acre garden has a renowned design and is divided into several smaller themed gardens, including a canal garden, a fern border and a white and silver garden. http://www.perennial.org.uk/yorkgate.html

Day 5, Monday: Return home, stopping for lunch at Woodland Nursery near Leicester. This is the largest garden centre in the East Midlands with a wide range of goods for sale.

To reserve a place please contact Brenda Allen to check availability, then fill in the booking slip and return with a cheque for your deposit and insurance, if required. Please enclose a large SAE. Cheques should be made payable to Ewell Horticultural Association.

Penshurst Place

Sunday, 11 June, £23 per person.

This includes entry to the house and toy museum, a guided tour of the gardens and a cream tea.

Mediaeval in origin, Penshurst Place is the home of The Viscount De L’Isle, whose family has owned in since 1552. The 60ft high Baron’s Hall is the focal point of the manor house and there is a wonderful collection of portraits, porcelain and furniture in the state rooms.

The 11 acres of formal gardens are a rare surviving example of Elizabethan design and are surrounded by parkland. In June the 100m peony border should be at its best.
The centrepiece of the walled garden is a 16th century classical Italian garden containing individual ‘rooms’, each with its own theme and design.

http://www.penshurstplace.com/

See our News Page for a report on this trip

West Green House

Friday, 18 August, £18 per person including entrance to garden.

This charming 18th century house in Hampshire is surrounded by a delightful series of walled gardens, beautifully restored by Australian Marylyn Abbot, who has leased it since 1993. They include a traditional parterre, themed potagers, an Islamic inspired Paradise Courtyard and a water garden. There is also a lake with island and ornamental follies.

http://www.westgreenhousegardens.co.uk/

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