August 23rd, 1pm. Visit to Tony Shep’s amazing tropical garden in Manchester (donations to NGS please). The address is 28 Stafford Road, Manchester, Lancs, M30 9HW, and details of the garden are on the NGS website here.
September 6th-7th, Cornwall weekend to coincide with the excellent rare plant fair at Tremenheere,
Saturday 6th September 9.30 am visit to private garden in Mousehole. 11.30 am Minack Theatre garden, Porthcurno TR19 6JU. (It is advisable to book tickets in advance). Lunch – would people like to have lunch at Tremenheere Kitchen (separate management from the garden)? If so please let me know numbers so I can book. 2.30 pm guided tour of the amazing Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens TR20 8YL led by Neil Armstrong. Possible further visit to a new, nearby private garden if time permits.
Sunday 10.00 am Tremenheere Rare Plant fair (Mike Bell will be selling bamboos) Many local nurseries will be attending but Hardy Exotics will not have a stall so you might want to squeeze in a visit on Saturday. 2.00 pm Trewidden garden, Penzance TR20 8TT. Please email me for addresses of private gardens and many thanks to Neil Armstrong for arranging these.
If you are planning to attend any of these please let me know (chen22@btinternet.com). If you would like to organise a visit or have a suggestion for one, please email me. It would be great to have visits all around the country to allow as many members as possible to attend.
Helen Chen