Event date: Monday 23rd November 2015 Speaker: Fergus Garrett Write-up by Tony Ewin Fergus Garrett is the Head Gardener at Great Dixter (www.greatdixter.co.uk), the garden made famous by Christopher Lloyd, author of The Well Tempered Garden and many other books. The garden
Event date: Monday 26th October 2015 Speaker: Tom Attwood Write-up by Isobel Shaw Tom Attwood visited HPS-NE to talk about the plant nursery that he and his wife Abi opened in March 2011. Situated on the outskirts of Witherslack and
By Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland. Now that we have decided not to open the garden any more – except to friends and Hardy Planters – I feel free to make changes in order
Trip date: June 2015 (Continued from Part 1) 6. Elizabeth MacGregor Nursery and Garden (By Heather Russell) We set off for the Nursery only 8 miles from our hotel in pouring rain, but as true gardeners, knowing that there is no bad
Trip date: June 2015 1. Broughton House and Gardens (By Ian Millichamp) Broughton House is a property of the National Trust for Scotland and is located in the middle of a smart street in the little town of Kirkcudbright. The house itself was
Visit date: Saturday 20th June 2015 Write-up by Joan Barber Tony and Barbara Ewin’s garden was started 15 years ago and this was the members’ third visit. The 1st time there was a lot of bare soil. The backbone of the garden
Event date: May 2015 Speaker: Mike Dale Write-up by Sylvie Field Mike looked at the impact of soil and soil management. Firstly we were talked through a series of experiments using French marigold seed and night scented stock using 5 different mediums
By HPS NE Group Chairman Heather Russell – from her garden in Bolam, Northumberland. Lunaria ‘Corfu Blue’, a very attractive blue and new to me last year, has proved to be perennial (so far) and although cut back,
Event date: Monday 27th April 2015 Speaker: Dr. Andrew Ward Write-up by Miranda McCormack Dr Andrew Ward and his wife Helen owns and runs Norwell Nurseries (www.norwellnurseries.co.uk) near Newark, Nottinghamshire, it specialises in rare and unusual herbaceous perennials as well as stocking
Event date: Monday 23rd March 2015 Speaker: Richard Ford Write-up by Janet Beakes Richard Ford is an ex-nurseryman whose face is familiar at the many show venues around the country. His tally of 150 gold medals, including 7 at Chelsea, are indicative