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Daffodil Festival, Backhouse Rossie Estate, Fife – CANCELLED

April 11, 2020 : 10:00 am4:30 pm

£8.00
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Daffodil Festival at Backhouse Rossie Estate, Fife

Due to the coronavirus this meeting has had to be cancelled.

Contact Colin Carmichael, Selma, Old Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2DH or email scotland@pgg.org.uk for more details.

PGG visit to PGG Meeting at Scotland’s Daffodil Festival

The Backhouse Narcissi were bred by three generations of a Quaker botanising family from the mid 1800’s to the mid 1900’s, their work included the first pink trumpet cultivar to flower reliably pink, two of the first triploid cultivars, the first Barrii, the first division one cultivar with a red trumpet and most importantly the first tetraploid cultivar ‘Weardale Perfection’ from which so much stemmed.

Festival visitors will see these extraordinary daffodil breakthroughs as well as hundreds of different varieties of Narcissi  including heritage, modern, scented as well as varieties most suited to rock gardens and pots. A Walled Garden, Spring flowers, Woodland Daffodil Walk to Covenanters ruined tomb, Talks, Tours, Heritage and Education Centre, Award winning Daffodils in the Display area, Stalls, Food Market and Plant Sales.

Jan Pennings the former chairman of the RHS bulb committee and former vice chairman for many years of Keukenhof will be heading up the Q&A. 

Talks by the current chairman of the RHS Bulb committee who is a tulip expert, the RHS Bulb committee vice chairman is a daffodil expert and Mr Shipholder of the National Hyacinth Collection and RHS Bulb committee member.

Caroline Thomson, director and direct descendant of the Backhouse family, will be talking about the Backhouse daffodils.

The Bulb committee will be manning their stand and will be around to chat and answer questions. 

Stalls to date with more to come –  beekeeping and honey, Fifes Food Ambassador and his vegetable books, The Daffodil Society, Kingsbarns distillery

Visit www.backhouserossie.co.uk/scotlands-national-daffodil-festival

Programme

10.00am – 10.30am Introduction and guided tour of the garden with Caroline Thomson and Tim Viney, lead gardener at Backhouse Rossie.
12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch – There is a festival cafe that weekend with a festival menu, soup and rolls, cake and tea /coffee etc. inc gluten free and vegetarian, buy your own lunch.
4.00pm – Awa hame for tea.

Address

Backhouse Rossie Estate

Located 1.3 miles approx. east of Auchtermuchty just off the A91. Post code KY15 7UZ. Bus stop for RossieElm Cottages close to the estate. Nearest Railway Station
Ladybank.

Postcode/Satnav: KY15 7UZ

Cost

Cost for day: £8.00 per person includes tea/coffee and a biscuit on arrival which will be set up in the conservatory tour of daffodils and talks. Free parking.

Booking

Due to the coronavirus this meeting has had to be cancelled.

Contact Colin Carmichael, Selma, Old Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2DH or email scotland@pgg.org.uk for more details.

Details

Date:
April 11, 2020
Time:
10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Cost:
£8.00
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Website:
https://www.backhouserossie.co.uk/scotlands-national-daffodil-festival

Venue

Backhouse Rossie Estate
Backhouse Rossie Estate Fife KY15 7UZ United Kingdom + Google Map

Organizer

Colin Carmichael
Email
scotland@pgg.org.uk

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