PGG visit to Cambo, a 2.5 acre walled garden dates from the 1800’s; and Wormistoune Gardens, a 17th century Scot’s tower house and gardens.
Read more →PGG mountain walk, Ben Lawers, Perthshire – the mountain of Ben Lawers (Gaelic -“the hoof”) by the side of Loch Tay in Perthshire is one of the best sites for alpine and arctic plants in Britain.
Read more →PGG visit to Marwood Hill Gardens a very special 20 acre private garden with three lakes set in a valley tucked away in North Devon and Foamlea, a one acre, west facing garden full of plants with origins around the world.
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We had high expectations of this visit and with members from as far away as west Wales and East Anglia and as the visit unfolded we were not disappointed. After an introductory talk by the Head Gardener he took us on a magical tour of the gardens and arboretum explaining everything on the
Read more →PGG visit to Holker Hall in Cumbria. With an eye for detail, sense of fun and love of exotic plants, the present owners have given the garden its unique character. The gardens have won numerous awards, most recently BBC Countryfile Garden of the Year 2016.
Read more →This was the first PGG meeting since the easing of lock down restrictions and 20 members took the opportunity to make the trip to Weston Park in Shropshire. We arrived in the rain and left in the rain, slightly damp but in high spirits. We’d done what PGG’s love best..
Read more →PGG visit to Weston Park Walled Garden including the Kitchen Garden, where the Maze and Orchard now stand. For many years the garden fed both the family and their staff, with its own three full time gardeners.
Read more →PGG visit to Down House, the family home of world-renowned scientist Charles Darwin
Read more →PGG visit to Oxford University Parks – offering an escape from the hustle and bustle of the City, but conveniently located right at its heart – with something to please everyone.
Read more →PGG visit to West Lodge in Dorset. West Lodge, was bought some 9 years ago by the present owner who has been re-modelling the house and creating a brand new garden in the process.
Read more →A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a visit to the world famous Kew Gardens on Wednesday 1st July 2020 and the Head of School of Horticulture (and PGG member) has put together this fantastic programme for us.
Read more →PGG visit to Geilston Garden, a classic garden with a vibrant feel, and then on to Glenarn, a west coast garden with rhododendrons, magnolias, eucryphias, and a host of other plants.
Read more →PGG visit to Scotland’s Daffodil 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.
Read more →!!COURSE FULL!! PGG PRUNING COURSE – An all day course on the theory and practical aspects of pruning roses.
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Photos from the Professional Gardeners’ Guild 2019 AGM Mill Barn Cliveden Eythrope Gardens Waddesdon Manor
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Photos from the PGG Study Tour of South Wales in September 2019 which included visits to a cross section of gardens ancient and modern in the south of Wales, to see Victorian plant collecting and rockwork, high formality from Medieval and Edwardian times to the twentieth century, planting by major
Read more →Burghley House is a Tudor mansion built by Sir William Cecil over a period of 32 years from 1563 onwards. The gardens and wider parklands were largely designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 18th century.
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Photos from the PGG visit to Auchindoune Gardens on the 6th July. Auchindoune has a Tibetan garden, a formal and vegetable gardens, an orchard and arboretum.
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Photos from the PGG visit to Cawdor Castle which boasts three very different gardens. the Walled Garden, the Flower Garden and the Wild Garden.
Read more →PGG visit to Cawdor Castle which boasts three very different gardens. the Walled Garden, the Flower Garden and the Wild Garden. And then on to Auchindoune Gardens which has a Tibetan garden, a formal and vegetable gardens, an orchard and arboretum.
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