Photos: Leighton Hall June ’15

Photos: Leighton Hall June ’15

Photos from the PGG visit to Leighton Hall on the 26th June 2015. Situated in the south of the Lake District the hall is the ancestral home of the Gillow family, best known as cabinet makers and upholsterers, the location is set in stunning surroundings, the garden was laid out

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Photos: Sissinghurst June ’15

Photos: Sissinghurst June ’15

Photos from the PGG visit to Sissinghurst Gradens on the 6th June 2015. The gardens are set in a series of ten separate gardens, each individually landscaped to reflect the romance and intimacy of Sackville-West poems and writings. Located in the Weald of Kent it is owned and maintained by

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Photos: Great Dixter June ’15

Photos: Great Dixter June ’15

Photographs of the PGG visit to the gardens and house of writer Christopher Lloyd which are under the stewardship of Fergus Garrett and the Great Dixter Charitable Trust. The garden is a centre of education and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world. Keeping to the original

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Holkham Hall, Norfolk Now fully booked

Holkham Hall is a grand palladian mansion designed by William Kent for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. The 6 and a half acres of walled gardens have been undergoing a major restoration, firstly the large range of victorian glasshouses and more recently a complete replanting of the gardens.

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Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk

PGG Southern area visit to Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk – the grandest estate in East Suffolk. The walled gardens house an exceptional range of original Joseph Paxton glasshouses including the recently restored peach ‘cases’ which run the length and width of one of the walls.

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Events now booking for 2015

Events now booking for 2015

Following an extremely interesting and varied events schedule this year, your area Organisers have been busy planning more visits and events for 2015. Some of these are now open for booking so please have a look at the Events page and remember that places do fill up very quickly. If there’s a location you don’t want to miss you can book it now!

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Powis Castle & Gardens

PGG visit to Powis Castle and its world famous garden, with many large clipped yew trees. The garden was laid out under the influence of Italian and French styles. The castle itself, built circa 1200, began life as a medieval fortress.

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