Houghton Hall Walled Garden

PGG visit to Houghton Hall Walled Garden – a 5-acre walled garden divided into quarters which are sub divided again to create 23 distinct areas including a 120m long double herbaceous border, Rose Garden, Italian Garden, fruit and veg area, cut flower borders, a wisteria walkway and the unique Waterflame garden.

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RHS Garden Bridgewater

RHS Garden Bridgewater is the fifth RHS garden and one of the largest gardening projects undertaken in Europe in recent years. The transformation of this 154-acre green space will enrich the lives of local communities and their environment for the future.

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Achamore Gardens

Achamore Gardens are to be found on the idyllic Isle of Gigha, some three miles from the western peninsular of Kintyre. Gigha is seven miles long and a mile wide. The community-owned island has a population of 160. With stunning views to the Paps of Jura, Ben More on Mull and Goatfell on Arran. Blessed with fertile soil, acid sandy loam with either a clay or gravel subsoil. Influenced by the Gulf Stream frosts are rare and snow rarely seen.

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Scotney Castle

PGG visit to Scotney Castle, an English country house with formal lawns south-east of Lamberhurst in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England.

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Scotland’s Daffodil Festival

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.

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Photos: Holker Hall, June 18th 2021

Photos: Holker Hall, June 18th 2021

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

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Photos: Weston Park May 21st 2021

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..

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Kew Gardens – POSTPONED

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.

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Holker Hall, Cumbria

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.

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Marwood Hill Gardens and Foamlea

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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Weston Park

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.

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