Photos: Wales Study Tour 2019

Photos: Wales Study Tour 2019

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

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Photos: Tusmore Park June ’19

Photos: Tusmore Park June ’19

Photos from the PGG visit to Tusmore Park on 26th June, 2019. These few pictures do not do the garden proud. A fantastic garden with some of the best and highest level of maintenance we’ve ever seen. With much work still in progress I can’t wait wait for a second

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Photos: Stonefield Castle Hotel & Ormsary House

Photos: Stonefield Castle Hotel & Ormsary House

Stonefield Castle A wet day on the west coast of Scotland did not deter a dedicated group of PGG members exploring this neglected but wonderful garden and plant collection on the west coast of Scotland. The garden contains a wide and varied plant collection with many original plants from the

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Photos: Deer Rudding & Askham Hall

Photos: Deer Rudding & Askham Hall

Photographs from the PGG visit to Deer Rudding and Askham Hall on the 24th May 2019. Deer Rudding is a private 8 acre garden set in the lee of the Northern lake District fells, the garden surrounds a former Cumbrian farmhouse and outbuildings with an excellent selection of planting.The formal

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Cawdor Castle and Auchindoune Gardens

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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Tusmore Park

PGG visit to Tusmore Park – the tour will focus on the formal gardens, part way through a major re-design by Tom Stuart-Smith.

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Burghley House

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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David Austin Roses

David Austin Roses have created a large rose garden which many consider to be one of the most beautiful in the world with over 700 different varieties of roses the garden is divided into a number of smaller areas, each with its own style.

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Deer Rudding and Askham Hall

PGG visit to Deer Rudding and Askham Hall. Deer Rudding is a private 8 acre garden set in the lee of the Northern lake District fells, the garden surrounds a former Cumbrian farmhouse and outbuildings with an excellent selection of planting.The formal gardens surrounding Askham Hall are grade II listed and include terraces of herbaceous borders and yew topiary dating back to the 17th Century.

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