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Latest Exhibitions and Events for
November to December 2008


UNITED KINGDOM

NEWS FLASH:

The BBC and RHS have signed a new five-year contract. This contract gives the BBC exclusive right to broadcast major RHS flower shows, continue to feature RHS activities in BBC’s “Gardeners’ World”, and bring RHS involvement to the BBC’s Gardener of the Year competition. We look forward to another line of high quality programs, which are both educational and entertaining.

Venue: RHS Garden Wisley
Wisley
WOKING
Surrey
GU23 6QB

Date: 20th November, 2008.
A day devoted to autumn-flowering camellias.

Date: 27th November, 2008.
Award winning designer, Mig Kimpton, creates designs for the festive season using all things green.

Date: 28th November, 2008.
Tony Gregory and Colin Crosbie will lead this demonstration giving you lots of practical advice on how to improve tree and shrub establishment. The demonstration will highlight different planting methods as well as staking techniques for trees.

Date: 04th December, 2008.
Event is for professional gardeners, garden designers, landscape architects and other professional horticulturists wishing to further their skills in practical health & safety management.

Venue: RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Crag Lane Beckwithshaw
HARROGATE
North Yorkshire
HG3 1QB

Date: 21st November, 2008.
A workshop illustrating the benefits of a traditional hedge. It deals with the practical aspects of choice and species, planting techniques, hedge laying and how to care for hedges.

Venue: RHS Garden Rosemoor
Rosemoor
TORRINGTON
Devon
EX38 8PH

Date: 13th November, 2008.
The demonstration of how to plant both bare-root and containerized trees so that they thrive in the garden. The reasons for using the methods shown will also be explained, along with useful tips for the support and aftercare of the trees.

Venue: RHS London Flower Shows
Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London SW1

Date: 16th -17th  December 2008,
RHS Christmas Gardening Show

Date: 17th December
Growing for Success Talks 2008
Festive Flowers, by Jane Packer

Venue: Allt -y-Bela, nr Usk, Monmounthshire
Date: 20th November, 2008.
Ribbon dying workshop, and chance to see Arne Maynard’s newly designed garden in process

Venue: Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh University
Date: 12th November, 2008.
SGD’s workshop “The Power of Plants”

Venue: Main Lecture Hall, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Date: 22nd November
NCCPG (North East Group) Prestige Lecture



GARDENS TO VISIT – UK

RHS Gardens free to members in November

Scotland

  • Abriachan Gardens
  • Cambo Estate Gardens
  • Dundee University Botanic Garden
  • Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse and Garden
  • Kellie Castle and Garden
  • Leith Hall and Garden
  • St Andrews Botanic Garden
  • Torosay Castle and Gardens

North West

  • Holker Hall and Gardens
  • Muncaster Castle Garden
  • The Quinta Arboretum and Nature Reserve
  • Tatton Park Gardens

North East

  • RHS Garden Harlow Carr
  • Normanby Hall Country Park
  • Ripley Castle Gardens
  • Wentworth castle Gardens

East Anglia

  • RHS Garden Hyde Hall
  • Anglesey Abbey Gardens

South East

  • RHS Garden Wisley
  • BedgemburyBlenheim Palace Park and Gardens
  • Denmans Garden
  • Englefield House
  • Nymans
  • Sheffield Park garden
  • Syon Park
  • West Dean Gardens

South West

  • RHS Garden Rosemoor
  • Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
  • Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
  • Compton Acres
  • East Lambrook
  • Forde Abby Gardens
  • Hestercombe Gardens
  • Kingston Maurward Gardens
  • Knoll gardens
  • Trebah Garden
  • Trevarno Estate Gardens

Central

  • Barnsdale Gardens
  • Batsford Arboretum
  • Bluebell Arboretum
  • Burford House Gardens
  • Felley Priory
  • Garden Organic Ryton
  • The Trentham Estate
  • Westonbirt

Wales

  • Bodnant garden
  • The Dingle Gardens and Nursery
  • Dyffryn Gardens and Arboretum
  • The National Botanic Gardens of Wales
  • Plas Brondanw Gardens
  • Portmerion

Channel Islands

  • Sausmarez Manor Subtropical Woodland Garden

GARDENS TO VISIT

UK

Dundee University Botanic Garden
Riverside Drive, Dundee
www.dundeebotanicgardens.co.uk

Harmony Garden
(National Trust for Scotland)
St Marys Road, Melrose, Borders
www.nts.org.uk

Cholmondeley Castle
Malpas, Cheshire

Tatton Park Gardens
Tatton Park, Knutsford
www.tattonpark.org.uk

Normanby Hall Country Park
Normanby, Scunthorpe. North Licolnshire
www.northlincs.gov.uk/normanby

The Bressingham Gardens
Bressingham, nr Diss,Norfolk
www.bressinghamgardens.com

Blenheim Palace Park and Gardens
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
www.blenheimpalace.com

Kigston Maurward College
Dorchester, Dorset
www.kmc.ac.uk

Coughton Court
The Throckmorton Family Gardens, Alcester, Warwickshire
www.coughtoncourt.co.uk

Picton Castle and Woodland Gardens
Haverfordwest, Pembrokshire
www.pictoncastle.co.uk

IRELAND

NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS, GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN
www.botanicgardens.ie

Venue: Education and Visitor Centre
Date: Wednesday 5th November
Lecture – 'Celebrating the Centennial of Thomas Acton, 1826 – 1908' by Seamus O'Brien

Venue: Education and Visitor Centre
Date: 26th November
Lecture – The Royal Botanic Gardens of Jordan with Drs Matthew Jebb, Colin Kelleher, Darach Lupton and Noeleen Smyth

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Education and Visitor Centre
Date: 3rd December
Evening of seasonal flower arranging with James Barnside, an award-winning international flower arranger, and one of Ireland's most distinguished flower arranging teachers

Venue: Education and Visitor Centre
Date: Thursday 4th December
Time: 8pm
Lecture – 'Elegant Leaves, Favourites and Hens – a personal look at current fashions in gardening’ by Carmel Duignan



RHS IRELAND
Venue: Wesley House
Date: 19th November, 2008.
Special Christmas Demonstration by Diane Gallagher

Venue: Wesley House
Date: 26th November, 2008.
Fun Quiz with teams of 3 people
Brighten up a winter evening
Questions on gardening and general knowledge, none too difficult.

Venue: Edmond Burke Theatre, Nassau Stereet, Dublin 2
Date: 15th November, 2008.
Seminar: The Poetry of Plants

Venue: Hunting Brook Gardens
Date: 22nd November, 2008.
Christmas Flower Arranging Course

Foxrock & District Garden Club

Venue: Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road
Date: 25th November, 2008.
“Bulbs for All Seasons”
An illustrated talk by Paul Cutler, Altamont Gardens

Venue: Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road
Date: 9th December, 2008.
Flower Arranging Demonstration by Fergus Hemingway

Irish Fuchsia & Pelargonium Society

Venue: In St.Brigid's Parish Centre, 306, Howth Road, Killester.(turn into St.Brigid's church car park and the Center is straight in front. The church is on the Howth Rroad close to turnoff for Brookwood Avenue). "
Date: 13th November, 2008.
Colour in the garden all-year round" by Bob Brooks, Belfast

IOFGA
(IRISH ORGANIC FARMERS AND GROWERS ASSOSIATION)

Venue: Irish Organic Farmers & Growers Association
Main Street
Newtownforbes
Co. Longford
Ireland.
Date: 18th November, 2008.
Dr. Charles Merfield "The importance of soil in organic farming”
John McKenna “Organic food in the future of Irish food”

GARDENS TO VISIT IRELAND

DONEGAL GARDEN TRAIL 2008

The Donegal Garden Trail has twenty-six stunning gardens on view in North and South Donegal.
www.donegalgardentrail.com

  • St. Columb’s
  • Glenveagh Castle Gardens
  • Cluain na dTor Gardens
  • Carrablagh House
  • Rathgory
  • Greenfort
  • Glenalla House
  • Nunan Garden
  • Rathmullan House
  • Drumardagh House
  • Beltany View
  • Celtic garden
  • Loreto House
  • Dunmore
  • Oakfield Park
  • Ros Ban Garden
  • Magherabeg House
  • Doonan
  • Salthill Garden
  • Sea View
  • Lower Cranny
  • Bruckless House
  • Ballyloughan House
  • Browns Farm
  • Classon Garden
  • The Peacock Garden

OVERSEAS

  • Arboretum Kalmthout Belgium
  • Parcs et Jardins of Loire Valley France
  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden USA

 



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