2018 Programme
15 + 17 Feb | Wood Allotments at Thorn Wood. Anyone interested in harvesting timber for their logburner or whatever is invited to Thorn Wood, on the south side of B5153 between Hartford and Weaverham, between 10am and 2pm. Contact yendle.barwise[at]merseybasin.org.uk or phone 07927 177684. See www.woodallotments.co.uk |
May 29th | Visit to Stonyford Cottage Gardens, Stonyford Lane, Oakmere, CW8 2TF. Includes unusual water gardens, plant sales. Meet there 2.30pm. £5. Please use our contact form if you'd like to share a lift. |
Sat 30th June | Open Gardens Event by Hartford Young NSPCC. Four gardens to visit for £5pp, pay at first garden visited. String quintet, raffle, plant sale, refreshments. 1-5pm. All proceeds to NSPCC. See www.facebook.com/HartfordNSPCC. |
July 31st | Visit to Laskey Farm Thelwall (near Lymm) (award winning Cheshire Life gardens). Meet there 6.30pm. Talk, visit and tea and cakes for £7.50. On NGS website, and their own: www.laskeyfarm.com |
2017 Programme
February 28th | Bulb Growing and Demonstrations, Mike Cook of Pettypool Trust. Will bring bulbs. Report |
March 28th | Royalty Wood, John Hardman, owner of Royalty Wood on Beach Road. Report (including of April visit to wood) |
Sun 21st Aug (2016) | Plant Hunters’ Fair, Abbeywood Gardens near Delamere, CW8 2HS, 10am – 5pm, £3. Also at Ness Gardens, Sun 4th Sept, and other venues and dates. www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk |
September 26th | Pitfalls of Gardening for Wildlife, Sue Makin. Sue Makin (some members visited Sue's garden in 2015 - photos). Notes taken when Sue visited in 2016. Poster - jpg, pdf |
2016 Programme
Sat 18th May | Congleton Physic Garden open day. It's off Colehill Bank, CW12 3AD. 10am – 4pm. See website, https://congletonbpt.wordpress.com/ Guided walks with a medical herbalist at 11am and 2pm, dye plant guided walks 11.45 and 2.45. |
(Pink backgrounds are our meetings and cream our visits, other backgrounds aren't:
blue is plant sales, green other outings, pale green other meetings)