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BRITISH RED CROSS Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire Open Garden This Saturday
ChilliBobs Chilli Farm Orchard Farm, Fiskerton Road, Rolleston, Nottinghamshire NG23 5SJ ~ Open Saturday 13th October ~ Time 10am to 4pm. ~ Price £2.50 per adult children under 12 free. ~ Take a tour around ChilliBobs Chilli Farm and see over 50 varieties of chilli growing. Pots and hydroponics are used to grow the chillies. Colour form and taste will all be explained concerning this very mild to hot variety of plant. Chillies plants and homemade chutney for sale. ~ Directions: from the A617 take the turn signposted to Staythorpe. Continue through Staythorpe village to Rolleston. ChilliBobs is at the end of the village on the left. From the A612 at Thurgarton take the turn to Bleasby. Continue through Bleasby and Fiskerton villages to Rolleston. ChiilliBobs is on the right. ~ By kind permission of : Mr R and Mr N Price. |
Norwell Nurseries - NGS event
For fabulous autumn colour from asters and hardy chrysanthemums and to see the new alpine beds, visit Norwell Nurseries. They are opening under the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 14 and 21 October, 2pm to 5pm. Adults £2.50, children free. Woodhouse Road, Norwell, NG23 6JX. Refreshments and plants for sale, wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit www.ngs.org.uk. |
End of season Plant Sale - our final All Day Sale of 2018 Sun 7th Oct
Visit us at the Botanic Garden, Wollaton Hall on Sunday 7th October 10am to 4pm, free entry, wheelchair accessible and dogs welcome. Our Garden is full of late colour and we still have plenty hardy plants for sale grown by members as well as those grown in the Garden. Many bargains! Last chance for limited free tickets for our October meeting.  |
Felley Priory Plant Fair 7 October
Plant Heritage host the last of their four annual plant fairs this coming Sunday, 7 October, between 11am and 4pm. Felley Priory is at Underwood, Nottinghamshire, and is on the A608 about half a mile west of junction 27 of the M1. Entrance £5 for adults, no charge for children. Sorry, but there is no admittance for dogs. For more information telephone 07763 189771 |
NGS GARDEN OPEN on SUNDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER - TIME 12 md to 5 pm
 84, KIRKBY ROAD, SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 1GH ADMISSION £3 Children free Not suitable for wheelchairs HOMEMADE TEAS HONEY FOR SALE PLANT STALL - Our member, Mary Thomas of Piecemeal Plants, will be selling plants from her Nursery. Several members of our Group will be helping with refreshments and in the garden, so you will see some familiar faces. Visitors are amazed to find this wonderful hidden garden, full of unusual plants, shrubs and trees, large pond and water feature, smaller wildlife pond, unusual summerhouse, paths meander around revealing new vistas and ornaments. Plenty of seating areas to sit, absorb and relax. A short flight of steps with handrails leads down on to the garden which is mostly level. Beehives are in the garden but they are very calm colonies and the Beekeeper is usually on hand to answer any queries. See photos of the Garden in June here Kirkby Road is busy, buses pass the property, residents park their cars on the road. Look out for yellow NGS signs and our bunting. Some parking on Kirkby Road or side streets. Passengers can be dropped off outside the property and drivers can pull up to collect passengers on leaving. Buses depart Victoria bus station and a stop is located about 50yds from the house on Kirkby Road, please check with the bus station timetables and office as some buses are more direct than others which travel all around the villages. Directions: Take A38 to Sutton in Ashfield, turn onto Station Road, after passing a retail area turn Left onto High Pavement and continue to a mini roundabout, go straight on to Kirkby Road, Spring Bank House is on the right. Please pass on this information to your friends. We hope to see you there. |
Open Garden Sutton-on-Trent Sun 26th Aug
 Mature ½ acre garden on the site of a Victorian flower nursery, now a series of well planted areas each with its own character. Exotics courtyard with late summer colour. Iron balcony overlooking the pond and oriental style gravel garden. Black and white garden. Walled potager. Fernery and hidden courtyard. Lawns, borders and charming sitting places. In 2016, whilst making the exotic garden, a large capped-off well was discovered, which has been restored and made into a lovely feature. Surprisingly, it has blended in well with the cannas, gingers and bananas. Easy access on level ground; wheelchairs can get to all areas. Well-behaved dogs welcomed. Home-made teas. The Poplars, 60 High Street, Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 6QA |
French Rivers and Gardens Cruise with garden writer and broadcaster Tony Russell
Members will remember Tony Russell who gave a fascinating talk to our Group in March this year. He has sent us information attached below about a Cruise which you may be interested in. September 2019 |
| Attachments:
FINAL 2019 FRENCH RIVERS CRUISE Cruise DPS.pdf
Photos of recent NGS Garden Opening
 His garden in Sutton in Ashfield will be open again for the NGS on 2nd September, so hope to see you there! |
"Open Garden Evening" at The Botanic Garden, Wollaton Hall NG8 2AE, Friday 1st June
 Plants grown in the Garden and donated by members will be for sale and you can also stock up on our lovely range of greetings cards. The proceeds of these popular sales go towards maintaining the Garden and supporting our Winter Programme of talks. You'll find the Garden hidden away behind the Coaching Courtyard on the Hall side of the buildings. The main gates into the Garden are tucked into the corner adjoining the Coaching/Stable block on the Hall side. An even more hidden doorway can be entered underneath the “veranda” in the outer courtyard. It is possible to drive into the outer courtyard to drop off anyone in your party with mobility issues. There is no charge for this event but you will need to pay for parking and the attendants are very diligent. Don’t get caught out! We look forward to seeing you there. Do come and join us - and please bring a friend! |
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