
Golden Acre, Leeds, June 2010 - clematis and alliums		photos by Graham Baldry

Gardening Greenfingers

Programme 2012
10 Jan – 2pm	Q & A session with Mr Philip Smith of Bents Green Nurseries Please have plenty of questions to put to him
14 Feb -2pm	Gardening quiz plus a talk by Georgina on flowers in jewellery
13 Mar – 2pm	Illustrated talk on the gardens at Hardwick Hall by its head gardener Ian Hunt.
10 Apr – 2pm	Visit to Vikki Harris’s garden at 172 Abbey Lane, Woodseats, with a cream tea
8 May – 2pm	Visit to “The Leylands”, Moorwood Lane, Owler Bar. Car share. Please let me know if you require a lift. Visit charge of £5 which includes tea and cake.
12 June – 2pm	Visit to Manor Lodge Green Estate and Discovery Centre. This I is a renovated site with annual and perennial meadows, plus a Chelsea sustainable garden. Tour including visit to the Turret House with Peter Machin. £4 each if 20 people attend. By bus (no 56 from Interchange) or by car
10 July	Trip to Trentham Gardens near Stoke-on-Trent by coach. Entrance fee £6. Coach fare tba. Meet at Abbey pub, Abbey Lane, at 9am. £5 non- returnable deposit required.
Any queries to Jane Gregory, Coordinator. Tel: 274 9246

Visit to Golden Acre park, Leeds, June 2010

Golden Acre - irises		Primulas

It rained all day, but gardeners don't care!		Iris sibirica

The future for gardening in Yorkshire - dry gardens? Not today!		Azaleas

		Not a lot to see in the demonstration gardens as the head gardener and his team had been spending the last few weeks at Chelsea - and came away with a Gold Medal! It should be better in a few weeks' time when they have had time to put out all the bedding and vegetables.
Rhododendrons and azaleas

		photos by Graham Baldry
Visit to Rufford Park, May 2010


Ruined buildings at Rufford Park		The formal gardens

This building, which was previously a swimming pool, now holds an art exhibition		The grounds and a splendid tree seen from the ruined abbey
		photos by Marilyn Costello

Programme 2012