| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| Group email: | Garden Appreciation group |
| When: | Monthly Monthly Visits |
This group meets once a month, travelling by car to notable gardens within easy reach of Kingsbridge. Details of some of the gardens visited in the past can be seen by clicking the 'Gardens Visited' link on the right.
This is a very popular group, and it is no surprise that it is full, and a waiting list is in operation which, at the time of writing, is also full. Occasionally, in exceptional circumstances, it is possible to open the visits to the waiting list if the visit is under-subscribed or has no maximum limit.
A sample of the visits to gardens during the period before the pandemic will give the reader an idea of what is on offer.
GARDEN VISITS 2019:
Tuesday 26 February – Avenue Cottage, Ashprington (NGS) - Winter flowering shrubs, trees and snowdrops.
Tuesday 23 April – Coombe Meadow, Ashburton (NGS) – Bluebells, Magnolias, Camellias, Azaleas in an old garden that is being restored – There will be a maximum of 20 for this visit.
Tuesday 14 May - Andrew’s Corner, Belstone, nr. Okehampton (NGS) This garden was the subject of Robin Hill’s talk at the Methodist Church in November. They can accommodate a big group so there will be no maximum.
Tuesday 2 July - RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington – we will join the Gentle Garden Group for this all day visit. A 49 seater coach has been booked so we can take a big group.
Tuesday 3 September – Bickham House and Cottage, Kenn – dahlias, late flowering perennials, gravel beds – They can take a biggish group of 20-30 people.
Tuesday 15 October – Summers Place, Little Bowlish, Whitestone (NGS) - ornamental orchard, autumn colour – They can also take a biggish group of 20-30 people.
Future dates will be communicated to members by email with the full details and an opportunity to sign up nearer the date of each visit.
Remember to bring your diary to the monthly meetings so you can also sign up there for forthcoming visits. Additionally, details will also appear on this page. For further information please email the Group Leader by clicking on Garden Appreciation .