IDHS Garden Club January 2020 Meeting

Hello everyone, hopefully you all had a good Christmas and new year and are ready to get out into the garden ready for 2020! Don't forget if you are out splitting plants and have spare you cannot use, pot them up and keep them for the plant sale in May.

Our next meeting is on Thursday 30^th January 7.30 pm Ibsley Village Hall

Our speaker is Martin Stewart of Stewarts Garden Centres and he will be providing a short talk on how Stewarts evolved followed by our delayed Christmas Social!

Also at the meeting:

• Enter the members competitions so remember to bring your entries
• You will be able to join the club for £6 and pick up your new membership cards
• We will be awarding the cups for the winners of the 2019 members competition
• There will be no raffle this month due to the social.

Timely reminder for our first trip for 2020, we are off to Minterne House and gardens on April 26^th so look for the sign up sheet for this in February.

Ringwood Garden Club has let us know that they are having Pip Bensley to their meeting on Thursday February 20^th at 7.30pm in Greyfriars Community Centre on" Chelsea Flower Show Secrets". The cost is £3. Pip worked with Andy McIndoe at Hilliers and the Chelsea team and also appears on Radio Solent.

Finally don't forget our seed swap at our March meeting as you begin planting out your seeds.

Hopefully we will see lots of you on Thursday

Your Committee

National Gardens Scheme - Hampshire Jan 2020

NATIONAL  GARDEN  SCHEME  IN  HAMPSHIRE

 Well here we are into 2020 and whatever it throws at us.  At the NGS we are always ready and coming up with new initiatives.  

If you are interested in finding out a bit more in depth information about the NGS and our beneficiaries, you might like to view our brand new Impact Report.  Click on the link      https://ngs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Impact-Report-2019-1.pdf   and there you are.   You can then scroll down to read many interesting items.

With regards to the open gardens, as promised, last month,  I will enclose details of more gardens, who open By Arrangement, for groups, such as yours or even groups of friends.  This will be followed by our Snowdrop Gardens for February.

BY  ARRANGEMENT:  or click on the link www.ngs.org.uk/byarrangement    

21 CHESTNUT ROAD     Brokenhurst   SO42 7RF

Open By Arrangement from April to August:  for groups of 20+: Contact owners on 01590 622009 or  maryiain.hayter@gmail.co   for details and to arrange visit.

                                                    ALSO

Open various dates throughout May, June, July & August 11am to 5pm:   Admission £4.00 children free:  Home-made teas:

A mature ever evolving plant lovers dream and labour of love, this garden holds a surprise around every corner. Wildlife friendly with packed borders, vegetables, ponds, pergolas and arches, each season offers a wealth of ideas and inspiration. All this in the heart of the New Forest.  https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/19437/

80 ABBEY ROAD     Fareham     PO15 5HW

Open By Arrangement April to August:  for Groups up to 30:

Contact owners on  01329 843939  OR vgarford@aol.com for details and to arrange a visit.

A small garden, designed to use all the available space. Many unusual plants, including a large collection of herbs and native wild flowers. Interesting use of containers and other ideas for the smaller garden. Two ponds and tiny meadow help attract a wide range of wildlife. Living willow seat, summerhouse and trained grapevine. There will be new planting to offset damage by Box Moth Caterpillar.

https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/12602/ 

LITTLE CROFT    Fleet      GU51 4LA

Open By Arrangement  April to May for Groups of between 10 & 30

Contact owners graham.bowyer@me.com  for details and to make arrangements.

A garden with features inspired by Japanese garden design principles. There are 3 main Japanese style features; a pond and stream garden, a tea garden with stepping stone pathway leading to an arbour and a dry stone garden.  https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/35917/ 

BUMPERS    Sutton Common     Long Sutton    RG29 1SJ

Open By Arrangement  April to October for Groups of 10+

Contact Owner on  07766 754993 OR sfw@staxgroup.com  for details and  to make arrangements.

                                                  ALSO

Sunday 5th July 2pm to 6pm:  Admission £5.00  children free:  Home-made teas:

Large country garden with beautiful views spread over 2 acres, mixed herbaceous and shrub borders and laid out in a series of individual areas. Some interesting sculptures and water features with informal paths through the grounds and a number of places to sit and enjoy the views.

https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/35884/ 

FERNS LODGE    Hordle     Lymington    SO41 0FE

Open By Arrangement  April to August for groups up to 10

Contact owner, Sue Grant at http://www.fernslodge.co.uk  for details and to arrange a visit

½ acre of atmospheric cottage garden that wraps itself around a pretty Victorian lodge house (not open) providing a riot of colour and scent. A happy jumble of azalea, lupin, camellia, hydrangea and many foxgloves. Gravelled areas to a terrace, to brick beds, to a gazebo covered with clematis and honeysuckle via winding brick paths, to the 3½ acre Victorian garden in restoration (wellies are a must), started winter 2019.
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/35918/ 

THE COTTAGE    Chandlers Ford    Eastleigh    SO53 1ES

Open By Arrangement April to May

Contact the owners on  02380 254521  OR  barandhugh@aol.com  for details and to arrange a visit

                                                      ALSO

Open various dates through May 2pm to 6pm:  Admission £4.00  children free:  Home-made teas:

The house was built in 1905 but the ¾ acre garden has been designed, planted and cared for since 1950 by 2 keen garden loving families. Azaleas, camellias, trilliums and erythroniums under old oaks and pines. Herbaceous cottage style borders with many unusual plants for yr-round interest. Bog garden, ponds, kitchen garden. Bantams, bees and birdsong with over 30 bird species noted. Wildlife areas.

https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/9080/ 

FINALLY  OUR  FOUR  GARDENS  OPEN  FOR  THE  FEBRUARY  SNOWDROP  FESTIVAL:-

Sunday 9th February  2pm to 4pm:

Bramdean House:  Alresford   SO24 0JU

Sunday 16th February  1pm to 4pm:

The Down House:    Itchen Abbas    SO21 1AX

Sunday & Monday 16th & 17th February  2pm to 5pm:

Little Court:      Crawley     Winchester     SO21 2PU

Sunday 23rd February  11am to 4pm:

Chawton House:    Chawton    Alton      GU34 1SJ

Lets hope that the weather continues to be mild and fine for our Snowdrop Openings, but whatever the weather you can be sure of a warm welcome.  

Happy New Year to you All