Monday, 12 April 2021

 National Gardens Scheme in Hampshire April/May Newsletter 

                                                                               
IN  HAMPSHIRE

The Hampshire National Garden Scheme Booklet is now beginning to make an appearance in some outlets in and around our towns and villages.  Regretfully some garden centres do not feel that they can stock the booklets at this time.   If your are unable to track one down, we now have an e-book, with all the information and even photo’s for all the gardens.  It is just a click away:-  

 
- previously we had produced the booklet in pdf format, but we are very excited with the new e-book and the simplicity of it.  

 Currently……. From now until 16th May visitors must pre-book their tickets. From 17th May  pre-booked  tickets are not essential, but available. But please check for cancellations or times changes at  ngs.org.uk 

Following are some gardens, which are planning to open in late April through to 16th  May.

BLUEBELL WOOD    Bavins  New Odiham Rd   Alton     GU34 5SX
Opening:   Fri & Sat 23rd & 24th  April   11am to 4pm
Admission:   £5.00   children free
Refreshments: At discretion of owner.
100 acres of ancient bluebell woodland for the keen walkers, or just experience the perfume of the carpet of blue.


SPINNERS GARDEN      Pilley   Lymington     SO41 5QE
Opening:  Sunday 25th April   2pm to 5.30pm
Admission:  £6.00   children free
Refreshments:  At discretion of owner
See many rare and unusual plants in a garden overlooking the Lymington Valley. Once only chance !


21 CHESTNUT ROAD      Brockenhurst     SO42 7RF
Opening:  Sat & Sun 15th & 16th May   11.30am to 5.30pm (PLUS  5th & 6th June)
Admission:  £4.00  children free
Refreshments:   At discretion of owner  
In the heart of the New Forest, a garden with wild life very much to the fore


TADLEY PLACE    Baughurst     Tadley    RG26 5LA
Opening:  16th May   1pm to 4pm  (ALSO September)
Admission:  £6.00   children free
Refreshment:   At discretion of owner  
Tudor Manor House (not open) steeped in history - ghosts and all, sits in middle of plot, with formal borders and so much more……….


HOW PARK BARN    Kings Somborne   Stockbridge   SO20 6QG
Opening:  Sunday 16th May   2pm to 5pm
Admission:  £5.00   children free
Refreshment:   At discretion of owner  
Walkers and cyclists from Test Way welcome to this 2 acre garden with uninterrupted views over Test Valley, and so much more………..

These are a few of the gardens open during this period.  As always, for full details and more gardens please visit our website  ngs.org.uk 

Wishing you all Happy GardenVisiting.

Pat Beagley (Publicity)
National Garden Scheme - Hampshire








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Tuesday, 6 April 2021

 FW: IDHS newsletter - March/April 2021




With warmer weather on the way I thought I would take advantage of a cloudy day to update you all on various issues and decisions and plans.

Firstly thank you to all who attended our first Zoom meeting in February by Ray Broughton on What Show Judges Look For. He provided lots of useful advice on show judging but also some other helpful hints such as dealing with moss in lawns. One of the members kindly wrote up notes which are attached to this newsletter.

 

Last month we reported we had booked a stall at Frogham Fair where we planned to focus on selling plants given the cancellation  of our May plant sale. Sadly the organisers have decided they cannot go ahead with Frogham Fair as the date is to close to Covid release dates.

 

Plans for release from lockdown are progressing and we have been looking at how to restart the club. Some of our speakers that were booked have advised us that they are no longer doing talks so we have had to revise our programme.

We have decided to go ahead with our speaker in April via Zoom again and hopefully this is a topic that will appeal to more of you. Gerald Ponting is going to do a talk entitled “The Hampshire Calendar” at 7.30pm on Thursday April 29th  and the invite will be sent out in the week before.

 

As long as the plans for easing lockdown progress, we are planning on having our first meeting back in the hall on Thursday June 24th which will be an opportunity for members to get together over cake and tea or coffee, pick up the new membership card but there will be no speaker on this occasion. Speakers on a variety of topics have been confirmed for the rest of the year.

Dont forget, we have agreed those members that paid their £6 in 2020 will not be expected to pay again for 2021.

We are also moving to online banking for those of you that prefer to pay this way in the future.

 

We have had some changes on the committee and now looking for a speaker secretary who would book future speakers, confirm details before a meeting and welcome them on the night and thank them afterwards. If you are interested please get in touch with me

We are also looking for a new trip secretary from November so perhaps give this role some thought as well.

 

As you know from recent newsletters, the committee has been agonising over whether we can hold the Show this year as a lot of planning needs to start now. As a result of many discussions, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the Show this year but watch this space as we are planning on doing something on the day.

Should you have a trophy awarded at the Show in 2019, please contact Di Barnaby on dianabarnaby59@gmail.com to arrange a return please.

 

In the meantime stay safe and well and look out for the invite to the April meeting on Zoom

 

Your Committee

 

 

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