IDHS Newsletter - March 2022

 

I hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather and as you are splitting plants, spare a thought for any excess stock that we can have for the plant sale! We will have a table for plant donations should you not want your own table.

 

We are gradually seeing our membership creeping up and our last meeting saw the most attendees since we restarted.

 

We have a change of speaker for our next meeting as Janelle has had to pull out for personal reasons. Our new speaker on Thursday 31st March at 7.30pm is Marion Catt, speaking on “A Mixed Bunch” - stories surrounding everyday flowers we use.

 

We also have the Seed Swap - a great opportunity to try growing something new. Bring unwanted seeds to swap or leave a donation to the club for anything you take.

Refreshments are being delivered by Roshan Humphry and Diane Cecil this month

 

It will be your last chance to sign up for our first garden visit on April 21st at 2pm to Spinners in Lymington. The entrance is £7 and includes refreshments.

 

A local neighbour has donated a quantity of bearded Irises which will be available at the meeting, please bring a bag if you would like some.

 

Show schedules and seeds for the members competition will be available, so please start planning your entries

 

Membership fees are now due and you can pay and collect your card at the meeting or should you prefer, we are offering alternatives. The cost this year is £10 per person and can be paid by cheque (payable to IDHS) and sent to Mr Alan Milburn at

65, Parsonage Barn Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1PT or by online banking using the following details:

Account Name: Ibsley and District Horticultural Society

Sort Code: 30-96-26

Account number: 42436068

Please put your surname in the reference box

 

 

Requests:

Donations of garden related bric a brac for the plant sale - please bring to this meeting or the next, or to the hall at 10am on Saturday 7th May.

We still require volunteers for the show on the 10th September - please speak to Di Barnaby if you can help.

 

Dates for your diary:

Thursday 21st April 2pm Spinners Garden visit.

Saturday 6th May 2-4pm Plant Sale ( not to be missed)

Wednesday 16th June 2pm Garden visit to Durrant House in Burley.

 

Looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday.

 

Your Committee

 Booking Form                                                                                                                                      

IBSLEY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY                                          

   SPINNERS GARDEN, PILLLEY.  SO41 5QE            

              2.00 pm. on THURSDAY APRIL 21^ST 2022

 

Spinners is a stunning woodland garden with a collection of rare and unusual plants built up over the last sixty years and still evolving. 

Spinners Garden has : 

Woodland Walks - Bog Garden - Pond - Small Arboretum - Herbaceous Borders - Visitor's Cabin

For more information on the Garden please visit  https://www.spinnersgarden.co.uk/index.php

Our visit includes:

Introductory talk.

Guided tour of the garden.

Tea/Coffee and biscuits.

The Garden Club has organised this Group Visit to Spinners Garden at Pilley near Lymington, for 2pm.

Entrance cost £7 per person.

Travel is by sharing member’s cars departing and returning to the Village Hall– payment and return time by individual negotiation.

Meet at Ibsley Village Hall at 12.45pm, or if you are going direct at 2pm at Spinners Garden entrance (SO41 5QE). We must meet and then get our tickets as a group to get the discounted price. Maps will be provided for those driving from Ibsley Village Hall.

Parking by the entrance in School Lane.

Please inform the Trip Secretary (Vicky Coral) on the form below if you intend to go there direct and meet at the entrance to the gardens.(post code above)

Cancellation - whilst cancellation is not expected, if you have any doubts please ring or email the Trips Sec ( Vicky Coral) , Chair ( Sally Bonynge), or Secretary ( John Humphry). All tel numbers and email addresses are on your 2022 membership card. This will be YOUR responsibility and members of the committee will NOT be able ring you. Refunds are only payable at the discretion of the committee and by application in writing to them.

Please keep this section for your information and note that you are NOT BOOKED as going until you have given this form to the trip secretary and paid. Please complete the form below, tick appropriate sections and give to the Trips Secretary (Vicky Coral) with your payment.

IDHS   TRIP    THURSDAY APRIL  21^ST 2022  to SPINNERS GARDEN

 

Name	£7 paid	I am meeting at the hall	I would like A lift	I can provide transport	I am going there direct

 

FW: IDHS Newsletter - February 2022

 

It was lovely to see more people at our meeting and a big welcome to some new members. We were entertained by Andrew Harris who came again to talk about trees – tips, equipment and knots. A big thank you to those who performed as trees!

 

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020/1 members competition who were awarded cups at the meeting

3^rd Place: Wendy Ash

2^nd place: Val Thurston

1^st place: Di Barnaby

 

Our next meeting is on Thursday 24^th February at 7.30pm

Mike Read  who is an acclaimed local photographer will be coming to provide an insight into the Wildlife of a Working Forest.

We will again try doing refreshments part way through the talk which gives members a chance to chat, pay their annual membership, get raffle tickets and look at the wonderful exhibits in the members competition. Don’t forget your entries as we have started again for 2022.

 

In line with the new Covid guidance which came into effect on January 27^th, masks no longer have to be worn although please feel free to do so, should you wish.

 

A big thanks to Kate Saxton and Sue Hopkins for volunteering to do the refreshments this month

 

Membership fees are now due and you can pay and collect your card at the meeting or should you prefer, we are offering alternatives. The cost this year is £10 per person and can be paid by cheque (payable to IDHS) and sent to Mr Alan Milburn at

65, Parsonage Barn Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1PT or by online banking using the following details:

Account Name: Ibsley and District Horticultural Society

Sort Code: 30-96-26

Account number: 42436068

Please put your surname in the reference box

 

Our First Garden Visit for 2022

On Thursday 21^st April we will be meeting at Spinners in Lymington at 2pm. The visit will cost £7pp and includes refreshments.

Attached top this newsletter is the booking form, which you need to complete and return, as we need to know numbers and sort out lifts if required.

 

Our 33^rd Annual Show

Schedules are now available and can be picked up at the meeting – you can start planning your entries!

 

Things to Plan For:

• If you have spare unopened or partly used seed packets which you don’t plan to use, save them and bring them along to the Seed Swap at the meeting on 31^st March
• Dont forget to save any plants for splitting or think about sowing additional seeds ready for the Plant Sale on the 7th May

 

Looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday

 

Your Committee

 

 

 

 

 

FW: IDHS January 2022 newletter

Although a little belated, Happy New Year to you all and hopefully 2022 will see the club blossoming again.

 

Our next meeting is on Thursday 27^th January,7.30pm in Ibsley Village Hall. Our speaker this month is a popular return speaker delayed by Covid – Andrew Harris from Tree-menders who will be keeping us entertained with various facts to do with trees and some “knott” problems.

 

As usual we will be holding a raffle, the members competition and the usual refreshments.

We will also be handing out the cups to the top three winners of our 2020/21 members competition.

 

Membership fees are now due and you can pay and collect your card at the meeting or should you prefer, we are offering alternatives. The cost this year is £10 per person and can be paid by cheque (payable to IDHS) and sent to Mr Alan Milburn at

65, Parsonage Barn Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1PT or by online banking using the following details:

Account Name: Ibsley and District Horticultural Society

Sort Code: 30-96-26

Account number: 42436068

Please put your surname in the reference box

 

In line with the new Covid guidance which come into effect on the 27^th, masks no longer have to be worn although please feel free to do so, should you wish.

 

Please reply to this if you are willing to help with the refreshments for this meeting

 

Things to Plan For:

• If you have spare unopened or partly used seed packets which you don’t plan to use, save them and bring them along to the Seed Swap at the meeting on 31^st March
• Dont forget to save any plants for splitting or think about sowing additional seeds ready for the Plant Sale on the 7th May

 

Our First Garden Visit for 2022

On Thursday 21^st April we will be meeting at Spinners in Lymington at 2pm. The visit will cost £7pp and includes refreshments.

In the next newsletter, we will attach the booking form as we need to know numbers and sort out lifts if required.

 

Looking forward to seeing you all on Thursday

 

Your Committee

 

Data Protection: Data Protection regulations mean that we have to inform you that the club holds your name, address, email address and telephone number. These will not be shared with any third party and are held securely. If you no longer wish to continue to receive emails from IDHS or for IDHS to continue holding this information about you, please inform us on idhsinfo19@gmail.com or speak to a committee member. The information about you is available for you to see at any time.

 

IDHS Newsletter - December2021

It was lovely to see some different members at our November AGM and meeting where we were entertained by Dr Francis Burroughs talking about his father and his life in gardening at the beginning of the 1900s.

For those of you not at the AGM there are a few decisions you need to be aware of

• It was unanimously agreed that Terry and Bren Ings should be asked to become Life Members of the club given their years of dedication and hard work supporting the club.
• The decision to increase membership fees to £10 was accepted (in light of increased speakers fees and travel costs and hall costs)
• Following a presentation by your Treasurer, Alan Milburn it was agreed to alter the constitution to cease annual audit of the accounts

Our next meeting is fast approaching and we are delighted that Sandy Dingle can finally give us Part 2 of a Story of Christmas and hopefully you will join us to hear her exciting talk and partake of some food and Christmas punch.  We will be meeting on Thursday 9^th December at 7.30pm and will be seating you at tables of six with the food on the table to reduce infection risks.

There will be a raffle as usual and our last competition this year for members will be a table decoration. (There will be no usual members competition). We are hoping for a quiz for the night from our ever popular quiz master – Pat Mouland

You can pick up your new membership cards at the meeting.

We are following the Covid rules of Ibsley Village Hall which are:

• Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell
• We would like everyone to wear masks (except the speaker)
• We would request that you use the sanitiser at the door entry before you sign in
• We will have a window at the front and back open along with the outside entrance doors open to allow a through draft so please dress accordingly
• The chairs will be well distanced

As things are changing quite rapidly in regards to the new variant, please check your emails on Thursday before you come to make sure we have not had to cancel at the last minute.

Other news:

We still need members to join the committee, with vacancies for a membership secretary and a communication/media person. If you feel you could help please reply to this email or speak to one of the committee.

Di Barnaby is looking for volunteers to help with the Show in September 2022 so please speak to Di if you can help or email her on dianabarnaby59@gmail.com

As you are looking through the seed catalogues taking inspiration for 2022, don’t forget to save your old open packets of seeds for the Seed Swap. We can take them at any meeting to add to the box or bring them to our meeting in March for our annual Seed Swap.

Finally, on behalf of the Committee, I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and happy 2022.

Your Committee

Data Protection regulations mean that we have to inform you that the club holds your name, address, email address and telephone number. These will not be shared with any third party and are held securely. If you no longer wish to continue to receive emails from IDHS or for IDHS to continue holding this information about you, please inform us on idhsinfo19@gmail.com or speak to a committee member. The information about you is available for you to see at any time.

IDHS November newsletter

It is that time of year again which sees IDHS undertaking its AGM. As usual the plan is to make it brief and therefore it would be very helpful if members could read all the reports (attached) and come with any questions.

 It has been lovely to welcome members back but numbers remain small – we had 20 people at last months talk all well spaced and in a well ventilated hall.

It would be great to hear back from you if you have any questions on your safety or suggestions about how we can make you feel safe to return.

 

As well as the AGM on Thursday 25^th November at 7.30pm we are delighted to welcome back Andrew Harris who gave us a very entertaining talk on Tree Surgery last time and we have more tales and tips from him this time.

We will also have your new membership cards ready for collection at £10 per member with details of all our talks in 2022 and three exciting garden trips.

Don’t forget the usual members competition – we will be awarding the cups in January

The raffle continues but we are going to try some changes this month, drawing tickets during the talk and allocating to the prizes for the winners to pick up

We are following the Covid rules of Ibsley Village Hall which are:

• Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell
• We would like everyone to wear masks (except the speaker)
• We would request that you use the sanitiser at the door entry before you sign in
• We will have a window at the front and back open along with the outside entrance doors open to allow a through draft so please dress accordingly
• The chairs will be well distanced

We still need members to join the committee, with vacancies for a membership secretary and a communication/media person. If you feel you could help please reply to this email or speak to one of the committee.

Di Barnaby is looking for volunteers to help with the Show in September 2022 so please speak to Di if you can help or email her on dianabarnaby59@gmail.com

Plans for Our December Meeting (9^th December)

Your committee have been thinking through ideas on how to continue with the social as safely as possible. To this end there will be food put onto each table set up for 6 people which will avoid you queueing up as usual. The members competition in December will be a table decoration, so get planning now!  Should anyone want a small dish and oasis, Sue Hooper will have some for sale at the November meeting for 50p (proceeds to the club)

Our Christmas speaker will be Sandy Dingle who will be continuing  “The Story of Christmas”

Looking forward to seeing you all on November 25^th

Your Committee

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October 2021 Newsletter

Thank you to those brave souls that came to our last meeting in September despite the dark and stormy conditions, We are hoping for more settled weather next week!

We look forward to seeing even more members next Thursday 28^th October at 7.30pm to hear Bryan Pinchen, this time telling us all about “Its a plant, it eats meat”

Following last meeting we are continuing to provide refreshments and will be holding the usual raffle.

Don’t forget the usual members competitions, do enter to start collecting points  for our annual awards.

If you have not already collected your membership card, please see Alan, our Treasurer.

 

We are following the Covid rules of Ibsley Village Hall which are:

• Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell
• We would like everyone to wear masks (except the speaker)
• We would request that you use the sanitiser at the door entry before you sign in
• We will have windows and doors open to allow a through draft so please dress accordingly
• The chairs will be well distanced
• Please DO NOT help put the chairs away at the end as we have to re-sanitise them before folding

A quick reminder that our AGM will be next month followed by popular demand, the return of Andrew Harris for another evening on Tree Surgery.

  

Data Protection regulations mean that we have to inform you that the club holds your name, address, email address and telephone number. These will not be shared with any third party and are held securely. If you no longer wish to continue to receive emails from IDHS or for IDHS to continue holding this information about you, please inform us on idhsinfo19@gmail.com or speak to a committee member. The information about you is available for you to see at any time.

 

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 28^Th October

 

Your Committee

 

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IDHS September newsletter

It was so nice to see even more members at our August meeting when we had a very informative talk on the Gardens of Tresco.

Our next meeting is this Thursday – 30^th September when we have Patricia Elkington coming to talk to us on “The Garden in Autumn”. We will be holding the raffle and this month we will start to offer refreshments.

Don’t forget the usual members competitions, do enter to start collecting points  for our annual awards.

If you have not already collected your membership card, please see Alan, our Treasurer.

  

Just to remind you we have the following Covid precautions in place:

• Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell
• We would like everyone to wear masks (except the speaker)
• We would request that you use the sanitiser at the door entry before you sign in
• We will have windows and doors open to allow a through draft so please dress accordingly
• There will be no refreshments although we are looking to restart these in September with a new format to reduce contact    ( please bring your own water if required)
• The chairs will be well distanced
• Please DO NOT help put the chairs away at the end as we have to re-sanitise them before folding

 

Other News:

We had some very successful willow workshops in September which were very productive and enjoyable. A big thank you to our facilitator Jacqui and Di and Alan for managing the day.

 

Ray and Pauline Wells have recommended a visit to the New Forest Lavender Farm out at Giles Lane, Landford, SP5 2BG where we have previously had a members visit. The grounds have been (largely) converted in the last 12 months into a magnificent series of gardens and at this time the Dahlias and Zinnias, along with other perennials are a sight to behold. Well worth £4.00 to enter and the café does excellent snacks.

Best to watch opening times after end of month (reduced days/hours) and the attached nursery is closed from 1^st October.

 

Donhead Hall in Shaftesbury SP7 9DS is open as part of the NGS scheme this Sunday 3^rd October and well worth a visit.

 

We have now started to plan for next years show on 10th September 2022 and Di is looking for stewards and helpers – we will need about 15 people. If you are able to help please let Di know on dianabarnaby59@gmail.com

Finally, the committee have been reviewing the cost of membership in light of increasing speakers costs and travel costs and have decided that the subscription should rise to £10 per year from 1^st January 2022. This equates to approx. 83p per meeting which we believe still represents good value.

 Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday

 Your Committee

  

IDHS August Newsletter

 It was lovely top see some members returning to our meeting in July and hopefully even more will return for our August meeting.

Our next meeting is Thursday August 19^th at 7.30pm where Ben Turner will be returning and transporting us to The Magical Gardens of Tresco. There will also be plants and books for sale from Ben.

We will be holding the raffle and members competitons at this meeting  so come and collect some points for the annual awards!

Don't forget to pick up your membership cards

Just to remind you we have the following Covid precautions in place:

• Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell
• We would like everyone to wear masks (except the speaker)
• We would request that you use the sanitiser at the door entry before you sign in
• We will have windows and doors open to allow a through draft so please dress accordingly
• There will be no refreshments although we are looking to restart these in September with a new format to reduce contact    ( please bring your own water if required)
• The chairs will be well distanced
• Please DO NOT help put the chairs away at the end as we have to re-sanitise them before folding

 Other News:

The Willow Workshops are nearly sold out – there is one space left on the Obelisk one at 2-5pm on Sat 11^th September for £35 members £40 non members – email me if you are interested

We have a change of speaker in September – our meeting on September 30^th will now be a returning speaker Patricia Elkington on “The Garden in Autumn”

 Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday

 Your Committee

 

IDHS Newsletter July 2021

 Having just listened to the latest news it is looking very hopeful that our meeting will go ahead on Thursday 29^th July at 7.30pm when we have Tom Maskell coming to speak to us on “Vegetables – Success on the Plot”.

There will be a further email in the week of the meeting confirming what arrangements will be in place.

In the meantime there is some other news:

It is with sadness that the Club has recently heard of the death of former member Joan Lumley. Joan, who was well into her nineties, died in the middle of June and had been unwell for some time, living in a care home near one of her sons in London. She was a longstanding member of IDHS and was on the Committee for many years . At one time she was the Secretary. Joan contributed many plants for the plant sale and was a keen gardener. When she found heavy gardening too difficult  she put her artistic talents into photography and won the Dapson Cup for Photography   the  very first time it was introduced into the IDHS Show. Thank you Joan for your input into the Club and for happy memories.

 44^th Cerne Abbas Open Gardens

Each year we have held Open Gardens in June but this year we delayed to the weekend of 14th & 15th August. It now seems that life will have returned to near normal by then.

Preparations are well underway and we have more than 20 gardens that plan to be open including a number of new ones and, as we have never before opened in August, even the remainder will look very different.

The cost of a Day ticket for all the gardens is £7 and a Two Day ticket £10 with accompanied children free.

There will be a plant stall and a free car park (DT2 7GD) from 11am and Teas in St Marys Church from 1.30pm.

Please see www.cerneabbasopengardens.org.uk for more information

 

Willow Workshops on Saturday 11^th September

There will be three different workshops and these will be on a first come first served basis and you can book a space now. Price includes tuition, all the materials and tea or coffee

To see more from our willow craft teacher, check out her website on Jacqui Rolls

 

Workshop One:                   10-11.30       Make a willow dragonfly             Cost: £25

 

Workshop Two:                  12-13.30       Make a bird feeder cone              Cost: £25

 

Workshop Three:               14.00-17.00 Make a willow obelisk                  Cost: £35

 

These are being offered to members first and if places are available after the end of July, we will offer to non members at an increased price of £5 per workshop. Places are only booked when we receive your payment and form.

If you would like to book a place, complete the attached application form which has the payment details and send back to Sally Bonynge (sally.bonynge@sky.com)  and arrange online payment. Don’t forget to add your name into the reference part for online banking so we can link the payment with your form. If you are unable to do this, complete the form and send with a cheque to IDHS to our Treasurer (Alan Milburn) at 65 Parsonage Barn Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1PT or bring to the July meeting.

 

In the meantime, stay safe and fingers crossed we will be able to have our July meeting

Your Committee

IDHS June Newsletter

Sadly our plans to hold a meeting on the 24^th June have been scuppered with no relaxation of Covid rules. Our thanks go to Terry and Bren Ings and Sandy Larkin for offering assistance with the refreshments and also to those members who offered cakes.

 

However we are now moving ahead, hoping for a change in the rules on July 19^th which will see us holding a meeting on Thursday 29^th July at 7.30pm when we will have Tom Maskell delivering a talk on “Vegetables- success on the plot”.

We will still plan to have plants for sale for club funds and an opportunity to pick up membership cards.

 

As you are aware, we are not holding our Annual Show this year however on Saturday 11^th September we will be holding some exciting willow workshops.

There will be three different workshops and these will be on a first come first served basis and you can book a space now. Price includes tuition, all the materials and tea or coffee

To see more from our willow craft teacher, check out her website on Jacqui Rolls

 

Workshop One:                   10-11.30       Make a willow dragonfly             Cost: £25

 

Workshop Two:                  12-13.30       Make a bird feeder cone              Cost: £25

 

Workshop Three:               14.00-17.00 Make a willow obelisk                  Cost: £35

 

These are being offered to members first and if places are available after the end of July, we will offer to non members at an increased price of £5 per workshop. Places are only booked when we receive your payment and form.

 

If you would like to book a place, please email us at   idhsinfo19@gmail.com   and we shall email to you the application form and payment details. There will be options to pay by bank transfer or by cheque.

 

In the meantime, enjoy this lovely weather and stay safe. Lets keep everything crossed for our meeting in July.

 

Your Committee

 

Plant & Garden Fairs
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

Sunday 13th June 2021
Sunday 12th Sept 2021
Organised by Plant Heritage Dorset

Admission is free to Plant Heritage Members. Public admission is £7.00 on the day and this includes free access to the Gardens (normally £10). The Plant Fair runs from 10am – 3am and tickets must be booked in advance, to comply with Govt. Guidelines on numbers attending events:

https://abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/gardens/events/

The Gardens remain open until 5pm. Nursery/Craft Stalls will be accepting a mix of cash & card payments; please bring your own bags or boxes for plants. The Shop, Restaurant and Abbotsbury Plant Sales area are card only.

We have at least 18 plant & craft stalls confirmed and will have a very wide range of plants, including the unusual, exotic & difficult to find.

50% of the takings will go towards Plant Conservation, education and other projects in Dorset. We are grateful to the Management of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens for supporting our Charity.

(Abbotsbury Gardens is just of the coast road, Buller’s Way, Abbotsbury DT3 4LA)

WOODFORD VALLEY GARDENS OPEN

SIX Gardens

ON SATURDAY 19^th JUNE from 11am---5pm

 

IN AID OF   THE SALISBURY HOSPICE

 

in Lower, Middle and Upper Woodford and Great Durnford.

 

TEAS AND DELICIOUS CAKES

in The Village Hall, Middle Woodford.

 

Entry to include all gardens £6.00

gift aid envelopes available to enhance contributions

by 25 %, for tax payers.

 

Any enquiries:

Daphne Ince daphneince@waitrose.com 01722 782532

 

All arrangements compliant with Covid rules

 

 

National Garden Scheme in Hampshire May/June 2021

 

IN HAMPSHIRE
I’m sure many of you were/are thinking the same as me,  when are these early morning frosts going to stop.   I certainly can’t remember an April with  such a prolonged period of frosts.  It amazes me how tolerant some of the plants are - apart from my ‘Alstroemeria Indian Summer”  that has really curled its toes up.  Still we are all in the same boat.
Undeterred, our gardeners are still toiling away to bring you some stunning gardens.  Below are a few gardens, which are open from 17th May and into June.
NOTE:  Pre-booking is essential for openings before 17th May, after then pre-booking is available, but not essential.
BISTERNE MANOR:     Ringwood   BH24 3BN
Opening:  Thurs 13th, 20th & 27th May   2pm to 5pm
Admission:  £5.00  children free
No refreshments.
Opened since 1930’s for NGS. Rhododendrons and azaleas abound. Woodland Walk.
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/1546 

POP-UP GARDEN:
ENDHOUSE:  6 Wimpson Gardens    Southampton   SO16 9ES
Opening:  Tues & Wed 25th & 26th May:   Tues & Wed 1st & 2nd June:   1pm to 4.30pm
PRE-BOOKING ESSENTIAL DUE TO SIZE OF GARDEN !
Admission:  £3.50  children free
Refreshments:  Home-made teas
Urban oasis with tree ferns, palms, acers and wisteria - plus sculptures and ceramics.
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/37873 


SEARLES LANE GARDENS:   HOOK    RG27 9EQ  (PARKING - RG27 9QU - Papermill Ave. - short walk:  Disabled parking in Searles Lane) )

Photo Credit  Marienne Majrerus       CherryTree Barn
Maple Cottage is reopening after a 2 yr break, a ½ acre cottage style garden with herbaceous borders, veg plots and a tiny, but very active wildlife pond surrounded by hostas, astilbe, sarracenia and a quirky tree cave for kids. The neighbouring 1 acre contemporary garden at Cherry Tree Barn is just 2 yrs old and is the realisation of the owner’s ideas working with garden designer Fiona Harrison. The area around the thatched barn has been planted with grasses, iris, salvia, euphorbia, phlomis and knautia. Drifts of oxeye daisies and other wildflowers on bunds line the perimeter. Hard landscaping incl terracing, decking, pathways and Japanese influenced Yatsuhashi Bridge through the main border. Small collection of sculptures completes the piece. The tiny garden at Cherry Tree Barn Cottage is full of lovingly attended, colourful pots.
Opening:  Thurs 27th to Sun 30th May   2pm to 5pm
Admission:  £6.50  children free
Refreshments:  Home-made teas.
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42289 

 HOW PARK BARN          Kings Somborne     Stockbridge     SO20 6QG
Open: Sunday 16^th May  2pm to 5pm
Admission:  £5.00 children free
Refreshments: At discretion of garden owner
A 2 acre country garden with panoramic views over the Test Valley.  Walkers & cyclists welcome from the nearby Test Way.  FEATURED IN APR/MAY HAMPSHIRE LIFE 2021 - IT MUST BE SPECIAL!   It certainly is.
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/36038 
SPITFIRE HOUSE     Chattis Hill    Stockbridge    SO20 6JS (also By Arrangement in June)
Open: Sat 6th June   2pm to 5pm
Admission:  £4.00 children free
Refreshments:  Home-made Teas
The garden with wildlife at heart is situated on the site of an old WW2 Spitfire assemble factory, with evidence still visible.
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/35012 
  
All or garden owners look forward to welcoming visitors in a more relaxed way (still following Government Guidelines) to their gardens.  Hope to see you there.
Best Wishes 
Pat Beagley - Publicity
National Garden Scheme - Hampshire.