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Photo Gallery 1








On Saturday 4th July the Horticultural Society, Wine Circle and friends took a coach trip to Wisley gardens. Beautiful, but very hot weather, gave many of us moderate sunburn but we all had a wonderful day. Here are a few photos taken in the gardens.



The garden entrance







The rock garden with a sarracenia bed at the bottom






some nice balloon flowers (Platycodon)


We were drawn towards the new glasshouse which held a variety of plants from sub tropical to tropical and featured a splendid waterfall.


















However someone found the rain even in the glasshouse




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Glorious weather welcomed our June 2009 meeting, a visit to Sherborne Garden at Litton.
This is a 4½-acre gently sloping garden of considerable horticultural interest featuring a mall pinetum, giant grasses, woodland garden and 3 linked ponds with bridges. Collections of hollies, ferns, Asian wild roses with hybrids and climbing species, hosta, hemerocallis, water lilies and unusual trees and shrubs. It is open during Feb/Mar for snowdrops, hellebores and daffodils. The garden tour finished with a welcome cup of tea or coffee.




Ready for the 'off'



























Part of the tour














Elke scares the crow!













Some variations on a theme













A look at some of the flowers
























and over the bridge to a wonderful Cornus contraversa variegata




With chairs tea and coffee awaiting the footweary group




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Our Spring bulb show on Saturday 21st March 2009 at Conygre Hall was a success once again with record entries. Here are some photos taken by Richard.