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COMING UP ....
GARDENS OF LAZIO, Italy
Sunday 14 - Friday 19 October 2018
A provisional programme for this event is now available ....more
This garden tour will be led by a British garden historian and designer who has taught about Italian gardens for a consortium of American universities and has lived in Italy for 14 years. The tour will include the gardens of Ninfa, Villa d’Este, Villa Adriana, Villa Lante and the Sacro Bosco at Bomarzo. Accommodation will be in the four-star Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel near Frascati.
This trip is fully booked but please fill in the form here to be put on the waiting list.
Those with confirmed places can enter their emergency contact details here.
A provisional programme for this event is now available ....more
This garden tour will be led by a British garden historian and designer who has taught about Italian gardens for a consortium of American universities and has lived in Italy for 14 years. The tour will include the gardens of Ninfa, Villa d’Este, Villa Adriana, Villa Lante and the Sacro Bosco at Bomarzo. Accommodation will be in the four-star Villa Tuscolana Park Hotel near Frascati.
This trip is fully booked but please fill in the form here to be put on the waiting list.
Those with confirmed places can enter their emergency contact details here.
THE DRAKENSBERG and CAPE TOWN
Thursday 7 - Saturday 16 February and Saturday 16 - Thursday 21 February 2019
A 10-day wild plant field trip in the Drakensberg will start on Thursday 7 February and be followed by a specialist garden tour based in Cape Town. Members may apply for one or both parts. The guide in the Drakensberg , Elsa Pooley, has written the definitive book on the flora of her region. Please register here if you wish to apply for a place or contact John Fielding or Heather Martin to request detailed itineraries for either or both sections, or if you have questions.
A 10-day wild plant field trip in the Drakensberg will start on Thursday 7 February and be followed by a specialist garden tour based in Cape Town. Members may apply for one or both parts. The guide in the Drakensberg , Elsa Pooley, has written the definitive book on the flora of her region. Please register here if you wish to apply for a place or contact John Fielding or Heather Martin to request detailed itineraries for either or both sections, or if you have questions.
SPRING FLOWERS IN the PELOPONNESE, GREECE
Thursday 21 - Thursday 28 March 2019
Following last year’s successful autumn bulb-hunting in Greece trip (see report here),
John Fielding will be leading a one-week spring trip to see the great variety of wild plants in flower, in the beautiful contrasting habitats and landscapes of the Peloponnese. We will be staying in hotels in Sparti and Kardamyli, with a mix of local plant hunting and sight-seeing including, weather and plant conditions permitting, longer day trips to Monemvasia and the Outer Mani. This event is NOW FULLY BOOKED but you can apply to be added to a waiting list by emailing Maddy Hughes madalynhughes@aol.co.uk
Following last year’s successful autumn bulb-hunting in Greece trip (see report here),
John Fielding will be leading a one-week spring trip to see the great variety of wild plants in flower, in the beautiful contrasting habitats and landscapes of the Peloponnese. We will be staying in hotels in Sparti and Kardamyli, with a mix of local plant hunting and sight-seeing including, weather and plant conditions permitting, longer day trips to Monemvasia and the Outer Mani. This event is NOW FULLY BOOKED but you can apply to be added to a waiting list by emailing Maddy Hughes madalynhughes@aol.co.uk
VARIETY IN CATALUÑA
Late May 2019
Our visit to Cataluña is being organised by member Brian Constable. This will be a six-day trip including visiting the Barcelona and Marimurtra Botanic gardens, several private gardens, interspersed with two plant-hunting walks guided by a local specialist. For the last two nights there will be a particular treat, staying in an 11th century medieval castle while visiting a very special Mediterranean dry garden. Full details will be available when members are invited to apply for places, probably on 1 October.
Our visit to Cataluña is being organised by member Brian Constable. This will be a six-day trip including visiting the Barcelona and Marimurtra Botanic gardens, several private gardens, interspersed with two plant-hunting walks guided by a local specialist. For the last two nights there will be a particular treat, staying in an 11th century medieval castle while visiting a very special Mediterranean dry garden. Full details will be available when members are invited to apply for places, probably on 1 October.
AGM AND SUMMER TOUR 2019
Sunday 30 June - Thursday 4 July 2019
Sue Bennison is organising next year's summer garden tour in Dorset, following our Annual General Meeting. The programme is nearly finalised. Bookings are expected to open on 1 November.
Sue Bennison is organising next year's summer garden tour in Dorset, following our Annual General Meeting. The programme is nearly finalised. Bookings are expected to open on 1 November.