COTSWOLDS
Bristol Botanic Garden plans
spring events
Visitors to the Bristol Botanic Garden’s
Cotswolds
special Sunday opening on Sunday
14th March will be able to hear of new
developments at the garden and learn
Cuttings
about plants that are of particular
interest at this time of year.
a look at news, events and
The day at the garden at Stoke Bishop
GARDENERS
happenings in the Cotswolds and
starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm,
with a tour of the garden at 11am.
CUTTINGS beyond
Admission is free to Friends of the
garden, while non-Friends will be
asked to make a donation.
Organic herb farmer wins RHS Architect, garden designer and author
Lawrence Medal
Roger Turner will give a talk entitled
Jekka’s Herb Farm near Bristol has won
‘Amaze the Neighbours – large and
another coveted award. The organic herb
unusual perennials’, at the AGM of
farmer’s gold medal winning floral herb
the Friends of Bristol Botanic Garden
display at Chelsea Flower Show has now
on 18th March.
achieved the coveted RHS Lawrence
Roger Turner has designed gardens at
Medal, awarded annually for the best
the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and at
exhibit shown to the society during the
the Garden Festival in South Wales.
year. The award was presented at the RHS
His latest book, Tall Perennials, was
London Plant and Design Show. “This is a
published last July.
first for an organic nursery, and for a herb
Jekka McVicar- award wining herbs
nursery,” said fourteen times Chelsea gold
medal winner, Jekka “proving unquestionably that organic herbs not only taste and
smell amazing and are incredibly beneficial, they can actually look stunning in your
garden too!” 2009 was Jekka’s final floral exhibit at Chelsea “We are a tiny nursery
occupying just one hectare, competing with large non-organic growers from all over
the world, so the Lawrence Medal is a huge honour for us”.
Jekka’s herb farm which grows over 600 herb varieties, is busier than ever and to meet
with demand, is holding five open days this year. The next open days are on March 26th,
27th and 28th.
Jekka hosts pre-bookable herb workshops, and takes visitors on a tour of the farm
that she started over 25 years ago. For the first year, the farm Open Days have on-site
catering so visitors can enjoy seasonally produced, locally sourced refreshments. Tel
Bristol Botanic Gardens –planning for Spring
0845 2903256 or 01454 424900
www.jekkasherbfarm.com. He will highlight the various tall,
architectural, foliage and other
Country Gardener offer.
unusual plants as they appear
throughout the year, with examples
Just take along this issue of Country Gardener and you will be entitled to free entry into
of attractive plant associations to be
the Open Days at Jekka’s Herb Farm
found in the gardens of Piet Oudolf.
His talk will follow the AGM which
Sculpture in the Garden and abstract. It is a non-profit event starts at 7.30pm. in Room B75 at
The third annual Affordable Garden
to provide maximum support to the
the School of Biological Sciences,
Art Exhibition is being held this spring
artists. Entry is free and refreshments
Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG. It
will be free to Friends, visitors £3.
at Showborough House, Twyning
are available. The exhibition is open
near Tewkesbury. More than fifty
from 1st April until 6th June, Thursday Bristol Botanic Garden is at The
sculptors, mostly from the Cotswolds
to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays,
Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke
will be displaying works in a variety of
10.30am to 4.00pm.
Bishop, Bristol BS8 1UG. For more
information on these events call 0117
media, including stone, wood, glass, Further details from Andrew Roache,
331 4906 or visit the website:
ceramic, metal and resin, and in a Tel: 01684 296605.
www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/BotanicGardens
variety of styles, both representational www.showborough.com
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