COTSWOLDS
Gardener’s Cuttings
Gloucester orchid show
Hestercombe Water Mill-
making the new in the
There’s treat for orchid fans in the
spirit of the old.
Gloucester area as a special Orchid Show
is held at Churchdown Community
The historic Hestercombe Water
Centre, Parton Road, Churchdown,
Mill opens on April 20th after
Gloucester, on Saturday 6th March 6th
a year long restoration project.
from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm.
Visitors will be able to see how
There will be nursery & society
Hestercombe was renovated and
displays, plants for sale (including
restored .
alpines & hardy orchids). An unrivalled collection of
The day also includes talks, potting
energy sources dating from
demonstrations and advice. ‘. Entry is
Victorian and Edwardian times
£1.50. More details from
Hestercombe’s Water Mill –pre renovation will be showcased in the Water
www.cheltenhamorchids.org or Alan
Mill. Star of the show in the
Cursue Show Secretary Tel 01452 616387
Dynamo - House is the water wheel, exquisitely restored by leading mill wright
Email: showsec@cheltenhamorchids.org.uk
Martin Watts and now powering equipment for demonstrations in the Mill Room to
crush apples, grind corn and cut timber, activities that have all been prominent on
the estate over the centuries.
Free demos to plant summer
The Hestercombe Water Mill will be launched with a celebrity ‘ribbon cutting ‘ followed
tubs & baskets
by a black tie dinner on 23rd April and a Garden Tea Party on Sunday April 25th: Tea
Whitehall Garden Centre at Lacock and cake on the Orangery Lawns, Punch and Judy, magicians, morris dancing, brass
near Chippenham is offering free bands. Open to everyone from 11am – 4pm. Usual garden entry rates apply, entry is
demonstrations on how to create FREE those arriving in Victorian dress! Call Rebecca Pow on 07900 685 303.
hanging baskets and tubs for the
www.hestercombe.com
summer. The garden centre is hosting
the event on Wednesday, March 31
from 10.30am until 12pm and again
Spetchley Park hosts 13th Take home a piece of
from 1.30pm until 4pm. Chris Self,
plant fair Westonbirt Wood!
director of the award-winning garden
Spetchley Park Gardens which covers Specialist wood sales are being held
centre, said: “Either watch and learn,
30 acres and contains one of the best on the second Sunday of every month
or you can choose plants and have
collections of plants in the country from 10am to 1pm at Westonbirt. All
your own personal tub or basket made
is hosting the Specialist Plant Fair on manner of wood and sawn timber is
up with your own selection. You just
Sunday 25th April .
pay for the plants and the container.
available from native to exotic. These
Compost, moss if required, and
This will be the 13th year Spetchley has
are produced from the routine pruning
planting are all free.”
hosted the event which will be held on
and thinning of specimen trees within
the Collection. Also available for sale
The demonstrations will include a free
the main lawn in front of the Georgian
are garden bench kits, bird boxes and
cup of tea.
manor house. There will be 30 nurseries
from England and Wales offering an
more. Proceeds go to the Friends of
Just turn up or call 01249 730204 or
array of unusual garden plants. A series
Westonbirt and so cash or cheques are
visit www.whitehallgardencentre.co.uk.
of lectures and demonstrations will be only acceptable..
held throughout the day in a 200 seat
Admission to Westonbirt to 28 February
marquee.
is: Adults £6, Concessions £5 and
Experts will be on hand from Pershore Children £2 (under 5s go free).
College to advise on gardening problems
www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt.
and there will be a question and answer
session following the talks. Guided
garden tours will take place throughout
Bath walk is the number one
the day. This years main speaker will be A walk around the city of Bath seems
Chris Bailes, curator of RHS Garden , to be the most popular in Britain.
Rosemoor. The title of his talk will be More people downloaded details of the
‘Brilliant Borders’, looking at planting six-mile Bath Skyline walk from the
for effect and prolonged display. National Trust’s website than any other.
Refreshments will be available all day It takes in an Iron Age fort, woodlands
including a ‘pig roast’ and meadows on the hilly circuit
Open times: 11.00am – 5.00pm.
around the cathedral city. According
Admission: £5.00 on the day (excludes
to the Trust, the total number of walks
main lecture)£10.00 pre-booking only
being downloaded from its website has
Spetchley Park Gardens is hosting the Specialist
to include lecture. Tel: 01531 650480 or
more than doubled over the last year,
Plant Fair in April. visit www.plantfair.co.uk
to more than 250,000.
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