HAMPSHIRE
New Gaillardia on show at
Chelsea from Hardy’s
Hampshire nurserymen, Rosemary and
Hampshire
Robert Hardy from Hardy’s Cottage
Garden Plants are to launch Gaillardia
‘Naomi Sunshine’, at Chelsea Flower
Cuttings
Show in aid of Winchester Children’s
hospice Naomi House which Rosy
& Rob have supported for many
a look at news, events and years. Available from the end of
GARDENERS
happenings in Hampshire
May Gaillardia ‘Naomi Sunshine’ is a
CUTTINGS
compact almost dwarf gaillardia in a
lovely soft tangerine colour. The free
flowering plant grows to about 40cm
x 50cm the flowers are about 70mm
Exbury art show a world-wide
diameter. This is a good front of border
draw
variety or for containers in full sun and
any reasonable soil. A Royalty on every
A chance meeting in New Zealand
plant sold will go to Naomi House This
inspired a couple to fly halfway round
year’s Hardy’s stand takes on a new
the world to visit the acclaimed Four
dimension and will feature a walk
Seasons Art show at Exbury Gardens in
through for the first time. The stand
the New Forest.
will boast a water feature in the form
Artist Barbara Rousseau, on a painting
of foot high still water rills.
holiday in New Zealand, told a
Taiwanese couple on the same train
about her work for the annual Exbury
exhibition.
“We spent plenty of time talking because the train had broken down,” said Barbara, who
lives at Milford-on-Sea. “They actually flew to England from Taiwan, came to Exbury,
and bought a painting which now hangs on the husband’s office wall in Taiwan.”
The show, in Exbury’s Five Arrows Gallery, from Easter Sunday, April 4th, until the first
week in June, has been extended because of its huge popularity in previous years.
The Four Seasons group, headed by painter and writer Marianna Kneller, Fellow of
the Society of Botanical Artists, will show paintings, pastels, sculpture, drawings,
linocuts, prints, etchings and cards. Gaillardia ‘Naomi Sunshine’
Those taking part include Marianna, resident artist at Exbury Gardens from 1980-
2004 and a founder member of the Society of Botanical Artists
Holme for Gardens takes
Four Seasons Art Group, from April 4-June 6 in the Five Arrows gallery, Exbury Gardens. over Goldy’s farm shop
www.exbury.co.uk Goldy’s farm shop located at Holme
for Gardens, West Holme Farm near
Bramshott gets ready for summer weekend
Wareham has new owners. Simon and
Liz Goldsack, owners of garden centre
It’s never to early to plan your days out for summer so make a note of this
have bought the business from Jenny
popular bi-annual event on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June in Bramshott Goldsack to run alongside their 50,000
near Liphook in Hampshire. Both large, formal gardens and small, cottage sq ft garden centre, 15 acre fruit farm.
gardens, will be open from 12 noon until 6 pm, on both days, and there will
The Holme Farm Shop will provide an
also be a Flower Festival in the 12th
outlet for fresh local farm produce,
Century church of St. Mary the Virgin.
supporting Purbeck growers and
Tickets will be on sale each day, offering customers the opportunity of
adjacent to the Church, and there will reducing food miles by buying locally
be a Raffle, barbecue, tea-tent, and grown food.
produce stalls. All proceeds from the
“Offering a farm shop to customers is
event will go to three local charities.
a natural progression for us. There is
There is free parking, and a free coach
a growing market of customers who
service will run at intervals on both wish to know exactly where their food
days, to take visitors along the ancient has come from” says Simon.
sunken lanes, to some of the gardens.
If you are interested in becoming a
Bramshott – getting ready for June
www.BramshottOpenGardens.org.uk. supplier of Holme Farm Shop call
Simon on: 01929 554716.
Country Gardener
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