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Roald Dahl’s garden opens for one special day
Gipsy House – Roald Dahl’s garden
A special opening of Roald Dahl’s garden at Gipsy House, Great Missenden on Sunday 12th September, from 11am - 5pm is in aid of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. The charity, formerly the Roald Dahl Foundation, provides assistance for children in the UK living with specific haematological and neurological conditions (
www.roalddahlfoundation.org).
The garden is full of delights and surprises with a pleached lime walk leading to Roald Dahl’s iconic writing hut bordered by hostas, hellebore and allium. There’s a walled terraced vegetable garden with a mouthwatering collection of fruit and veg - in true Dahl style you’ll find his prized mammoth onions and giant peaches. There’s also a wild flower meadow, a small children’s yew and boxwood maze, paths carved with quotations from his books, herbaceous borders and Danny Champion of the World’s gipsy caravan nestles under a tree house. The event will be attended by several Roald Dahl Nurses - specialist children’s nurses funded by the charity.
The day is part of the annual Roald Dahl Day celebrations, held on 13th September (the big man’s birthday), to mark the work, life and multi-faceted legacy of one of the world’s best-loved storytellers.
Chelsea celebrations for Hampshire gardeners
Chelsea Flower Show turned out to be a huge success story for Hampshire and its gardeners. Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres in Ampfield, Romsey scooped the gold award for the 65th year for its exhibit ‘Adventures in Gardening’ by gardening adventurer and Hillier Managing Director Andrew McIndoe and his team. A double celebration took place as Ricky Dorlay, of the centre, celebrated his 45th year of working on the Chelsea Flower Show masterpieces.
Other award winners at the Chelsea show were:
Silver-Gilt Grenfell award in the Chelsea Florist of the Year Competition.
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took the gold award for its floral marquee for the 12th year.
Country Gardener
Furzey Gardens, heart of the Forest
If you turn off the busy A31 into Minstead you will immediately find yourself amidst the leafy lanes of this New Forest village following narrow roads, sign-posted a short distance to a broad gravel clearing amidst the trees, where you can park free for your visit to Furzey Gardens.
As you come through the gate you will get your first taste of Furzey’s unique location in the heart of the Forest. In front of you is an ancient woodman’s cottage, and to your right you will catch a glimpse across 20 miles of treetops to the Isle of Wight.
Follow the path round the cottage to the thatched main art and craft gallery where teas, coffees, cakes and scones await. You can then explore acres of uphill and down dale winding paths amidst rhododendrons, azaleas, acers and many other gardening delights.
Wander along quiet grassy paths fringed with ferns, foxgloves and many other wild flowers through sheltered, bee-loud glades. Mature flowering specimens of trees such as cornus, stuartia, liriodendron and styrax provide a backdrop to a wide range of choice flowering shrubs including crinodendron, eucryphias, neillia, hydrangea and zenobia.
For many years the gardens have been part of a training project for young adults with learning disabilities, teaching them work and life skills, building their confidence, nurturing development towards their full refreshment area is free of charge. The entry donation to go round the gardens themselves helps the charity to fund this vital work.
See
www.furzey-gardens.org 3
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