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ardener Peter Foley, who for over 30 years has run Holden Clough Nursery, has now.turned his at­ tention to something new for the Ribble


Valley.. At Waddow Lodge Garden, situated in Wad-


dington, the plantings have been revitalised and extended to prpvide a garden of interest for all tastes as well as an informative educa­ tional tour. The garden is now host to many


. hundreds of his plants collected over the past 40 years, including herbaceous perennials, grasses, old fashioned and modern roses and shrubs, heathers and rhododendrons, dwarf conifers and alpines plus shade loving perenni­ als and bulbs along with fruit and vegetables in a new kitchen garden area. In addition a small orchard of classic old apple varieties, many:


’ native to Yorkshire and Lancashire,'is being . established as a small wildflower area while a wet meadow.further down the garden now boasts a new pond and stream with ample wild flowers and associated plants to encourage wildlife into the garden. , The whole garden is managed by Peter and


his fiancee Liz Dean on organic principles with environmentally friendly gardening at the forefront of the growing techniques with all available waste material composted on site. They are also members of the Green Tourism Business Scheme in the Forest of Bowland AONB. In addition a small selection of interest­ ing plants is being grown on site for sale to visitors or supply by mail order. The garden will be open on two occasions


this year in aid of national charities. On May 23rd for Marie Curie Cancer Care


and on August 1st for Perennial (Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society). • On both occasions the garden will be open


from 1 to 5 p,m, admission £3 and home-made refreshments yyill be served. There will also be the chance to purchase


.pla.nts grown in t.hs garden, ask horticultural' “ advice from the owners and enjoy the atmos­ phere of this part of the Forest of Bowland. Please support Peter and Liz if you can


in order to aid these two very worthwhile charities and they look forward to welcom­ ing you and hope that you have an enjoyable afternoon.


_ • The garden will also open throughout the ■ '.


year for organised groups and individuals to visit by prior arrangement. Groups will be able to enjoy a conducted garden tour by Peter with refreshments being served afterwards. I Suppliers for catering at events at \Wad-


; dow will be: Puddleducks Cafe, Dunsop Bridge - cakes and scones. Bolton-by-Bowland Tearooms - cakes and scones, Bashall Barn,


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Bashall Town - cheese, J.T.and E.Thornber, Sawley - milk. Byrne & Sons, Clitheroe - wine. Peter Foley is an accomplished speaker,


nurseryman and broadcaster with BBC Radio Lancashire and is available to present illus­ trated talks on various aspects to clubs and societies throughout Northern England, the North Midlands, North Wales and Southern Scotland during the months of October to April, plus other times by arrangement. At


certain times of year he is also able to travel further afield and can undertake lectures to specialist groups such as AGS, SRGC, HPS, NCCPG, NVS, BFS and Cottage Garden Society area groups. The most popular titles are "Alpines and


Rock Garden Plants", "Fantastic Foliage", "Growing Plants or Flopwer Arranging", "Growing Shrubs", "Hardy Plants foor Cold Places", "Herbaceous Perennials and Cot­


tage Garden Plants", "Herbaceous Perenni­ als, Old and New", "Plants forbthe Smaller Garden","Primulas", "The Autumn Garden", "Trough and Sink Gardens" and "Winter colour in the Garden".


Fees for these depend upon the location and


distance travelled. Please enquire for further details from Peter Foley. Telephone: (evenings)


01200 429145. E-rhail: peterfoleyhcn@hotmail. co.uk ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^


Open Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm (Evenings by appointment) Sat 10am-4pm. Sun 10am-4pm


Our prestigious showroom has been open for 40 years and we offer


• Experienced design staff • No pressure seliing


• CAD design service • Over 30 displays on show • Project managed installation with full fitting service or supply-only


• We are KBSA members givirig deposit protecrtion and assured quality of product and service


• Approved GE Money retailer with flexible finance facilities


• Very competitive prices - part of J & J Ormerod, furniture manufacturers


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