Please visit our new website www.riseleygardeningclub.com 

Friday 31 May – Coach Trip to Coton Manor Gardens - £22.00 per person to include entry to the garden and the return coach fare.

Alison Keating has informed us of an outing to Coton Manor ( www.cotonmanor.co.uk ) organised by a group she belongs to. She would be happy to share transport to the pick-up point.  Please contact Alison as soon as possible if you are interested in going – 708267.

Wednesday 5 June 2019, 7pm

Visit to Townsend Farmhouse, Steppingley

Townsend Farmhouse, Rectory Road, Steppingley, Bedfordshire, MK45 5AT www.ngs.org.uk/find-a-garden/garden/32973/

“A tree lined driveway with young specimen trees and mature broad leaves. The garden is planted for year-round interest. In May and June, the cottage-garden style herbaceous borders are filled with early perennials while roses wind their way through apple trees and ferns begin to unfurl. Changing colours of acers, hydrangeas, dahlias, asters and other late perennials offer up a final flourish in early autumn.  Situated in the centre is a pretty cobbled courtyard with a glass house for tender specimen plants and a Victorian well 30 metres deep, viewed through a glass top.” 

The cost for the visit to Townsend Farmhouse is £10 per person including refreshments.  There will also be plants for sale in aid of the national Garden Scheme.

Shared transport – leaving Riseley around 6.15pm.  Please contact Sue Davies 708614. sue@daviesps.co.uk if you would like to join us on this visit indicating whether you can offer transport or require a lift.

Please let us know if you will be joining us by Wednesday 29 May.

Spring Walk

Tuesday 30 April 2019

Andrew Gell will lead us on a spring walk through the Riseley woods on Tuesday 30 April.  We will meet at 10.45 at the gate on the Carriage Drive by the turn to Sackville Lodge.  Following the walk we will go to the St John’s Arms in Melchbourne for lunch.  Please contact Sue Davies 708614. sue@daviesps.co.uk if you would like to join us on this walk.  A menu will be circulated to those wishing to come.

Coton Manor

26 February 2019 – shared transport

http://www.cotonmanor.co.uk 

This visit replaces the proposed visit to Anglesey Abbey.  Anglesey Abbey no longer allow a separate visit to the gardens – the house must be included which makes admission quite pricey! 

Coton Manor, Coton, Northampton, NN6 8RQ. Tel. 01604 740219

“Over the last few years, interest in snowdrops and hellebores, and their varieties, has grown immensely. Coton Manor will be open for 16 days for visitors to come and see the varied selection of snowdrops and hellebores that are grown in the Garden. As usual the whole nursery is open with focus on winter and spring flowers including our own Coton snowdrop, hellebores, erythroniums, primulas, hepaticas and tulips.

We are privileged to be able to offer hellebores and snowdrops from Suffolk based Chelsea gold medal winners, Harvey's Garden Plants, including exclusive supply of Helleborus 'Winter Moonbeam', a selection of Doubles, Primrose Yellows, Slate Blue and new double flowered variety 'Tutu' with enhanced nectaries!”

Coton Manor are offering a special entrance price of £3.50 for this visit.  Their café will be open for light lunches, teas and coffees.

Coton Manor is about an hour away by car.  We will organize shared transport leaving Riseley around 10.00 on Tuesday 26 February.  If you would like to join this trip please contact Sue Davies sue@daviesps.co.uk 708614, indicating whether you require transport or can offer a lift to others.  Please respond by Wednesday 20 February if you would like to join us.

Talk by Andrew Sankey

 Plant Histories

Riseley Village Hall

7.30pm Tuesday 22 January 2019

Riseley Gardening Club

Tuesday 13 February – 7.45pm Riseley Village Hall

Michael Brown – “Death in the Garden”

Michael Brown, garden historian and creator of the medieval gardens at the Prebendal Manor at Nassington, Northamptonshire, will come to give us his talk entitled “Death in the Garden”:  poisonous plants, myths, magic, passion and murder. Be warned, some of these plants may be growing in your garden!  Members free, visitors £3.

Tuesday 13 March 2.30pm, visit to Debby Horsman’s garden in Pavenham.  The snowdrops may be over, but there will be plenty of spring flowers.  Price per person £4 plus cost of refreshments.  We will organize shared transport.  If you would like to join this visit, please let Sue Davies know – 708614, sue@daviesps.co.uk – indicating whether you would like a lift or can offer transport to others.

Debby’s garden, together with her friend’s, will be open for the National Garden Scheme fund raising scheme on 5, 11, 14, 15, 22 and 24 February should anyone wish to visit independently in time to view the snowdrops. 1 – 4.30pm   https://www.ngs.org.uk/find-a-garden/garden/35479/

Future dates:

Tuesday 24 April 2018 – morning Spring walk guided by Andrew Gell, to end with pub lunch – details to be arranged

Tuesday 29 May 2018 – Joint event with Riseley Historical Society.  Andrew Sankey will come and talk to us about the history of the “Harvest Festival”.

Friday 13 July 2018 - Riseley garden walk and social – cheese and wine (provisional date)

Just a quick reminder of the next Riseley Gardening Club talks – hope to see you there!

Tuesday 23 January 2018, 7.45 pm Village Hall – Debby Horsman from Pavenham will come and talk to us about her snowdrops.  We hope to arrange to visit Debby’s garden in late February to see the snowdrops in flower.

Tuesday 13 February 2018, 7.45 Village Hall – Michael Brown will come to give us his talk entitled “Death in the Garden”:  poisonous plants, myths, magic, passion and murder.