The garden will open again for the NGS on Sunday 24th July, 12pm – 4pm.
Refreshments will be available and various musician will entertain visitors around the garden during the opening.
Featuring:
The Rock Choir
The Orpington Folk Group Scratch Band
Frank McConnell (guitar) with Jean Bentley.
Small Art Exhibitions & Pot Luck
Admission:
Adults: £5.00
Children: free
Advance booking not necessary.
Tickets available on door
Today I had my very last group visit for 2018, and what a lovely day to end it with. The weather was glorious and the visitors were fantastic.
There were 25 people in the group from the Bromley U3A theatre group and everyone had a lovely afternoon. They said they would be back next year for another visit, so I’m already thinking of my updates to the garden for 2019.
I usually open the garden to groups in the Summer months between June and September. If you would like to book a visit for your group in 2019, please do drop me a line.
One of the groups that visited me this week was the WI Halstead group. They were such a lovely group I do hope they will come again.
They also had a lot of fun with my pot luck, which raises extra funds for charity.
Group visits are by appointment only, and I usually open the garden between the 1st July and the 31st August. If you would like to arrange a group visit, then please contact me for further details.
A lovely group of visitors came yesterday from the Knole U3A to see my garden. The weather was perfect for them and after the recent rain, the lawn is finally looking lush again which helps the garden look full of colour.
The visitors enjoyed their tea and cake in the sun, and I received so many lovely comments about the garden.
It was another busy week in the garden for me last week, as not only did I have a number of group visits, but I also had my last NGS Open Garden of the Summer on the Sunday.
This delightful group of ladies and gentlemen visited me from the U3A Swanley gardening group. My art gallery was also very popular with the group, who purchased a print or two from me.
It was bothering me for a while, the empty patch at the back of the Orchard, so earlier this month I decided it was time to add a bit of interest and colour to the area.
The area before:
After clearing the area and plotting out the bed, I chose the following plants:
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We have another lovely day of weather for my first National Garden Scheme opening of the summer. It was a quieter affair to the previous week, so visitors were able to take in the full glory of the garden.
The garden was again brought to life with live music from the wonderful Vocal Eclipse and local musicians which included Frank McConnell. The Scratch Band. Keith Halford
Derek McGonigle and Ivan & Freda.
Another afternoon enjoyed by all.
I will be opening again on Sunday 19th August, 12pm – 4pm. Please note this is the same weekend of the Biggin Hill airshow, but traffic should have quietened down by the time we open. We also might get to see the Red Arrow fly by, as they often circle the sky around Biggin Hill for the show, and in previous years they have flown directly over the garden!
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I was delighted to again welcome a coach load of visitors from overseas to Gardenview, Biggin Hill. This time my visitors were from France and there were 27 altogether. They loved the garden, but most of all, they thought the pot luck and my cards were great fun and said it made it an interesting and fun visit.
We had another fantastic day in the garden on Sunday 1st July 2018 for our annual Music in The Garden event. We were again very lucky with the weather, which was fantastic and had approximately 218 visitors on the day. Together we raised over £1,800 for the ed the garden and for the NSPCC.
An extra thank you to The Carefree Singers, Westerham Local Vocals and Peter Sinclair who entertained us all afternoon, and to Ivan who accompanied me on the Accordion. Thank you to the ladies running the stalls and who gave their time and the lovely ladies who kept us all refreshed with delicious tea and cakes. And lastly, a special thanks to Nick at NE Gardencare, Karen from Premier Cuisine and Love Products who helped pay for our promotional flyers.
I felt the orchard needed a little extra feature to it, especially as I have already added some flowerbeds to the side.
I am very please with the outcome.
