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 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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What a wonderful visit I had yesterday from the U3A Sevenoaks gardening group.
There was 15 in the group and they all said they had a really great morning and again my pot luck and cards went down well!
If you have a group who would like to visit my Garden, please get in touch.
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Another successful group visit to the garden took place on Wednesday 11th July, enjoyed by all.
Here the ladies are enjoying tea and cake.
If you have a group who would like to visit my Garden, please get in touch.
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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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