There are spaces available on the Lambeth
Horticultural Society's coach trip to Essex on Saturday 13th June, visiting Warley Place
and RHS
Hyde Hall.
The cost is £21.
Our pick-up is on Kennington Road at the
bus stop at the junction with the Black Prince Road ‘the Bingo Hall’ at 9.30am.
Bookings must be made using the attached booking
form;
however, best to phone Brendan on 020 8761 5651 asap to secure your
place.
See you there!
Enjoy!!
Best wishes
Cathy
Warley Place, near Brentwood, Essex CM13
3HT
The house (no
longer there) was the home of Ellen Willmott, who dropped seeds of her
favourite Sea Holly, now known as Eryngium
giganteum “Miss Willmott’s ghost”, in other people’s gardens. She was
famous in her time, and a contemporary of Gertrude Jekyll, William Robinson and
EA Bowles. She once had 86 gardeners, but fell on hard times, and after her
death the garden was allowed to run wild. Now restored by the Essex Wildlife
Trust, it is maintained as a nature reserve. We will be given a talk on the
restoration work. There are no facilities
at Warley, so we will have a comfort and coffee stop near Brentford prior to
our visit.
RHS
Hyde Hall, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 8ET
Essex is known for
being a dry county, so let’s hope we have a dry day, unlike our last visit.
Since then there have been many improvements. The gardens are stunning and
there is a lot to see. The Barn
restaurant is fully licensed and uses local produce. There is also the Field
Café.
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