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Coach Trip To Norfolk, Sat 18th August 2012

Saturday 18th August was the hottest day of the year thus far so it was a good day for garden visiting as we wouldn’t have worked in our own gardens! Bressingham Gardens had warned us that it was a Thomas the Tank Engine Day and would be very busy so armed with picnics we setContinue reading “Coach Trip To Norfolk, Sat 18th August 2012”

New web site

After serving well and being maintained by Anne Godfrey (many thanks from all), the old website has been refreshed and moved to a new publishing platform called WordPress, maintained by Bill Hodgson. All of the content from the old site is here, plus much more and mainly provided in public to encourage new members. Some partsContinue reading “New web site”

The Old Forum

Below are a selected set of the discussions held on the old website forum, which you can comment on further at the bottom. Bupleurum fruiticosum by Julie Wise – written 09/04/2012 20:34:35 I have just pruned a large branch from my Bupleurum fruiticosum and have taken some 4 – 5 ” cuttings with a heelContinue reading “The Old Forum”

Vivienne McGhee’s August Update

This is the season for garden visiting and so it has been for me in July. The range has been from a local HPS member’s garden to those of professional gardeners and a garden restoration project. Each garden displays the personality of the gardener and even where the structure is an inherited one, the plantingContinue reading “Vivienne McGhee’s August Update”

Vivienne McGhee’s July Update

I need not have worried about the garden during my absence this month. There has been a lot of rain here in Worcestershire but with just enough sunshine and heat to encourage flower. As a result the plants are looking very healthy and there are some stars. The first is Crambe cordifolia. I have twoContinue reading “Vivienne McGhee’s July Update”

Seed Distribution

Last year we had a magnificent response to our request for seed donations. The 2012 seed list brought in many new types of seed, including plants that are often hard to find. Please continue to send in your donations, especially since there is concern that seed may be in short supply owing to the lateContinue reading “Seed Distribution”

Ashridge House and Gardens Opening in August 2012

I am emailing information about the opening of Ashridge House and the Grade II* gardens for guided tours during August and hope it may be of interest to members of the Hardy Plants Society. Whilst the house and gardens are open for tours during August, the gardens continue to be open at weekends for general visitsContinue reading “Ashridge House and Gardens Opening in August 2012”

Daisy Roots at the Chelsea Flower Show

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-18143860 Chelsea Flower Show: Nursery rooting for drought success A nursery based in Hertfordshire is exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time with a garden that thrives in drought conditions. Created by Anne Godfrey of Daisy Roots she said: “Although we’re having a hose pipe ban I wanted to show it wasContinue reading “Daisy Roots at the Chelsea Flower Show”