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February 2012
Diary
Event Name
Dates
Location
Floristry demonstration with Paula Pryke
03/02/2012
Paula Pryke, one of the world's best-known floral designers and Patron of the Chichester Cathedral Festival of Flowers 2012, will be demonstrating new trends in floral design and introducing the latest varieties of cut flowers available. Paula will present twice over the course of the day at 11am and again at 3pm.
Tickets £20 per session
Phone
Tel: 01243 781312
Website
www.cft.org.uk
3 February 2012
11am and 3pm
Miverva Theatre
Oaklands Park Chichester
West Sussex PO19 6APUnited Kingdom
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Hartland Abbey Snowdrop Weekend
11/02/2012 - 12/02/2012
Enjoy a wonderful day in the snowdrops, some planted hundreds of years ago. See the early daffodils, camellias, hellebores and spring flowers. Dogs are welcome!
Dogs and children (under 5) free, over 5 £1. Adults £3.50. House open at extra charge
Phone
Tel: 01884 860225
Website
www.hartlandabbey.com
11-12 February
11am-4pm
Hartland Abbey
Hartland
North Devon EX39 6DTUnited Kingdom
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Hamamelis Day at Gresgarth Hall
11/02/2012
International landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd is opening her garden at Gresgarth Hall so that visitors can see her Hamamelis collection at its best.
Prized for their scented flowers with 'crinkled ribbon' petals and sepals in tones of yellow to mahogany, hamamelis give a colour and scent to the winter months. Arabella's collection includes H. x intermedia 'Diane' with its rich mahogany red flowers, alongside lesser known gems like H. 'Doerak' with lemon-peel yellow flowers and H. x intermedia 'Lanzing' with striking, gingery-orange flowers.
£8.50 (including a mug of hot chocolate)
Phone
Tel: 020 7931 9995
11 February
11am-3pm
Gresgarth Hall
Caton Lancaster
LA2 9NBUnited Kingdom
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Spring Flower Fortnight
13/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
Come and enjoy Barnsdale at this wonderful time of year as the garden bursts into life. We're offering a special 10% discount on all Hellebores purchased from the nursery during this special fortnight.
Garden admission: adult £5, concession £4, child £1.50, family (up to 5) £11.
Phone
Tel: 01572 813200
Website
www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk
13-26 February
10am-4pm
Barnsdale Gardens
The Avenue Exton
Rutland LE15 8AHUnited Kingdom
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Snowdrop Day
19/02/2012
Gable House opens its gate once again for the NGS (they've been doing this for over 30 years). This is a plantsman's garden with aconties, winter flowering cyclamen and hellebores with over 250 varieties of snowdrops. Refreshments available, snowdrops and hellebores for sale.
£3.50
Phone
Tel: 01502 575298
19 February 2012
11am-4pm
Gable House
Halesworth Road Redisham, Beccles
Suffolk NR34 8NEUnited Kingdom
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Abbeywood Gardens Snowdrop Day
19/02/2012
First public viewing of more than 150 varieties in Jane Rowlinson's garden.
£3.50
Phone
Tel: 01606 301374
19 February
11am-4pm
Abbeywood Gardens
Chester Road Delamere
Northwich, Cheshire CW8 2HSUnited Kingdom
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Watercolour Painting Day: Snowdrops
23/02/2012
Detailed demonstrations by Sandra Peck combine with a beautiful setting and a buffet lunch to make a most enjoyable day. This month, try out lots of different watercolour techniques to paint these dainty flowers with a loose, wet-into-wet snowy background. Everyone welcome, from the more experienced artist to the absolute beginner.
£67, including buffet lunch
Booking essential
Phone
Tel: 01572 813200
Website
www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk
23 February
10.30am-4pm
Barnsdale Gardens
The Avenue Exton
Rutland LE15 8AHUnited Kingdom
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An evening with Mark Gregory - 'How to achieve excellence in construction'
23/02/2012
This presentation, run by the British Association of Landscape Industries, is for landscape contractors, architects and designers alike, who seek to achieve higher levels of professionalism. It explores the principles of good construction and the latest techniques in the building and specification processes as well as the relationship between contractors and designers.
Mark Gregory is the Managing Director at BALI Members, Landform Consultants. Mark is a twelve time Gold medal winner at Chelsea Flower Show and has won numerous industry awards including BALI Awards. His dynamic approach and energy has built a reputation within the landscaping industry for innovation and technical expertise.
BALI Members - £25pp +VAT
Non BALI Members - £30pp +VAT
Book in advance
Phone
Tel: 07716 206364
Website
www.bali.org.uk
23 February
4-9pm
The Aztec Hotel & Spa
Aztec West Almonsbury
Bristol BS32 4TSUnited Kingdom
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Madoo Lecture Series - Paula Deitz
26/02/2012
Our 2012 Winter lecture series featuring Paula Deitz, Judith Tankard and Leslie Close. These three remarkable garden historians will present illustrated talks on a variety of subjects near and dear to their hearts. The lectures will be held at Madoo’s winter house studio with refreshments and book signings (for Deitz & Tankard) afterwards.
Paula Deitz: A Garden Writer's Jouney - 26 February 2012
As a writer and garden lover--in addition to being the Editor of the Hudson Review--Deitz has spent more than thirty years writing her intimate portraits of garden spaces and the people who tend them. Her extensive travels, from the waterways of Kyoto to New York City’s Central Park are the basis for this lecture. A collection of her essays that have appeared in publications including the New York Times, The Architectural Review, and Gardens Illustrated are gathered in Of Gardens (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture, 2011)
Other talks
Judith Tankard - Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden: 11 March
Leslie Rose Close - The History of Gardens & Photography: 26 March
Seating is limited; reservations at info@madoo.org are requested.
All lectures start at 12 noon in the winter house studio.
Entrance is $30.00 for non-members $20 members.
Phone
Tel:
Website
www.madoo.org
26 February
12 noon
The Madoo Conservancy
618 Sagg Main Street
Sagaponack NY 11962United States
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