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large group of members met on a warm summer's day at Knebworth
in Hertfordshire, where our very own Dave is the Head Gardener
and had kindly offered to act as host for the day. Dave
explained that the present layout of the gardens dates largely
from Victorian & Edwardian eras, with continuing restoration
and more recent additions.
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The
start of the tour
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The
sunken lawn by Edwin Lutyens, 1910
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The
Gold Garden
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The Wilderness, a 7-acre area of fine ornamental trees, a wooden
totem pole has been carved entirely with a chainsaw and the
Cornus Kousa Chinensis was in full flower. Mid-tour, George,
Norman and Moth enjoyed a well earned rest amongst the lavender
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Jekyll Herb Garden in the pic to the right hand side below was
beautiful. The pattern of 5 circles was first designed in 1907,
but not laid out until 1982 as the plans had been mislaid during
the intervening years. |
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Kitty
& Jill53 in The Walled Garden
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Learning
a thing or two about herbs
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In
the Jekyll Herb Garden
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a very informative and interesting garden tour, Dave and his
wife Jill made everyone very welcome back at Gardeners
Cottage, where they had prepared a fantastic spread. This
was topped off with Bunty's famous fruit pies. Below, some of
the group in Dave's garden - L to R: GillEssex & hubby Del,
Kitty, Paul, George, Jill53, Dave, Jean, Bunty, Moth & Norm. |
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was a memorable day thoroughly enjoyed by all, and Dave has even
been daft enough to offer to do it all again for us next year! |
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