Cornwall Garden Society
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March
16Cornwall Garden Society Announces Cancellation of 2020 Spring Flower Show
The Cornwall Garden Society’s 2020 Spring Flower Show has been cancelled as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which is resulting in the widespread …
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March
10Your Chance to Blossom in the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show’s Competitive Classes
If you have beautiful blooms and fabulous flora in your garden that have withstood the wild Cornish winter and you fancy your chances of winning a coveted trophy at the Cornwall Garden Society’s …
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March
04Report: Cornwall Garden Society holiday to the gardens of Worcestershire and the Malvern Spring Flower Festival: May 2019
This is a précis of the Cornwall Garden Society holiday to the gardens of Worcestershire and the Malvern Spring Flower Festival in May 2019, organised by Alison Davy and written up in the CGS Journal …
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March
04Report: Cornwall Garden Society holiday to the Gardens of Norfolk and Suffolk: August 2019
This is a précis of the Cornwall Garden Society holiday to the Gardens of Norfolk and Suffolk in August 2019 by Billa & Nick Jeans with photos by Pamela Tompsett, Alison Davy & Nick Jeans.
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February
20Leading Nurseryman Paints with Plants
The Cornwall Garden Society’s (CGS) 2019/2020 lecture series concludes with two talks by Sussex nurseryman, Graham Gough, who established Marchants Hardy Plants at Laughton in 1998.
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January
25Family Fun at the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show
This year's Cornwall Garden Society’s Spring Flower Show is set to be another fun family event and we would love you to enter our junior competitive classes.
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January
25Expert Beats the Drum for Bulbs
The Cornwall Garden Society’s (CGS) February lectures will be delivered by Lady Skelmersdale who has run bulb specialists, Broadleigh Gardens in Somerset for 45 years.
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January
15Spring Flower Show Schedule Now Online!
With less than three months until we open our gates to this year’s Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show, we now look to our visitors to enter our competitive classes. Whether it be dazzling …
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December
21National Expert Talks Trees
The Cornwall Garden Society’s (CGS) January lectures will be delivered by Tony Russell who is widely regarded as one of Britain’s leading authorities on trees and shrubs.
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January
14Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show 2020 – Tickets Now on Sale!
Plans for our annual celebration of Cornwall’s early Spring, sponsored by Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management, are now well underway. The Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show 2020 will be held on 4 …
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Upcoming Events
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September
6 - 10Garden holiday to the Gardens of Kent and Sussex
This five-day garden tour takes in the finest gardens of Kent and Sussex, and showcases late summer planting. One of the many highlights is an exclusive visit to Perch Hill where we will enjoy a talk by Sarah Raven, a guided tour of her gardens and lunch.
Other highlights include a guided tour of Christopher Lloyd’s and Fergus Garrett’s Great Dixter, and a visit to Vita Sackville- West’s Sissinghurst. This holiday will also include entry to the magnificent RHS Partner Gardens of Great Comp and Merriments, the award-winning Pashley Manor and West Dean Gardens.
Dinner, bed and breakfast will be provided at the Mercure Hotel at Tunbridge Wells and we will benefit from the services of a Brightwater Tour Manager.
If you would like to join us on this garden holiday, please click here to download a booking form.
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September
09Day trip by coach to Burrow Farm Gardens and Prospect House, Axminster
Burrow Farm Gardens provide 13 acres of colour-themed planting and lawns that sweep past an ancient oak to the lake. The Anniversary Garden, created in 2010, with its ornamental grasses and perennials, is at its best at this time of year. Other areas include the Terrace Garden, Rose Garden, Millennium Garden, Woodland Garden and Wildflower Meadow which contains two wildlife ponds.
In contrast, the one-acre plantsman’s garden at Prospect House is hidden behind high walls with Axe valley views. Well- stocked borders of rare and tender shrubs mingle with late summer perennials including rudbeckia, helenium, echinacea, helianthus, crocosmia, grasses and 200 varieties of salvia.
The booking form will be available in June 2020.