Gardens and gardening

Dulwich Gardens open for charity 2018

Enclosed with this Journal is a copy of our 2018 Dulwich Gardens open for charity booklet, with details of the local gardens that will be opening this year and that we hope you will take the chance to visit. They are all a great source of ideas and inspiration, as well as raising significant sums for charity. Further copies of the brochure are available in local garden centres and other outlets.

Many thanks to Ann Rutherford for producing it, and many thanks to the garden owners involved for their wonderful work.

Spring gardens talk - Troy Scott Smith on “Sissinghurst - revitalising Vita”, Thursday 22nd March

This year’s Spring talk will be given by Troy Scott Smith, the Head Gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Garden.

Troy will tell us about the 7-year project that he and his team are carrying out to revitalise the gardens to reflect Vita Sackville West’s vision for Sissinghurst - a celebration of beauty, romance, intimacy and emotion. The talk is in the Lecture Theatre, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, SE22 8SU at 7.30pm on Thursday 22nd March, with the opportunity to meet Troy after the talk over a glass of wine.

Tickets are £10 each (including a glass of wine) and can be purchased on the Eventbrite website (www.eventbrite.co.uk, search “Dulwich Society”) or from Jeremy Prescott, 142 Court Lane, London SE21 7EB (cheques payable to “The Dulwich Society” and an SAE please). Non-members of the Dulwich Society are welcome.

Enquiries to Jeremy Prescott This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Coach visit to the Beth Chatto Gardens and the RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Tuesday 19th June

Also in the brochure are details of our annual coach outing, which this year is to the Beth Chatto Gardens near Colchester and the RHS gardens at Hyde Hall near Chelmsford.

Tickets are £30 each and can be purchased on the Eventbrite website (www.eventbrite.co.uk, search “Dulwich Society”) or from Will Anderson, 141 Rosendale Road, London SE21 8HE (cheques payable to “The Dulwich Society” and an SAE please).

We suggest early application to avoid disappointment for what will be a popular visit. Non-members of the Dulwich Society are welcome. Enquiries to Will Anderson This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.