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RHS Chelsea Centenary - Reginald Cory
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Reginald Radcliffe Cory and the Chelsea Flower Show.
At the time when The Royal Horticultural Society is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chelsea Flower Show it is worth looking back towards 1913 and acknowledging Reginald Cory, one of the individuals who played an prominent part in the Show’s establishment. He was the son of the coal and shipping magnate John Cory who by 1904 had built ‘The Duffryn’ a large country house and grounds in the Vale of Glamorgan. Reginald Cory who was a keen amateur gardener employed the Landscape Architect, Thomas Mawson, and between them they created the beautiful gardens that surround Dyffryn House.
The Royal Horticultural Society held its first Great Spring Show in 1862 and it survived as such until 1911. In 1912 the Great Spring Show was cancelled to make way for the Royal International Horticultural Exhibition. R. Hooper-Pearson and Reginald Cory produced ‘The Horticultural Record’ to commemorate the occasion and The Great Spring Show was later to evolve into the Chelsea Flower Show of today. On the occasion of his death in 1934 Reginald Cory’s personal library of manuscripts and documents became the largest single bequest to The Lindley Library and the Cory Cup became the Reginald Cory Memorial Cup that is awarded today for the most notable new introduction. Reginald Cory was a Vice-President of the Royal Horticultural Society and President of the National Dahlia Society. In 1913 the two organisations collaborated to trial over 7,000 dahlias in 1,000 cultivars at Dyffryn Gardens and from the trials only ‘Glow’ and ‘Tommy Keith’ have survived.
The Reginald Cory Bequest has benefitted the Royal Horticultural Society and the Cambridge Botanic Gardens.
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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dyffryn-gardens/
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- Posted: Sun. 19th May 2013 17:36
The Barnsley Village Garden Festival, Gloucestershire
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It is the Festival's 25th Anniversary celebrating the life and times of one of Barnsley's most famous residents: the well known and internationally respected garden designer Rosemary Verey. Over the years, the Festival has raised thousands of pounds for charity which has been donated to worthy local and national causes. Of course, with the marvelous Barnsley House Hotel opening it's doors to the hundreds of visitors eager to see the late Rosemary Verey's personal garden, the Festival would not be a garden festival if the other beautifully tended and designed gardens in the village did not open their gates as well. So, this year, more gardens than ever will be available for you to wander around and take in the sights and sounds of a fantastic day out for all the family.
Our celebrity judge this year is the well known TV Chef Phil Vickery and his wife the TV Presenter Fern Britton
The date for your diary is: May 18th 2013 with the festivities starting at 10.30am right through until closing time at 5.00pm
Attractions on the day include: Open gardens, Entertainment, Morris Men, Guided tour of Barnsley House Gardens, Celebrity garden judge, Kids section, BBQ, Jazz Band, Stalls and the brilliant Village Pub plus much, much more!
Entrance Price: £6 per person. Under 14's - Free
Look forward to seeing you all there!
For further details, please visit: http://www.barnsleyvillage.co.uk
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- Posted: Sun. 12th May 2013 10:21
Chelsea Flower Show.
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I've just received confirmation that I have been chosen to join a happy team of RHS 'show makers' to act as host /plant hunter at this year's 100th show. I first read about this position here on Shoot, and my initial application was through this site. I was asked to keep Shoot updated on my progress.
So a great big, enormous thank you to you, I am thrilled to bits, gardening doesn't get any better than this.
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- Posted: Thu. 2nd May 2013 09:54
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Chelsea Flower Show 2013 Volunteers required
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In 2013, RHS Chelsea Flower Show will be celebrating its 100th anniversary and we want to make it extra special for our 161,000 visitors. We are looking for volunteers who are willing to share their passion for plants, to educate, inform and inspire our visitors by becoming a Chelsea Plant Hunter!
Chelsea Plant Hunters will be spokespeople for the Show and RHS charity. Located in the heart of the event; the Great Pavilion, Chelsea Plant Hunters will be working amongst floral exhibits from the UK’s top specialist nurseries, and be on hand to really add that special something for our visitors.
A fantastic addition to any CV, a way to meet like-minded people, and a unique chance to be part of the most famous flower show in the World! Full training will be provided.
Please email planthunters@rhs.org.uk for further information. We look forward to hearing from you.
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- Posted: Mon. 11th March 2013 22:34
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Apple Festival - Thursday 27th October Exeter Devon
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Come along to St Bridget Nurseries Old Rydon Lane Garden Centre (EX2 7JY) on Thursday 27th October for some Free Family Fun Activities:
Children's competitions will include
• Apple Throwing - see how many apples you can throw in a basket in one minute.
• Apple & spoon race - who can complete our course in the fastest time?
• Apple Eating - see how much apple you can eat in a minute - the catch... the apple will be dangling from a line above you and you can’t touch it with your hands!
• Treasure Trail - birds love apple trees and to celebrate the RSPB'S 'Feed the Bird Day' we're hiding pictures of garden birds around our garden centre. Find all the pictures to enter our treasure trail prize draw.
There will be prizes for children on all the above activities and no charge to enter. Adults can take part but just for fun!
Phil, our nursery manager, will be offering tours of our tree field at 11am and 3pm. If you missed our tree event last month then this is the perfect chance to learn how we produce apple (and other fruit) trees, find out about apple and other fruit pollination as well as learning the difference between a cordon and espalier! Plus you will be free to wander the entire tree field giving you maximum choice of tree sizes and shapes.
Buy/order any apple tree on the day and we will give you a free apple recipe book.
Fill a bag of apples. We've picked all the apples from our trees and certain varieties will be available to buy - simply fill a bag - (they're far tastier than supermarket varieties) and if that wasn't enough we will also have special offers on other apple related products, they're cooking up some delicious apple goodies in The Plantsmans Cafe (including toffee apples) AND there will be colouring sheets and activity sheets to amuse you while you have a drink.
We will be open from 9am to 5pm as normal on the Thursday, children's activities will be between 10.30am and 4.30pm.
Visit www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk for directions
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- Posted: Fri. 21st October 2011 11:16
Guerrilla Gardening
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Join the London based Guerilla Gardening group, the plan is to transform inner city areas in need of attention, find out more on Facebook-
Guerrilla Garden Campaign
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- Posted: Fri. 21st October 2011 09:16
How to achieve excellence in construction : North West region
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This presentation is for landscape contractors, architects and designers who wish to achieve higher levels of professionalism.
The presentation will explore the principles of good construction and the latest techniques in the building and specification process, the contractor and designer relationship. Three areas of built work will also be covered including:
? Vertical walls: from foundation , specification and design, to different backing walls and their components , pointing and jointing
? Paving: from sub base design and considerations to paving types and their characteristics and laying methods, pointing design and what can go wrong and how to prevent it
? SUDS : made simple and how to apply , designing drainage solutions ,how to specify and the options available
BALI is delighted to invite contractors, landscape architects and designers to this popular presentation. contact diane.mcculloch@bali.org.uk 07908 815 613
Date: Thursday 24th November 2011
Time: 6.30 pm onwards
Location: The Mere Golf & country club, Chester road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6LJ
Speakers:
Danny Warner, Vectorworks , will be presenting an overview of the leading design software that has helped in the creation of residential, commercial and public projects from concept to construction
Mark Gregory , , Managing Director at Landform consultants, Mark is a twelve-time Gold medal winner at Chelsea Flower Show and has won numerous industry awards for builds in London and the South East. His dynamic approach and energy have built his reputation in the landscaping community for innovation and technical expertise. This presentation will provide our guests with some valuable techniques, there will be a questions and answers session throughout the presentation along with the chance for you as guests to enter into some great discussions
3 course networking dinner on the night . Tickets £30 + vat
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- Posted: Fri. 30th September 2011 19:44
Open garden & free garden consultation prize
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Visit the RHS/SGD award winning garden by Patricia Fox MSGD at Aralia design in Chelmsford.
Sunday 25th September 12 noon - 4pm.
4 Maltese Road
Chelmsford
CM1 2PA
Win the chance to get a free garden consultation too:)
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- Posted: Wed. 21st September 2011 07:31
Whirlow Hall Farm Fayre
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On Sunday, 18th September, Whirlow Hall Farm Trust will be holding its annual Fayre for 2011.
Not only will visitors be able to see parts of the 136 acre trust farm where around 10,000 disadvantaged youngsters are given on the farm learning experiences but there are a host of additional interesting things to be seen.
Situated on the outskirts of Sheffield, the farm, has an excellent farm shop where it sells its vegetables, soft fruits, and even its own produced meats.
The farm has state of the art hydroponic systems for strawberry, cucumber, pepper, and tomato growing, 2.5 acres of "market garden" 7000 raspberry plants and 3,200 vines, (growing in probably the highest vineyard in the UK).
More information at
www.whirlowhallfarm.org
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- Posted: Sun. 11th September 2011 16:39
Tree Field Tours - 2nd & 3rd September Devon UK
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On Friday 2nd September (10am & 2pm) & Saturday 3rd September (10am & 11.30am) ST Bridget Nurseries in Exeter will be giving behind the scenes tours of their production tree field.
Visitors to these tours will be guided to the tree field by the nursery manager and shown the various stages of tree production from budding to training. You will then be free to wander through the hundreds of varieties of native, ornamental and fruit trees and order straight from the field for delivery or collection later in the autumn (the trees can be supplied bare rooted or containerised).
The Woodland Trust will also be onsite each day to answer questions, explain more about the valuable work they do and to tell you about membership benefits.
This is a free event but as the nursery will be giving free goody bags away to each visitor please let the nursery know if you are planning to come by e-mailing marketing@stbridgetnurseries.co.uk or calling 01392 873672.
Please wear suitable footwear (leave the stilletos at home). We regret that due to the uneven surface that this tour is not suitable for people with walking difficulties.
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- Posted: Fri. 29th July 2011 18:25
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