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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Maggi Young on March 04, 2015, 02:10:51 PM
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Helen Brown of LittleAsh (http://www.facebook.com/littleashgarden) in Devon has shared some great news about the success gained by opening her garden (http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/find-a-garden/garden.aspx?id=21320) in Devon for the NGS - just look at the amount visitors to the garden of Helen and her husband Brian have raised for charity
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Ten thousand pounds! How marvelous is that for the good causes supported? 8) 8)
And also from Helen - a date for your diary : if you are in the South West of England on 28th March don't miss the AGS Exeter Show, West Exe Technology College, Hatherleigh Road, Exeter EX9 2JU
Sales from 10am Show opens Noon
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Had I known about the garden opening I would have gone.
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They've got Sun 31 May and Sun 16 Aug (1.30-5.30) this year too, David - and are game for group visits of ten or more if pre-arranged - maybe something for your local group?
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They've got Sun 31 May and Sun 16 Aug (1.30-5.30) this year too, David - and are game for group visits of ten or more if pre-arranged - maybe something for your local group?
I'll have to find out where Little Ash is, Devon is a big county. Not as big as Yorkshire of course ;D
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I'll have to find out where Little Ash is, Devon is a big county. Not as big as Yorkshire of course ;D
David, there are hyper links in my first post to both the Little Ash site and their page on the NGS site - they're in a different colour - I'll go now to make them more obvious. Meantime, you need to be looking for this in your map ..... Fenny Bridges, Honiton, Devon EX14 3BL
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Wow.............Congratulations to Helen what a a fantastic total
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Here is something nice that you get from the NGS after opening a Garden for 20 years - a personalised trowel. We've probably opened now for 25 plus years and there have been ups and some downs in the garden, some brilliant weather and days of pelting rain and freezing wind, but it has always been enjoyable meeting people and sharing the garden and I would recommend anyone, especially those with smaller gardens that are much easier for most of us to relate to, to consider doing the same. We have had Gold medals too from the RHS for displays (associated with the Kent HPS) but the trowel somehow fits perfectly with a garden. Quite a few members of our AGS and HPS Groups also open their gardens for the NGS which creates some friendly rivalry!
Look forward to travelling to the Exeter AGS Show this year.
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David, there are hyper links in my first post to both the Little Ash site and their page on the NGS site - they're in a different colour - I'll go now to make them more obvious. Meantime, you need to be looking for this in your map ..... Fenny Bridges, Honiton, Devon EX14 3BL
Thanks for that Maggi I now realise that I've passed it many times.
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Look forward to travelling to the Exeter AGS Show this year.
Look forward to seeing you Tim. I'm doing my usual chore, i/c the Member's Plant Stall and will be on duty from 0800.