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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Maggi Young on October 04, 2010, 08:56:28 PM
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Dear Friends,
The AGS has cancelled three of the tours planned around the Alpines 2011 conference.
It is hoped that all the gardens listed in theScottish tours which the AGS have had to cancel, and more, will instead be available to be visited by Members on a private basis after the conference.
Naturally, with the sudden announcement from Pershore of this change we must now contact the garden owners to gain their agreement to this new arrangement.
Instead of fully organised tours there will be the opportunity for Members to make their own way to visit available gardens.
The private gardens will only be open for visits by SRGC Members to comply with Insurance conditions.
Ian Christie will be at helm for this venture but he will be out of the UK for some weeks in the near future. Please contact me via info AT srgc.org uk to register your interest in visiting the Scottish Gardens.
Or see snail mail address in post # 3 below......
There will be a West coast list, which Mike and Sue Thornley will liase with and an East coast version, with Ian 'the Christie Kind' in charge.
There are SRGC Folks happy to welcome visitors to our gardens after the Conference and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible!
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Thanks, Maggi! :-*
Our ANZACs (Australian New Zealand Alpine Contingent) are hoping to get to Scotland sometime after the conference so will be able to take you up on the offer. We are really looking forward to seeing some of those private gardens as well as the big public ones :)
Good thing I recently found our SRGC Life membership cards! We'll carry them with pride (and insurance considerations ;D )
cheers
fermi
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Having seen the prices the AGS had put on the tours I'm not surprised they have had to be cancelled.
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Friends, I am delighted that you are getting in touch to register your interest in making private visits to Scotland to see some great gardens after the Conference.
It's simple enough for those of you with internet access , of course, but I would be grateful if you were to inform any of the "electronically challenged" members of your acquaintance that they can get in touch with me by snail mail at
SRGC Garden visits April 2001
63 Craigton Road
Aberdeen AB15 7UL
UK.
Or, you could offer to email me on their behalf! ;)
Cheers,
Maggi
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General list of Scottish Gardens to visit after Alpines 2011
More details on the individual gardens are being sent to those who have contacted us to register their interest.
Full road Maps will be available at the conference.
Eastern and Central SCOTLAND GARDEN VISITS
Nurseries and public gardens:
LAMBERTON NURSERY and GARDEN – Ron and Susan McBeath
http://www.lambertonnursery.co.uk/1.html
EDROM NURSERY –Coldingham, Eyemouth, Berwickshire ,Scotland TD14 5TZ
www.edromnurseries.co.uk
TEVIOT WATER GARDENS Kirkbank House , Eckford, Kelso, Scottish Borders, TD5 8LE http://www.teviotwatergardens.co.uk/garden.htm
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, Edinburgh : Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR http://www.rbge.org.uk/
CAMBO GARDENS Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8QD www.camboestate.com
BRANKLYN GARDENS Perth
National Trust Garden, Perth
CLUNY GARDEN : Cluny House near Aberfeldy Perthshire, PH15 2JT
Mr John and Mrs Wendy Mattingley www.clunyhousegardens.com
GLENDOICK GARDENS Glencarse, Perth PH2 7NS http://www.glendoick.com/
EXPLORERS GARDEN – by the Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Port-Na-Craig, Pitlochry, PH16 5DR www.explorersgarden.com
Private Gardens to visit:
KEVOCK GARDEN of DAVID AND STELLA RANKIN - Lasswade
CYRIL LAFONG’S GARDEN - Glenrothes
BRIAN AND ELIZABETH HARRISON’S GARDEN - Kinnaird.
HENRY AND MARGARET TAYLOR’S GARDEN – Invergowrie
FRED AND ALICE HUNT’S GARDEN -Invergowrie
IAN AND MARGARET YOUNG’S GARDEN - Aberdeen
DEREK AND ANGELA TOWNSLEY’S GARDEN
Banchory Devenick, by Aberdeen
BILL AND HELEN McGREGOR’S GARDEN
Banchory Devenick, by Aberdeen
JEAN BAND’S GARDEN – Pitcairngreen, by Perth
Also: Susan Band’s Garden Pitcairngreen,
SANDY AND ANNE LEVEN’S GARDEN - Dunblane
EVELYN AND LEWIS STEVENS – The Linns ,Sheriffmuir by Dunblane
IAN AND ANN CHRISTIE’S GARDEN- Downfield Westmuir by Kirriemuir
Western Gardens.
GLENARN GARDEN , RHU http://www.gardens-of-argyll.co.uk/gardens/glenarn.html
Michael and Sue Thornley will be happy to see visitors to their beautiful garden and to give advice about other Western Gardens.
There are a great many Western public gardens to visit- these include-
Crarae Garden http://www.gardens-of-argyll.co.uk/gardens/crarae-garden.html
Duart Castle http://www.duartcastle.com/
Torosay Castle, Isle of Mull http://www.torosay.com/index.html
Arduaine Garden http://www.arduaine-garden.org.uk/
An Cala Garden http://www.gardens-of-argyll.co.uk/gardens/an-cala.html
Benmore Botanic Garden http://www.rbge.org.uk/the-gardens/benmore
To register your interest in visiting these gardens email info AT srgc.org.uk and please tell friends without internet connection they may to write to
SRGC Garden visits April 2011
63 Craigton Road
Aberdeen AB15 7UL
UK.