Perennial Events

New Hopetoun Gardens, Newton Village, West Lothian EH52 6QZ

Dougal Phillip and Lesley Watson welcome visitors to view the six winning designs in the “Avant – Gardens” Festival design competition created at New Hopetoun Gardens. New Hopetoun Gardens also contains 18 themed demonstration gardens, and an unusual garden centre, with the Orangery Tearoom.

40% to Perennial / 60% to SGS Beneficiaries.

Route: on the A904 three miles west of the Forth Road Bridge roundabout heading towards Linlithgow in West Lothian.
Admission: Free entry – Donations welcome at “Avant – gardens”

Open MAY – OCTOBER 10.00am – 5.30pm
Website: www.newhopetoungardens.co.uk
Telephone: 01506 834433 Email address: info@newhopetoungardens.co.uk

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Venue: The Guildhall, Salisbury, Wilts
Date: Tuesday 7th July
Time: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: £45, including lunch

A day dedicated to plants and flower arranging in the wonderful setting of the Banqueting Hall in Salisbury's historic Guildhall.

The day will be hosted by our very special guests, including the internationally renowned judge and floral arranger, Michael Bowyer, who designed Salisbury Cathedral's 750th anniversary Festival of Flowers.

In the morning, coffee awaits you before George Kestell, gardener with the Duchy of Cornwall, launches into 'A bucket of flowers', an informative and witty look at favourite plants. A two-course lunch with wine will pave the way for an afternoon of spectacular floral demonstrations by Michael Bowyer. Flowers will be raffled afterwards.

Venue: Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Date: Wednesday 8th July
Time: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: £40, including a picnic lunch

COME into the garden, Maud,
For the black bat, Night, has flown,
Come into the garden, Maud,
I am here at the gate alone;
And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad
And the musk of the roses blown...

A fascinating visit to these inspirational gardens. Harrington Hall is the setting for Tennyson's evocative poem, 'Maud', and boasts ten acres of Tudor and 17th Century gardens.

Our host, Mrs Price, will provide a talk on the history of the house and garden, followed by a garden tour with Head Gardener Philip Maddison and his team.

2009 is the bicentenary of Tennyson's birth, and in the afternoon guests will have the opportunity to hear a talk on the poet.

Support Perennial by using the Rose Marquee plant creche.

A week of happenings and events in a beautiful Leeds Garden

Monday 13th July
Lunch with Toby Buckland 11:30am - £30
Afternoon Tea & Toby Buckland Book Signing 3:00pm - £10
York Gate Talk by Val Crompton 7:30pm - £5

Tuesday 14th July
Poetry Reading 7:30pm - £6

Wednesday 15th July
Art Demonstration by Jeremy Ford 2:00pm - £8

Thursday 16th July
Bridge Charity Event 1:30pm - £15
Flower Demonstration – John Dalton 7:30pm - £10

Friday 17th July
Photography Workshop with Troy Scott-Smith 1:00pm - £25
Wine Tasting – Cairns and Hickey 8:00pm - £10

Saturday 18th July
Family Fun Day 11:00am – 5:00pm - £3.50
Live Music (Ceilidh) and Hog Roast 7:00pm - £10

Sunday 19th July
Mini Plant Fair 11:00am – 3:00pm - £3.50
Joe Maiden “Grow With Joe” 2:30pm - £5

All tickets include free access to York Gate Garden

Tickets are available from our ticket line 0845 676 0636 or online from our shop (please use the purchase tickets link above)

Venue: Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire
Date: Tuesday 14th July
Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Cost: £45, including a buffet lunch

The Getty family has kindly granted us access to the glorious Walled Garden at Wormsley, situated in the heart of the Chiltern Hills.

Head Gardener Andrew Banbury and his wife Christine will provide an introductory talk and guided tours of the garden, which includes a croquet lawn, green theatre and rose garden.

After lunch, craftsman John Shone will provide a willow weaving demonstration.

PLEASE CALL 0845 676 0636 TO CHECK TICKET AVAILABILITY

Venue: Nr Dorchester, Dorset
Date: Tuesday 14th July
Time: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: £45, including lunch

Athelhampton House is a magnificent 15th Century manor house whose interiors feature heraldic glass, linenfold panelling and antique furnishings.

The House is surrounded by the Grade 1 listed gardens - the famous 30 foot high topiary pyramids dominate the Great Court and water forms a recurring theme with pools, with fountains and the River Piddle running through the grounds. The ancient dovecote still houses a dozen white doves.

A morning guided tour of the house and garden will be followed by a home-cooked lunch. In the afternoon guests can revisit favourite areas of the house and gardens.

Venue: Wilberfoss, near York
Date: Friday 17th July
Time: 10.30am - 3.00pm
Cost: £30, including picnic lunch

After a welcome drink we will be led by our hosts around their one-acre private garden at Linden Lodge.

Divided into areas of different interest, the garden has formal areas, mixed herbaceous and shrub borders, a well stocked kitchen garden, ponds and a woodland area. Plans and photos showing the development of this garden over the last eight years will be on display.

After lunch there will be plenty of time to wander freely and revisit favourite parts of the gardens.

Perennial will have a range of sweet pea gardening sundries, gifts and cards at this event.

Venue: Meeting at St. Paul's tube station
Date: Sunday 26th July
Time: 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Cost: £45, including cream tea

This guided walk around some of the city’s historic gardens and public spaces will Include Postman's Park with its shade-loving plants, Cleary Garden, which is on the site of a Roman bathhouse and has new planting specifically designed to encourage birds and insects, Barber Surgeon’s Garden with its medicinal herb garden, several ancient City churchyards including that of the Cathedral, a roof garden, and a modern vertical garden.

This fascinating, leisurely walk of around 3 miles will conclude with a cream tea in a City hostelry.

New Park
Brockenhurst
SO42 7QH

Come along to our stand to support Perennial - we'll have a selection of gifts, gardening sundries and cards.

SOLD OUT

Venue: Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts
Date: Friday 7th August
Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Cost: £45, including lunch

Harold Peto was an avid collector of antique statuary and laid out this splendid hillside Italianate garden to provide a stunning backdrop to his collection, creating an evocative garden of colonnaded walks and loggias, terraces and staircases, cloisters and casita, all within an English landscape setting.

Our guests will enjoy a guided tour of the garden, including the private walled garden, and a delicious buffet lunch.

We will also have the opportunity to try tea-tasting, under the expert guidance of William Cartwright-Hignett, in the stunning Hall of the family home, not usually open to the public.

Latchley, Gunnislake PL18 9AX
Tel: 01822 834680

Fri 7 Aug evening preview

Sat 8/Sun 9 Aug 10am- 5pm

Following the huge success of previous events, Trecanna Nursery will be holding its annual South African Weekend. There will be literally hundreds of dazzling South African plants in flower in the borders, plus a host of other blooms. All of these are grown organically, using peat-free compost.

Funds raised this year will be split between Perennial and 'Sentebale', an orphanage in Lesotho that helps vulnerable children, including those with HIV/AIDS.

Venue: Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
Date: Thursday 3rd September
Time: 10.30am - 3.00pm
Cost: £35, including a picnic lunch

Enjoying a fabulous aspect over Morecambe Bay, the 4.5 acres of Yewbarrow House gardens sit terraced into the hillside above the pretty town of Grange-over-Sands. Highlights include a sunken garden, Italian terrace, fern garden, an olive grove, palm house and Japanese garden.

Guests can climb to the top of the Prospect Tower for uninterrupted views and explore the fantastic sculptures and engravings carved from the limestone rock.

A welcome drink, guided tour with our host and locally produced picnic lunch will make this a very special day.

(Important: Not suitable for wheelchair users or those who find steps difficult)

Malvern Autumn Show - more details to follow

Venue: Oatridge College, Broxburn, Edinburgh
Date: Saturday 21st November
Time: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Cost: £30, including lunch

Join us at Oatridge College for a fabulous day of seasonal fine foods, festive flowers and plants. Our day will include Christmas themed flower arranging with a leading SAFAS demonstrator, a gourmet food demonstration and tasting, a horticultural session, and lunch in the college's restaurant.