One outing in the SpringOne outing in the Summer

&One exciting four day trip

An odyssey into the Land Of Our Fathers

1 2 3Fantastic outings planned for next year

Abbots Langley

Gardening Society

Outings & Adventures

2014

Spring Outing 2014

Saturday 26th April

Pashley Manor’sAward Winning

Tulip festival

Situated in Ticehurst, East Sussex

Pashley Manor is recognised

as one of England’s finest gardens

• Show marquee with a large cut tulip flower exhibition

• Tulip bulb experts on hand to answer all your questions

• Impressive outdoor plantings of tulips

• Gardens full of the delicate tints of early spring with snowdrops and creamy white & yellow daffodils lining the driveway to the front ofthe Tudor house

• Set in a well-wooded park with superb views over the surrounding countryside

• The Grade I listed, timber-framed manor house was built in around 1550 and enlarged in 1720 and is surrounded by gardens laid out in the English romantic style

• More recently renowned landscape architect, Antony du Gard Pasley has worked to improve the largely Victorian garden

• Ponds, waterfalls and a moat where the sound of water and birdsong is always in the air.

Summer Outing 2014

Sunday 29th JuneA unique opportunity to see the works of

France’s Auguste Rodin and England’s Henry Moore combined in the dramatic setting of

the Capability Brown designed gardens ofCompton Verney in Warwickshire

• Walk around the Capability Brown designed ‘pleasure grounds’ which clearly reflect the sweeping grassland, ornamental lakes and Cedars of Lebanon for which Brown is famous

• Entrance to the Moore / Rodin exhibition including for the first time a significant group of Rodin's works presented in a British landscape alongside Moore’s spectacular pieces

• Entrance to the house and it’s permanent art collections

The Welsh Odyssey(The Chairman’s Tour)

Four fun packed days awayDeparting early in the morning on

Friday 16th May 2014and returning in the evening of the

following Monday the19th May

Ryton, set in the heart of England

combines 10 acres or organic gardens buzzing with wildlife, brimming with

plants, bursting with flowers and abundant fruit and vegetables

It has been home to the UK’s leading organic charity “Garden Organic” for over

25 years.

Inspiring demonstration gardens contain the world’s first public biodynamic

garden, a bee garden, a cooks garden, the rose garden opened by The Prince of

Wales and the Paradise Garden in

memory of Geoff Hamilton.

Ryton Gardens

Ludlow is surrounded by the unspoilt countryside of South

Shropshire and the Welsh border country known as the Welsh

Marches. It reflects the 900 year old Norman planned town’s history

with over 450 listed buildings

including Ludlow Castle. The castle is one of the finest medieval

ruined castles in the country. Here we will have a guided tour of the

castle site is at the heart of this

superb bustling black and white market town.

Ludlow

Staying for three nights

at the seasideThe base for our trip is the popular Victorian holiday town of Aberystwyth,

where we will be staying in the three star seafront hotel Belle Vue Royal Hotel.

Aberystwyth’s origins date back to the Iron

age, and King Henry1 thought the town of such significance that he strengthened his

power base in the area by building a castle. Henry V used this castle to hold

prisoners from the battle of Agincourt.

In more recent times Prince Charles attended the university which also houses

the National Welsh Library.

Starters

Cauliflower & Farmhouse Cheddar SoupChef’s Homemade Chicken Liver PâtéThai-spiced Salmon & Cod FishcakesFlash Fried Goats’ CheeseMain Course

Seared Fresh SalmonRoast Topside of Welsh BeefHoney & Mustard Baked HamSupreme of ChickenMushroom & Mozzarella RavioliDesserts

Plum & Apple CrumbleWarmed Chocolate Fudge CakeNew York Vanilla CheesecakeButtered Lemon Tart

An army marches

on it’s stomach

Overlooking the Snowdonia National

Park and built in an old slate quarry with over seven acres of hands on

displays and gardens the centre’s35 years of experience of

sustainability practice has inspired

thousands of visitors every year. With hard work and a lot of compost

CAT has turned a site covered almost entirely with slate waste into

a variety of displays which include a

Whole Home Garden, Soil Display, Lawns and Borders, Forest Garden,

Smallholding and a Hobby Allotment.

The Centre for

Alternative Technology

The Dyfi Osprey ProjectOnce estuary, reclaimed grazing then conifer plantation and finally a

wounderfull small nature reserve. Cors Dyfi (Dyfi Bog) is a healthy

mixture of bog, swamp, wet woodland and scrub supporting a

plethora of animals and plants

including the magnificent osprey which bred on the reserve for the first

time in 2011.Bring your binoculars and expect the

unexpected while you walk along the

boardwalks keeping a lookout for the ospreys.

Tucked away down a little lane, Ynyshir Hall plays host to the definitive collection of

Wellingtonii in the UK. A secret garden where you will find many rare varieties of exotic and

native trees and shrubs. It’s no wonder that

Queen Victoria loved these beautiful gardens, stunningly located between the mountains

and the estuary. The azaleas and rhododendrons provide an

impressive explosion of colour, a fantastic

place for us to enjoy our cream team and amoment to relax from our hectic schedule.

Enjoy this little known “Royal Garden” where Queen Victoria is reputed to have personally

planted the Persian Ironwood.

Ynyshir Hall

A Dutch Garden in the heart of Wales,

envisaged designed and created by just

one man.After visiting the RHS Garden Wisley

Wil Akkerman dreamed of creating his own garden and opening it to the public.

Now over 30 years later the dream is a reality and an outstanding success.

His labour of love has matured into one

of Wales’ most acclaimed gardens, and in 2004 Cae Hir proudly accepted an

invitation by the RHS to become a partner garden.

Cae Hir Gardens

Lampeter is an essential stop on

any visit to West Wales. Enjoy the

atmosphere of this largely unspoilt Welsh Market town or stroll through

the grounds of the University with it’s neo gothic style old building

modelled on the Oxford quadrangle. There’s plenty of

places to choose from for a light

lunch serving traditional Welsh dishes.

Lampeter

LlanerchaeronThis rare example of a self-sufficient

Welsh gentry estate has survived

virtually unaltered. The villa designed in the 1790’s is the most complete

example of the early work of John Nash.

It has it’s own service courtyard and diary, laundry, brewery, salting house,

and walled gardens.

The pleasure grounds, ornamental lake and parkland provide peaceful walks.

The working organic farm has Welsh Black cattle, Llanwenog sheep and

rare Welsh pigs.

Hampton Court Castle

and GardensHere in Herefordshire, we will find 12

acres of stunning gardens and parkland which feature flower gardens, highly

acclaimed kitchen gardens, herbaceous borders, avenues, islands pavilions,

canals and a 150 year old wisteria tunnel.

We can visit the medieval castle which dates back to Henry IV with it’s 24

sumptuous bedrooms.The gardens are one of the best kept

secrets and possibly the most ambitious

private gardens of our time.

Four fun packed days away

Departing Friday 16th May

Returning Monday the19th May 2014

~The Welsh Odyssey~A trip to

“The Land Of Our Fathers”

Visiting

Ryton Gardens, Ludlow Castle,

CAT Centre, Dyfi Osprey Project, Ynyshir

Hall, Cae Hir Gardens,

Lampeter, Llanerchaeron,

Hampton Court Castle & Gardens.

Join us for this unique outing

full of the secret magic

Gardens of Wales

Four fun packed days away

Departing Friday 16th May

Returning Monday the19th May 2014

~The Welsh Odyssey~A trip to

“The Land Of Our Fathers”

Visiting

Ryton Gardens, Ludlow Castle,

CAT Centre, Dyfi Osprey Project, Ynyshir

Hall, Cae Hir Gardens,

Lampeter, Llanerchaeron,

Hampton Court Castle & Gardens.

Join us for this unique outing

full of the secret magic

Gardens of Wales