Can you belive it? Another month has gone! :) May and July where probably
the best one to get some inspiration and new ideas, while with its courses,
August seems the best one to improve our own knowledge and skills!
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- 4thand
5th August - Claremont Landscape is considered one of the finest
gardens of the English Landscape style. Its own creation and development has
involved great names in garden history, including Sir John Vanbrugh, Charles
Bridgeman, William Kent and 'Capability' Brown. In 1726 it was described as
'the noblest of any in Europe' and the garden today is of national importance. In
these two days, the Belvedere Tower (an
Italian word that mean 'Good View') will be open to the pubblic and it will be
a good occasion to see the garden from there and join the love for gardens with
the interest of history. It is part of the of the National Trust and it is well
connected with the pubblic service... another good reason why I am seriously
planning to go! :)
- 8th August - Fruit identification day: plums, earlyapples and pears
at Wisley. A free service to help you identify what it is growing in the garden.
Times: 11am-1pm and 2-4pm.
- 8th August - On the same day at RHS Wisley Garden, Cultivate some
colour: a half day course to learn how to propagate
tender perennial
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11th August -Agapanthus
extravaganza: Dick Fulcher, Agapanthus national collection holder, will give a talk
about these fascinating summer plants in the Plant Centre of RHS Wisley Garden,
covering cultivation and care, range of plants, and how to use them in the
garden.
- 18th and 19 August - Fuchsias in the
Glasshouse - a new event held in the Glasshouse Gallery of
Wisley Garden
- 25th August to 30th September - Surrey Sculpture Society trail: one of the largest exhibitions of sculpture in the country, on display
at Wisley against the beautiful backdrop of the late summer garden.
- 30th August - Harvesting and preparing seed.
Explore the best techniques and timings for harvesting, as well as when to sow
and how to treat your seed to ensure maximum germination rates.
- 30th August
to 16th September: I maestri
delpaesaggio/Landscape masters - Even if this event will not be in London, but in Bergamo (Italy) it is worth mentioning! The list of partecipants is really mouth watering: Cleve West, Andy Sturgeon, Luciano Giubbilei, Peter Walker, Christian Dobrick,Gabriele G. Kiefer, John Brook just to name some...
And even if you have never been to Italy it is a very confortable trip: direct flights starts from as little as £ 33.00, and take only two hours from Stansted airport to Orio al Serio Airport, where a bus brings you into the heart of the town in less then 30'. Couldn't be a nice idea for a weekend escape? :)
And even if you have never been to Italy it is a very confortable trip: direct flights starts from as little as £ 33.00, and take only two hours from Stansted airport to Orio al Serio Airport, where a bus brings you into the heart of the town in less then 30'. Couldn't be a nice idea for a weekend escape? :)
As usual, do not forget to visit www.ngs.org.uk or to brownse your yellow book of gardens open for charity!
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See you next week! :)
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