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| Talks on Gardens, Plants and Garden History |
| The Garden
At The Bannut - From Green
Field to Yellow Book and Beyond - A guided tour (with slides) of
our own garden at Bringsty, showing how it developed from a paddock
with a few Jacob sheep and a house-cow, to the garden of today. From Crofters Bed to Queen of Spain – The story of Heather. English Gardens through the Ages – The development of the English Garden from Roman Times to the present day. Gardens of Southwest Scotland – National Trust of Scotland gardens at Culzean Castle and Threave, two outposts of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (Younger and the sub-tropical Logan) and Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute. Gardens, National Parks and Giant Trees of California – Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, Botanic Gardens at Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Mendocino, plus some wonderful private gardens (where some British plants outshine any growing over here). ‘Island Of Flowers’: Plants and Gardens of Madeira – A sub-tropical paradise of high mountains, warm seas and spectacular plants from all parts of the world. Powis Castle Garden – Noted for its spectacular 500 feet long terraces which were built about 1700 and are now filled to overflowing with a magnificent array of colourful plants. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – one of the most magnificent and varied gardens in the world. Westonbirt Arboretum – A Garden of Trees – A riot of colour especially in Spring and Autumn. Harlow Carr – The superb 60 acre garden near Harrogate – now run by the Royal Horticultural Society – ‘The Wisley of the North’. The Garden at Bodnant – The National Trust’s garden in North Wales, particularly renowned for its Magnolias, Camellias and Rhododendrons. Tresco Abbey Garden – The almost frost-free garden in the Scilly Isles, where Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants thrive in the open. Gardens of South and West Ireland in the Spring –Birr Castle, Derreen House, Ilnacullin (Garinish Island), the magnificent Mount Congreve and the biggest ‘garden’ of them all: The Burren. The Heart of Italy – Gardens of The Vatican, Villa d'Este, Royal Palace at Caserta and the Isle of Capri. Autumn Fireworks – Flowers, fruits and foliage in many gardens in England and Wales (including our own at The Bannut). |
| Each talk is illustrated
with about 100 colour slides. |
| Please contact us for a leaflet with full details of fees etc. |