Cheshire Gardens Trust

Unlock the secrets of Cheshire’s gardens with... Cheshire Gardens Trust – promoting the enjoyment and conservation of Cheshire’s garden heritage

Annual membership: single £15; joint/family £22

Patron: The Viscount Ashbrook

Check our web site for more information on membership, events and other trust activities:
www.cheshire-gardens-trust.org.uk

2012 Events
Booking is essential as many of our events, especially garden visits have limited places

Saturday 25th February.  10.00am
Pots of Orchids: the Spode-Bateman Connection
Lecture by Pam Woolliscroft, former Curator of the Spode Museum Trust at Tarporley Community Centre, Tarporley
Cost - £9 members, £12 non-members – includes morning coffee.

Tuesday 27th March.  5pm, finish c. 8.30/9pm
Plant Collecting in Vietnam – plant hunter Bleddyn Wynn-Jones of Crug Farm talks about his expeditions
Annual Spring Lecture and CGT AGM at Foxhill Arboretum, Frodsham
£17 members/£20 non-members – includes finger buffet and tour of Arboretum.

Sunday 29th April.  2pm
Visit to Elizabeth Gaskell House, Manchester.  Tour and talk about the current restoration of the house and future plans for the garden.
Cost - £8 members, £11 non-members – includes afternoon tea.

Wednesday 16th May.  2pm
Tour of the house and gardens at Dorfold Hall, Nantwich.  Dorfold is a Jacobean country house and its 18 acre garden reflects four centuries of gardening fashion.
Cost - £9 members, £12 non-members – includes afternoon tea.

Wednesday 20th June. 2pm
Tour of the gardens at Abbewywood, Delamere.
Cost - £7 members, £10 non-members

 Event contact – Tina Theis - tina@tinatheis.com or 0161 442 0657

Cheque (and s.a.e) to: CGT Events, 1 Highfield Park, Stockport, SK4 3HD

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