A Garden (with Orchards) in Midsummer, 25th June 2022

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An open garden day at Prestberries Cottage, Blackwell’s End, Hartpury,

A rare opportunity to see these orchards near Hartpury Orchard Centre.

Saturday 25th June

2.30pm – 5.30pm Admission £3. In aid of Hartpury Church Bells

  • Plant stall
  • Cakes
  • Produce
  • Garden Bric-a-Brac
  • Teas

A large 3 acre informal country garden to explore with wild areas, orchards, woodland, and some fun architecture!

If looking for ‘Garden immaculate’ look elsewhere ! ! Plenty of stinging nettles, sorry deliberate wildlife areas.

Strong shoes recommended – rabbit scrapes! Sorry – no dogs.

Prestberries Cottage, Blackwell’s End, Hartpury, GL19 3DB

Blossom afternoon at Sue Gibson’s garden

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GOT enjoyed a blossom afternoon with cream tea at Sue Gibson’s apple and pear espalier garden at Slimbridge on Sunday 22 April 2018.

Sue teaches gardening and the training of fruit trees in small spaces.

She gives 10% discount on courses to GOT members. School Gibson School of Gardening: http://www.iteachgardening.co.uk

Visit our events pages for more events at Sue’s garden.

And, talking of blossom, don’t forget the Blossom Afternoon at Days Cottage on Sunday 29th April. As Dave Kaspar pointed out a few days it looks as if we may have plums, cherries, pears and apples all flowering at the same time this year – very unusual…  Details here:  https://glosorchards.org/home/event/blossom-afternoon-at-days-cottage-orchard-rural-skills-centre/