Ramsbury Horticultural Society

Summer Show
2021-08-07 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)

Broadleas House Gardens & Gasper Cottage open for NGS
2021-08-15 08:00 - 17:00
Broadleas House Gardens
Devizes, SN10 5JQ. Mr & Mrs Cardiff, 07584 119362, robwaller76@gmail.com.
1m S of Devizes. Turn L from Hartmoor Road onto Broadleas Park. Follow the
road until you reach grassed area on R with red brick wall, stone pillars, grey
gates, cattle grid. That is the entrance. Sun 18 Apr, Sun 16 May, Sun 20 June,
Sun 15 Aug (2-5). Adm £7, chd free. Home-made teas. Visits also by
arrangement Mar to Sept for groups of 10+.
6 acre garden of hedges, perennial borders, walled rose garden, secret garden,
bee garden and orchard stuffed with good plants. Well stocked kitchen and
herb garden. Mature collection of specimen trees incl oaks, magnolia,
handkerchief, redwood, dogwood. Overlooked by the house and arranged
above the valley garden crowded with magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons,
azaleas, cornus, hydrangeas etc. Pre-wrapped slices of cake with unlimited
tea/coffee/soft drink in disposable cups (please re-use your cup for refills), £5
per serving. Wheelchair access to upper garden only, some gravel and narrow
grass paths.

Gasper Cottage
Gasper Street, Gasper Stourton, Warminster, BA12 6PY. Bella Hoare &
Johnnie Gallop, bella.hoare@icloud.com.
Near Stourhead Gardens, 4m from Mere, off A303.
Turn off A303 at B3092 Mere. Follow Stourhead signs.
Go through Stourton. After 1m, turn R after phone
box, signed Gasper. House 2nd on R going up hill.
Parking past house on L, in field. Sun 15 Aug (11-5).
Adm £5, chd free. Visits also by arrangement June to
Sept for groups of 10 to 20.
1½ acre garden, with views to glorious countryside.
Luxurious planting of dahlias, grasses, asters,
cardoons and more, incl new perennial planting.
Orchard with wildlife pond. Artist studio surrounded
by colour balanced planting with formal pond. Pergola with herb terrace.
Several seating areas. Garden model railway. Partial wheelchair access.

The Old Mill open for NGS
2021-08-22 13:30 - 17:00
The Old Mill
Ramsbury, SN8 2PN. Annabel & James Dallas. 8m NE of Marlborough. From
Marlborough head to Ramsbury. At The Bell PH follow sign to Hungerford.
Garden behind yew hedge on R 100yds beyond The Bell. Sun 25 July, Sun 22
Aug (1.30-5). Adm £6, chd free. Tea.
The River Kennet runs through this garden with a millrace, a millstream and
small channels to walk across and watch the reflections in. The planting is
relaxed and colourful near the house and gets more naturalistic further out
into the meadows beyond. Gravel and grass paths wind through controlled
wilder areas with seating for visitors. There is a more formal and productive
kitchen garden. Partial wheelchair access as gravel paths and bridges and very
soft ground in places.

Horatio’s Garden open for NGS
2021-09-05 14:00 - 17:00
Horatio’s Garden
Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust, Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ. Horatio’s Garden Charity,
www.horatiosgarden.org.uk.
1m from centre of Salisbury. Follow signs for Salisbury District Hospital. Please
park in car park 10 (which will be free to NGS visitors on the day). Sun 5 Sept
(2-5). Adm £5, chd free. “pre booking essential” with 30 tickets per hourly
arrival slot (2pm, 3pm and 4pm). https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/30781
Tea and delicious cakes – made by Horatio’s Garden volunteers – will be
served in the Garden Room.
Award winning hospital garden, opened in Sept 2012 and designed by Cleve
West for patients with spinal cord injury at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal
Treatment Centre. Built from donations given in memory of Horatio Chapple
who was a volunteer at the centre in his school holidays. Low limestone walls,
which represent the form of the spine, divide densely planted herbaceous
beds. Everything in the garden designed to benefit patients during their long
stays in hospital. Garden is run by Head Gardener and team of volunteers.
South West Regional Winner, The English Garden’s The Nation’s Favourite
Gardens 2019. Designer Cleve West has 8 RHS gold medals. 3pm – short talk
about therapeutic gardens and the work of Horatio’s Garden, Salisbury

Pythouse Kitchen Garden open for NGS
2021-09-09 10:00 - 15:30
Pythouse Kitchen Garden
West Hatch, Tisbury, SP3 6PA. Mr Piers Milburn, 01747 870444,
info@pythousekitchengarden.co.uk,
www.pythousekitchengarden.co.uk. A350 S of E Knoyle, follow brown signs to
Walled Garden approx 3m. From Tisbury take Newtown road past church, stay
on it 2½m, garden on R. Check map on www.pythousekitchengarden.co.uk.
Thur 9 Sept (10-3.30). Adm £5, chd free. Light refreshments. If hoping to
have lunch in the restaurant, pre-booking required on
www.pythousekitchengarden.co.uk. Visits also by arrangement May to Oct
for groups of up to 30.
3 acres of working kitchen garden, in largely continuous use since C18, with
fruit-lined walls and gnarled apple trees leading down to an orchard via
ravishing, rosa rugosa-edged, beds of flowers, soft fruit, vegetables and
beehives. A restaurant now occupies the old potting shed and conservatory,
with terraces for tea on open days. Abundant herbs, kiwis and apricots, as well as the deliciously scented 1920s HT rose, Mrs Oakley Fisher, growing by the
kitchen door. Restaurant opens 10am for delicious home-made food at coffee,
lunch and teatime, served both inside and out on terrace, open until 4pm on
open days. Grass paths across slope

Cortington Manor & Southview open for NGS
2021-09-12 14:00 - 17:00
New Cortington Manor
Corton, Warminster, BA12 0SY. Mr & Mrs Simon Berry.
5m S of Warminster. From Warminster, take rd thro Sutton Veny to Corton. Do
not bear L into Corton but continue for ½m. From A303, take A36, L to Boyton,
cross railway and R at T jnct. Continue for ¾m. Sun 12 Sept (2-5). Adm £7, chd
free. Home-made teas.
4 acres of wild and formal gardens surround rose clad C18 manor house.
Herbaceous border, yew bays with Portuguese laurel line main lawn. Bank of
white roses and foxgloves edges swimming pool. Sweet pea arch opens to
cutting garden, veg garden and orchard divided by yew hedges. Lime avenue
leads to river and pond from walled herb garden. Stable yard features
pleached hornbeams and beech hedges.
1 Southview
Wick Lane, Devizes, SN10 5DR. Teresa Garraud, 01380 722936,
tl.garraud@hotmail.co.uk.
From Devizes Mkt Pl go S (Long St). At r’about go straight over, at mini r’about
turn L into Wick Lane. Continue to end of Wick Lane. End of terrace on L. Park
in road or roads nearby. Sun 4 July, Sun 12 Sept (2-5). Adm £4, chd free. Visits
also by arrangement May to Sept for groups of up to 20.
An atmospheric and very long town garden, full of wonderful planting surprises
at every turn. Densely planted with both pots near the house and large borders
further up, it houses a collection of beautiful and often unusual plants, shrubs
and trees many with striking foliage. Colour from seasonal flowers is
interwoven with this textural tapestry. ‘Truly inspirational’ is often heard from
visitors

Hazelbury Manor Gardens open for NGS
2021-09-15 10:00 - 16:00
Hazelbury Manor Gardens
Wadswick, Box, Corsham, SN13 8HX. Mr L Lacroix.
5m SW of Chippenham, 5m NE of Bath. From A4 at Box, A365 to Melksham, at
Five Ways junction L onto B3109 towards Corsham; 1st L in ¼m, drive immed
on R. Wed 26 May (10-4); Sun 4 July (1-5); Wed 15 Sept (10-4). Adm £5, chd
free. Home-made teas.
The C15 Manor house comes into view as you descend along the drive and into
the Grade II landscaped Edwardian gardens. The extensive plantings that
surround the house are undergoing considerable redevelopment by the
owners and their head gardener. A wide range of organic horticulture is practiced in 8 acres of relaxed yet playful gardens. Regretfully, very little
wheelchair access.

New Julia’s House Children’s Hospice open for NGS
2021-09-18 10:00 - 15:30
New Julia’s House Children’s Hospice
Bath Road, Devizes, SN10 2AT. Nicky Clack. Situated just off A361 Bath Road in
Devizes. Please note there is no parking available at hospice. We kindly ask
visitors to use nearby Station Road car park. For SatNav use SN10 1BZ.
(10-3.30). Adm £3, chd free. Proceeds from refreshments and plant sale to
Julia’s House.
Julia’s House Children’s Hospice provides respite care for children with lifethreatening or limiting conditions. Our garden has been designed so the
children can experience and enjoy different sensory elements and is cared for
by our volunteer gardeners. Explore how our children use the garden. Hospice
tours may be available

Julia’s House Children’s Hospice open for NGS
2021-09-19 10:00 - 15:30

Autumn Show Registration
2021-10-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Ramsbury Memorial Hall, United Kingdom

Autumn Show & W.I Country Market
2021-10-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Ramsbury Memorial Hall, United Kingdom
autumn show 2021

with painting exhibition

SPRING SHOW Updated Information
2022-04-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Ramsbury Memorial Hall, United Kingdom
Hello everyone

With sadness I have to announce that the ‘Spring Show’ in the hall on Saturday will not be happening.

It appears that the dreaded Covid has arrived in Ramsbury with a vengeance, so not only do we not have enough people to run/organise it, but, again we do not want to put anyone of you at risk.

So again, get your cameras/phones out – take pics of your beautiful flowers in the garden – before the frost spoils them, photograph your baking entries, handicrafts and floral art entries.
Send them to Denise on Hortsoc@ramsbury.org or reply to this email and send to me.

I am not promising that they will be available on the website by 2pm on Saturday – it’s such short notice to get them all ready but we will do our very best.

I am hoping to ask our regular judges to look through them when done to choose some winners.

So watch this space.

If you have booked your potato and bag for the autumn show, don’t worry, they will be delivered to you somewhen next week.
I had intended to have a big bag of sunflower seeds that you could help yourselves to, that’s not going to happen is it. If anyone would like some to brighten the village and show our support for the people of Ukraine, let me know and I will get them to you.

Any queries let me know.
best wishes
Diann

Plant Fair Barbury Racecourse
2022-04-24 10:30 - 14:30
Click link for full details
Plant Fair poster A4 2022

Flower Festival
2022-05-09 08:00 - 2022-05-15 17:00, 2023-05-08 09:30 - 16:30

Proposed Plant Sale
2022-05-14 10:00 - 12:00

PROPOSED Plant Sale as part of Jubilee
2022-06-18 10:00 - 12:00

SUMMER SHOW
2022-07-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Ramsbury Memorial Hall, United Kingdom
SUMMER SHOW
Saturday 23rd July
Ramsbury Memorial Hall
Show Opens 2.00 pm
Presentation of Awards 4.00 pm
Prizes
• Trophies
• Medals
How to enter:
• By email to entry steward by noon on Thursday 21st July
• In person at the Memorial Hall, High St between 6—8 pm Friday 22nd
• No new entries on show day.
• Entry forms are on centre pages.
Stage your exhibits:
• 9.00 am—10.30am, Saturday 23rd July in the Memorial Hall.
Note : all exhibitors must vacate the hall by 10.30 am sharp.

Memebers Christmas Party
2023-01-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Ramsbury Memorial Hall, United Kingdom
Post ponded event from December 2022 due to freezing temperatures and football.

Tickets are available from the post office.

Kew Gardens Outing
2023-01-08 14:00 - 22:00
Barnes outing to Kew at Christmas

AGM
2023-01-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Church Rooms
Ramsbury Horticultural society
A.G.M. Agenda Monday 29 January 2023 7.30pm
Church Rooms, Back Lane, Ramsbury

Apologies.
Minutes of the AGM held on 10th February 2022
Matters arising not covered in the agenda
Chairman’s Report (Denise Edwards)
Presentation of the Banksian Medal ( Diann Barnett )
Treasurer’s Report including ( Kingsley Setter 6 & 7) The adoption of the 2022 unaudited accounts

Appointment of Auditor Appointment of Independent Examiner – PBA Accountants, Hungerford

Items 8 and 9a ( Fiona Setter )

Election of the Committee for 2023
Denise Edwards, Diann Barnett, Shelia Glass, Beverly Mann, Fiona Setter, Kingsley Setter, Mary Holdsworth
new committee members
Election of Officers for 2023
Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Addition to constitution.
Date of Next Annual General Meeting Monday 29 January 2024
Members’ Forum

Additions to constitution are
3.c. Membership records will kept and updated yearly by the membership secretary, who will keep the records secure by the means of password protected files and following all GDPR guidelines.
3.d The safeguarding officer will ensure venues safeguarding policy is adhered to.
We have had feedback on the amendment

SAFEGUARDING a. The Committee shall appoint one of its members to act as Safeguarding Officer for the Society. b. The Safeguarding Officer will ensure that the safeguarding policies of all venues used by the Society for shows, talks, meetings and any other purposes are adhered to.

Apologies to the secretary hortsoc@ramsbury.org

Welford Park Flyer Outing
2023-02-16 13:30 - 17:00
Thursday 16th February an outing to Welford Park, near Newbury to enjoy the grounds and walk through the magnificent carpet of snowdrops. Leaving The Square, Ramsbury at 1.30pm. Fare £5.00 plus special reduced entrance fee of £8.00 pp. Collection from outlying villages can be arranged. To book please call Janet on 01672 520682, or 07584 253117, or email: booking@ramsburyflyer.org.

Marlborough Flower Club .’ The World Awakes to the sound of Spring’. By Pam Lewis
2023-04-06 13:30 - 16:00 | Mildenhall Village Hall, Mildenhall
Meetings held on the first Thursday of the month in Mildenhall Village Hall. Hall opens at 1.40 pm, demonstrations at 2.00 pm.
Visitors £6.
Contact Micky Graham, flutemic@hotmail.com for more details.

Spring Show
2023-04-22 14:00 - 16:30 | Ramsbury Memorial Hall, United Kingdom

Marlborough Flower Club Short presentation on foam free techniques. By Sara Willman
2023-05-04 13:30 - 16:00 | Mildenhall Village Hall, Mildenhall
Marlborough Flower Club 2023

Meetings held on the first Thursday of the month in Mildenhall Village Hall. Hall opens at 1.40 pm, demonstrations at 2.00 pm.
Visitors £6.
Contact Micky Graham, flutemic@hotmail.com for more details.

Flower Festival
2023-05-06 09:30 - 16:30, 2023-05-07 11:30 - 16:30 | Holy Cross Church, High Street, Ramsbury

Flyer Outing to Bowood House
2023-05-15 11:00

2023-06-01 08:00 - 17:00
Rooksnest, Ermin Street, Lambourn Woodlands, RG17 7SB
Light refreshments. Admission: Adult: £6.00, Child: Free. Opening times: 11:00 – 16:00.
Approx 10 acre, exceptionally fine traditional English garden. Rose garden, herbaceous garden, pond garden, herb garden, fruit, vegetable and cutting garden and glasshouses. Many specimen trees and fine shrubs, orchard and terraces. Garden mostly designed by Arabella Lennox-Boyd. Limited WC facilities.

Marlborough Flower Club ’ The Three F’s’. By Sally Hardy
2023-06-01 13:30 - 16:00 | Mildenhall Village Hall, Mildenhall
