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Spring gardens talk ? Troy Scott Smith on ?Sissinghurst ? revitalising Vita?, Thursday 22nd March
This year?s Dulwish Society Spring Talk will be given by Troy Scott Smith, the Head Gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Troy will tell us about the 7-year project that he and his team are carrying out to revitalise the gardens to reflect Vita Sackville West?s vision for Sissinghurst ? a celebration of beauty, romance, intimacy and emotion. The talk is in the Lecture Theatre, Alleyn?s School, Townley Road, SE22 8SU at 7.30pm on Thursday 22nd March, with the opportunity to meet Troy after the talk over a glass of wine.
Tickets are ?10 each (including a glass of wine) and can be purchased on the Eventbrite website (www.eventbrite.co.uk, search ?Dulwich Society?) or from Jeremy Prescott, 142 Court Lane, London SE21 7EB (cheques payable to ?The Dulwich Society? and an SAE please). Non-members of the Dulwich Society are welcome.
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Spring gardens talk - Matt Keightley on ?The Chelsea Experience?
7.30pm Thursday 23rd March 2017 at the Lecture Theatre, Alleyn?s School, Townley Road, London SE22 8SU
This year?s spring talk will be by Matt Keightley. Matt was awarded a Silver Gilt Medal at the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show for his ?Help for Heroes? Show Garden. Working with Prince Harry for his charity Sentabale, he was awarded a second Silver Gilt Medal at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show for his ?Hope in Vulnerability? Show Garden. Matt also received the BBC People?s Choice Award for Best Show Garden for both gardens.
Matt?s talk will focus on ?The Chelsea Experience?, telling us about his journey to Chelsea, getting show gardens just right, and life after Chelsea. After the talk, there will be the opportunity to meet Matt Keightley over a glass of wine
Tickets are ?8 each and can be purchased from Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dulwich-society-spring-gardens-talk-matt-keightley-tickets-28759019000?aff=eac2). Non-members of the Dulwich Society are welcome.
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The Dulwich Society Gardens Group is pleased to announce this year's gardens open for charity.
Booklets with details of the openings can be found in The Village Stationers, Dulwich Village, and south London garden centres, or a pdf can be downloaded here: http://www.dulwichsociety.com/images/dulwichgardens2016.pdf
A list of openings, starting with 45 and 86 Underhill Road, SE22 0QZ on 8 May, can be found below, but please refer to the booklet (http://www.dulwichsociety.com/images/dulwichgardens2016.pdf) for details of opening times, wheelchair access, home-made teas, transport and plant sales.
?Sunday 8 May
45 Underhill Road, London, SE22 0QZ, 2.00pm ? 6.00pm
86 Underhill Road, London, SE22 0QU, 2.00pm ? 6.00pm
?Sunday 15 May
Forest Hill Gardens, London, SE23 3BP, 2.00pm ? 6.00pm (7 Canonbie Road, The Coach House, Hilltop, 53 Ringmore Rise, 27 Horniman Drive and 25 Westwood Park)
?Thursday 19 May
South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, London, SE24 9AQ, 6.00pm ? 8.00pm
?Sunday 22 May
Stoney Hill House, Rock Hill, London, SE26 6SW, 2.00pm ? 6.00pm
9 Rollscourt Avenue, London, SE24 0EA, 2.00pm ? 5.00pm
?Sunday 29 May
174 Peckham Rye, London, SE22 9QA, 2.30pm ? 5.30pm
?Sunday 5 June
4 Cornflower Terrace, London, SE22 0HH, 2.00pm ? 5.30pm
35 Camberwell Grove, London, SE5 8JA, 12.00pm ? 6.00pm
103 and 105 Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7BJ, 2.00pm ? 5.00pm
?Friday 10 June
Stoney Hill House, Rock Hill, London, SE26 6SW, 5.30pm ? 8.00pm
?Saturday 11 June
41 Southbrook Road, Lee, London, SE12 8LJ, 2.00pm ? 5.30pm
?Sunday 12 June
41 Southbrook Road, Lee, London, SE12 8LJ, 2.00pm ? 5.30pm
115 Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7BJ, 2.00pm ? 5.00pm
122 Court Lane, London, SE21, 2.00pm ? 5.30pm
81 Camberwell Grove, London, SE5 8JE, 2.00pm ? 6.00pm
?Sunday 19 June
18 Crescent Wood Road, London, SE26 6RU
103 and 105 Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7BJ, 2.00pm ? 5.00pm
South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, London, SE24 9AQ, 2.00pm ? 5.00pm
?Thursday 23 June
South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, London, SE24 9AQ, 6.00pm ? 8.00pm
?Friday 24 June
James Allen?s Girls? School Botany Gardens, 144 East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8TE, 4.30pm ? 7.00pm
?Sunday 26 June
118 Court Lane, London, SE21 7EA, 2.00pm ? 5.30pm
?Sunday 26 June
Sunset Soiree- 108 College Road, London, SE21 7HW, 6.30pm ? 8.30pm
?Sunday 3 July
221 Upland Road, London, SE22 0DJ, 2.00pm ? 5.00pm
?Wednesday 20 July
9 The Gardens, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9QD, 6.30pm ? 8.30pm (pre-booking essential)
?Thursday 21 July
South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, London, SE24 9AQ, 6.00pm ? 8.00pm
?Friday 22 July
55 Jennings Road, London, SE22 9JU, 5.30pm ? 9.00pm
?Sunday 24 July
55 Jennings Road, London, SE22 9JU, 1.30pm ? 5.30pm
49 Jennings Road, SE22 9JU, 1.30pm ? 6.30pm
?Thursday 25 August
South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, London, SE24 9AQ, 6.00pm ? 8.00pm
?Sunday 4 September
24 Grove Park, London, SE5 8LH, 2.00pm ? 5.30pm
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The Dulwich Society Garden Group is sponsoring a front garden competition in 2016.
The competition is open to all households in the Dulwich area.
The closing date for entry is 31 May, and judging will take place in June.
The judges will take into account initial impact (those vital first impressions), the design and arrangement of the garden, planting and the quality of husbandry.
Prizes will be awarded: the Front Garden of the Year, ?100 Garden Voucher; five Gold Prizes of ?50 Garden Vouchers, and five Silver Prizes of ?25.
An entry form, and the rules of the competition can be found at http://dulwichsociety.com/garden-group.
Entry to the competition is free. Looking forward to receiving your entries!
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Tickets selling fast - apply for yours now!
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The Dulwich Society Garden Group?s spring garden talk is coming up.
Join us to learn what can be done to enhance front gardens, with an expert panel of professional garden designers
- Pamela Johnson
- Nigel Watts
- Anthony Noel
?Let?s be front garden proud? - is at Alleyn?s School at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9th March, with a glass of wine and a chance to meet the speakers afterwards.
The Dulwich Society Garden Group is launching an exciting front garden competition in 2016; come and hear some useful pointers for this.
Tickets are ?7 each. For details and an application form: http://www.dulwichsociety.com/garden-group
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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The Dulwich Society Garden Group annual talk.
Fergus Garrett, Great Dixter's renowned Head Gardener, will be giving a talk 'Designing with Plants the Great Dixter Way'.
Monday 16 March, 7.30pm.
Alleyns School, Townley Road, SE22 8SU.
Tickets ?5 to include a glass of wine.
Details of how to apply for tickets are on the attached form.
Gardens Talk - Helen Yemm - 10 April at Alleyn's
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DULWICH SOCIETY - SPRING GARDENS TALK
Helen Yemm on ?The modern cottage garden?
7.30pm Wednesday 10th April 2019 at Alleyn?s School, Townley Road, London SE22 8SU
This year?s Spring talk will be given by Helen Yemm, who writes the weekly Thorny Problems column in The Daily Telegraph. Helen?s talk, ?The modern cottage garden? builds on her experience of establishing gardens in both London and in West Sussex, where she now lives. Helen?s books include the RHS Grow your own flowers and Gardening in Pyjamas: horticultural advice for obsessive dawn raiders.
After the talk there will be an opportunity to meet Helen over a glass of wine.
Tickets are ?10 each (including a glass of wine) and may be purchased through www.eventbrite.co.uk (search ?Dulwich Society?), or by sending a cheque payable to the ?Dulwich Society? and SAE to Jeremy Prescott, 142 Court Lane, London SE21 7EB. All are welcome to attend.