This year, eighteen Parwich gardens opened their doors to visitors – and with the rain thankfully holding off, this turned out to be another very successful event.
As well as the various horticultural delights, villagers and visitors alike got to enjoy the splendid children’s show in the Memorial Hall, along with delicious cream teas and a plant sale. Elsewhere, the Flaxdale art exhibition and bric-a-brac sale continued for a second day, as did Lewis Noble’s open studio. The school held an open day, Hayley Powell staged a blacksmithing display at The Barn, The A52s played a gig at Rookery House, and a talented vocal troupe, Terra Nova School Staff Choir, staged impromptu recitals at various locations round the village. The day finished with a Father’s Day barbecue at the Legion, while the Horticultural Society laid on a “thank you” buffet for weary and grateful exhibitors at the hall.
Hot off the presses, here’s a gallery of all eighteen gardens, accompanied by Lynette and John’s colourful and creative signage. As always, these photos will look so much better if they are enlarged; click on each image for a bigger version.
1. Brook Close Farm
2. Pond Cottage
3. Cosheton
4. The School
5. Stable Cottage
6. Wheatsheaf Cottage
7. Rookery House
8. Parwich Hall
9. Gardener’s Cottage
10. Knob Hall
11. Orchard Farm
12. Creamery Cottage
13. Wash Meadow
14. Church View
15. The Barn
16. Church Cottage
17. Flaxdale
18. The Fold
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…and there are loads more photos of the day’s events on their way; we hope to load them up to the blog some time tomorrow.
Thank you to everyone who let us wander around their beautiful gardens. A Derbyshire “Chelsea” for sure. The standard was just incredible.
Mandi and Richard Dawe. Derby