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Tomorrow – Top Tips Film
Posted in Films, Gardens, Societies on Tuesday April 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Culland Hall Open Garden & Spring Fair
Posted in Gardens on Monday April 5, 2010| 2 Comments »
Date for 2011 is Sunday 19th June – click here for more details
Also today Parwich Open Gardens 2011 from 2-6pm – click here for more details
OPEN GARDEN AT CULLAND HALL, near Brailsford
Sunday 25th April 2010
The Plant Fair will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, tickets are £3.50 (children free) and there is ample free parking. Refreshments will be served all day. In addition to plants for sale there will also be French and Shabby Chic garden furniture and a variety of quality gardening goods.
This is the fifth annual Open Garden and Spring Plant Fair and it is in aid of local charity ‘The Mid-Derbyshire Association for Mobile Physiotherapy’, which has been providing home based physiotherapy for over 25 years to housebound, and often isolated people, living in the Derbyshire Dales area. There will be unusual plants for sale from leading specialist nurseries and RHS exhibitors.
Culland Hall garden is featured in this month’s edition of Derbyshire Life, using some of Debbie W’s photos.
Culland Hall is based in an idyllic position on parkland which was laid out in the 18th century; although there has been a house at Culland since the 12th Century. There are 5 acres of garden as well as a lake. The owners, Simon and Lucy Thompson are well acquainted with the house and gardens, as Simon’s father bought the estate in the 1930’s (where he built a new house on the old site.) (more…)
The Snowdrop “Thieves”
Posted in Gardens, Memorial hall on Sunday April 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Andy & Jo, Phil K, Emma, Sue H & Patti for either potting up or letting us dig up parts of their garden and relieving them of some of their snowdrops. Once the Memorial Hall grounds have been landscaped, we will plant these bulbs in drifts in the bed near the entrance. If you have any spare clumps of snowdrops in your garden, please pot them up and let Jane (665) or Glynis (561) know.
Horticultural Film from the RHS
Posted in Films, Gardens, Societies on Tuesday March 30, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Two great charity events to support.
Posted in Events, Gardens, Out & About, People, Sport on Tuesday March 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Culland Hall Open Garden & Spring Fair – Sunday 25th April 11am-4pm.
Culland Hall in Brailsford will be hosting the fifth annual Open Garden and Spring Plant Fair on Sunday, 25th April 11-4pm. There will be unusual plants for sale from leading specialist nurseries and RHS exhibitors in aid of local charity ‘The Mid-Derbyshire Association for Mobile Physiotherapy’, which has been providing home based physiotherapy for over 25 years to housebound, and often isolated people, living in the Derbyshire Dales area. For details of last year’s event, click here.
Ashbourne Breast Cancer Walk around Carsington Water on Saturday May 8th at 2.30pm.
Follow in the footsteps of our own Rebecca and Sandra’s great achievement last year…….
Do something amazing and join in the Ashbourne Breast Cancer Walk – open to walkers of all ages, both men, women boys and girls. Enter as a family or get together some friends from your work, college, school or community. Even get the neighbors involved, every person counts!
The starting point will be the Carsington Water Visitor Centre leaving at 2.30pm therefore early arrival is recommended for all walkers, registration is required from all walkers including children.
Click here to get all the details about the walk including a page to pre-register (there are already 450 people registered to walk). Last year there were 900 walkers who raised nearly £10,000 ! With your help this could be even bigger in 2010.
Did you know…..? Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK.
Book both these dates in your diary, there will be more details over the next month.
Leatherbritches Nursery – Mothers Day & Easter Gifts
Posted in Gardens, Services on Monday March 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
If you’re looking for a Mothers Day or Easter gift , or just wanting to brighten up your garden, why not pop in to see Bill at Leatherbritches nursery?
There’s a fantastic selection of spring bulbs, a range of primula and lots more….
Call in or phone Bill on 571 / 07713 743295. (The nursery is open seven days a week, 10am – 5pm (times can vary during winter months and during bad weather)).
Horticultural Society Membership Fees
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Monday February 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society has altered its membership year to run with the calendar year. Those who have already paid for 2009/10 will gain an extra few months as their next year’s subs will now not become due until January 2011. The subs remain a fantastically cheap £2 per year.
Benefits of joining the Society include
- discounted seed orders through Suttons
- priority and subsidised places on trips
This year they will include a visit to Wentworth Castle Gardens on Wednesday 16th June
and to Ryton Organic Gardens Wed 14th July - reduced entry to the Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show.
Members will receive this year’s programme in the next few weeks.
If you have not already renewed your Membership for 2010 please post them through Ben’s letter boxout (1 Croft Avenue). New members can join by giving £2 along with their contact details to our Treasurer, Ben.
Spring is coming?
Posted in 2010, Flora, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday January 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Today I saw the first snowdrops in my garden. Here is a photo of them along with snaps of a couple of winter flowering shrubs also taken today:
Leatherbritches Nursery – New for Christmas!
Posted in Gardens on Wednesday November 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Leatherbritches Nursery has new stock in for winter and Christmas. Items include:
Christmas Holly Wreaths
Christmas Holly Crosses (from £9.00)
Christmas Hyacinths Bowls (£3.50)
Christmas Trees – Rooted (2-5ft)
Ornamental Lanterns (from £4.00), light up with tealights and candles
A variety of Winter Plants
Call in (daily 10am-4pm)or phone Bill on 571 / 07713 743295.
Horticultural Society support new Memorial Hall
Posted in Gardens, Memorial hall, Societies on Sunday November 8, 2009| 6 Comments »
In recognition of the community’s support for the Open Gardens Day, Parwich & District Horticultural Society each year gives money to local causes. This year Open Gardens was particularly successful. At Friday’s AGM the Society wanted to support something that will benefit the whole community and that is gardening related.
We agreed to donate £1,000 towards the planting in the grounds of our new Memorial Hall. The Society also left open the possibility of the Committee donating more at a later date depending on our finances and the final planting scheme costs.
Nia L, Chair
Peter T, Vice-Chair
Ben B, Treasurer
Clearing the Bog Garden
Posted in 2009, Environment, Gardens, Parish Council, Photography, Posts of Note, Young people on Sunday November 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A big thank you to all the volunteers, adults and children who turned out this afternoon to clear the bog garden and stream. In less than two hours the job was complete, many thanks to Pete for his work in the mini digger. Thank you to Ben for these photos.
Lots more photos (more…)
Suttons Seeds Catalogues available
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Saturday November 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget that members of the Parwich & District Horticultural Society can order discounted seeds and other items from the Suttons Catalogue, through the Society. The catalogue has a good range of flower and vegetable seeds, gardening equipment, onion sets, seed potatoes, small plug plants, etc. The amount of discount varies for different items, being the most for seeds.
The Society membership (now due, so drop it off with Ben Bennett) is only £2 and you quickly make that back on even small orders. The Society also usually gains a small commission on the collective bulk order.
Dot will drop copies off for people who ordered last year, but if you didn’t order then but want to take advantage of the discount this year contact Dot on tel 345. You must then give your order to Dot by early January.
Horticultural Society Social Evening Tomorrow
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Thursday November 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Horticultural Society AGM
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Saturday October 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Horticultural Society Subs Due
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Thursday October 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The annual subscriptions of £2 for Parwich & District Horticultural Society are now due. This is still a fantastic bargain, for only £2 you get:
- the opportunity to order at discount seeds, onion sets, seed potatoes and much more through the Suttons Seeds catalogue
- subsidised trips to gardens and nurseries and horticultural talks
- cheaper entry cost to our annual Flower and Vegetable Show
- free refreshments at our AGM and Social Evening
- and much more
Either give your subs to the Teasurer Ben Bennett or bring them along to our Annual General Meeting at 7-30pm Friday 6th of November in Parwich Church.
Leatherbritches Nursery – New for Autumn!
Posted in Gardens on Wednesday October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Despite the closure of the B5056 Leatherbritches Nursery is open as usual with new stock in for autumn.
For Halloween there are terracotta pumpkins (from £5.99) and black cauldrons (small £3.00 / large £4.00).
Pre-prepared winter hanging baskets are now ready; alternatively you can take your own baskets in for filling.
Pansies and violas are now in (£2.50 per pack / 3 for £6.00).
There is also a full range of spring bulbs.
Call in or call Bill on 571 / 07713 743295 for more details…
Bob Mathews Quiz tomorrow
Posted in Events, Gardens on Wednesday October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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A tree for a small garden
Posted in Gardens, Photography on Monday October 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Mani from Germany for this photo af a pine tree. Note: this tree is around 40 years old, and has been in gardens as far apart as the Outer Hebrides and London, with its last 12 years here in Parwich. Let’s hope it spends its next 40 years here as well.
Bob Matthews Quiz
Posted in Events, Gardens on Wednesday September 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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Interest in allotments
Posted in Gardens on Thursday July 30, 2009| 3 Comments »
There has been a little interest in our last two posts on the idea of allotments
Parwich & District Horticultural Society discussed the idea at their last committee meeting and offered to co-ordinate any interest and possible garden sites. The easiest option would be to try to bring together those wanting space to grew vegetables with those who had land. This might be part of a garden that is larger than needed or a re-introduction of the idea of a ‘pingle’ (a corner of a field used to grow vegetables). Though requiring more long term planning, if there was sufficient demand the best option would be to seek a larger plot for more formal allotments.
If you are interested in having access to land for growing vegetables in Parwich or have land suitable for this, contact parwich@hotmail.co.uk and we will pass the information on to the Horticultural Society.
Places available for trip to Arley Hall & Gardens – Tomorrow
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Tuesday July 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There are still a few places available on the Horticultural Trip to Arley Hall and Gardens tomorrow. The coach leaves the Green at 9-30am and includes a guided tour of the gardens with the head gardener paid for by the Society. Costs are £10 for members and £15 for non-members. If you are interested please ring Liz H on 302.
Hanging basket entries by Friday
Posted in Flora, Gardens on Monday July 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This year’s Horticultural Show cancelled
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Wednesday July 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It is with great sadness that Parwich and District Horticultural Society have made the decision to not hold their annual show this year. At a committee meeting held last week there was much discussion regarding alternative venues, due to the rebuild of the Memorial Hall, and possible changing the format of the show.
However, it was decided that it would be better to `have a year off` rather than run a sub standard show.
With the new Memorial Hall due to be ready for next year’s show we hope that all exhibitors will help us to make use of the new facilities by ensuring that the Main Show in 2010 will be bigger and better than before.
Don’t forget about next week’s trip; the Hanging Basket competition currently taking entries; or the Bob Matthews Quiz that will take place on the evening of Thursday 8th October at the Sycamore Inn.
Trip to Arley Hall (only a few places left)
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Thursday July 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Arley Hall gardens
Parwich & District Horticultural Society has only a few places left on its trip to Arley Hall on Wednesday 22nd July. The coach leaves the Green at 9-30am and includes a guided tour of the gardens with the head gardener paid for by the Society (there are fewer places on the tour than on the coach, so if the coach is full Society Members will be given priority on the guided tour). Costs are £10 for members and £15 for non-members.
If you want to reserve a place contact Liz tel. 302 as soon as possible.
Hanging Basket Competition
Posted in Flora, Gardens on Thursday July 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Allotments?
Posted in Gardens, Peak Park on Thursday July 2, 2009| 2 Comments »
A while ago a couple of people raised the idea of allotments in Parwich. A Peak Park press release today indicates what has happened in Grindleford with a bit of financial support. (more…)
Hanging Basket Competition
Posted in Gardens on Tuesday June 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
School Eco Club
Posted in 2009, Gardens, Posts of Note, School on Friday June 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Weeding the vegetables. (Click on any photo to enlarge)
Harvesting the first vegetables – Red Potatoes, guess what is on the menu at school next week. Thank you to the Horticultural Society for their support.
Hanging Basket Competition
Posted in Flora, Gardens on Tuesday June 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Children’s Horticultural Show 2009
Posted in 2009, Flora, Gardens, Posts of Note, Young people on Monday June 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Nia for the following write up and to Mike H and Peter for the photos:
Parwich and District Horticultural Society had a very successful day on Sunday as visitors poured into the village to take a stroll around 12 delightful gardens, rest in the memorial hall with a delicious cream tea and take a look at the exhibits in the children’s show.
Parwich Open Gardens
Posted in 2009, Flora, Gardens, Posts of Note on Sunday June 21, 2009| 1 Comment »
The sun broke through the clouds and shone down on Parwich Open Gardens this year. Despite the closed road on the B5056, several hundred people visited the gardens this Sunday, making the event a huge success. Thank you to everyone who entered the horticultural show and well done to those who won prizes!
Members of the Horticultural Society manned the plant sale which generated much interest amongst the visitors.
Plant sale at the Memorial Hall
Cream teas were provided thanks to the hard work of the backroom staff and thanks to those who baked scones and helped prepare for the ‘hungry hoards’.
A scene from the 'engine room' of the cream tea production facility
Brisk business was done in the Memorial Hall
Thanks as well to those who opened up their gardens and provided so much inspiration to us all. It is not possible to provide photographs of every garden, but click ‘continue reading’ below to view a gallery of snaps taken during the afternoon. Each picture can be enlarged by clicking on it. Return to the gallery by pressing the ‘back’ button.
Open Gardens tomorrow
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Saturday June 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Visitors please note that the B5056 is closed just north of the Bentley Brook Inn, where it forks from the A515.
If you are coming from the north, then you can still access Parwich from the B5056.
If approaching from the south, you should stay on the A515 for another 4 miles or so, and then take the turning through Alsop-en-le-Dale.
Children’s Horticultural Show
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Friday June 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Children’s Horticultural Show is on Sunday 21st June. Are you getting your entries ready?
Entries must be brought to the Memorial Hall between 9-30 and 11-30 am on the Sunday morning.
The Show will be open for viewing from 2pm and exhibits can not be removed until after the prizes are presented at 5pm. (Note The Geraniums can be also entered in the Main Show in September.)
Open Gardens on Sunday
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Call for tombola prizes and plants
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society are calling for contributions to their plant stall and for tombola prizes for the Open Gardens & Children’s Horticultural Show Day (Sunday 21st June 2009).
Prizes and/or plants can be left at Hallcliffe House in advance or brought to the Memorial Hall on the morning of the Show. Many thanks to all those who support one our busiest days of the year.
Children’s Horticultural Show Schedule
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Saturday June 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Children’s Horticultural Show is on Sunday 21st June. Entries must be brought to the Memorial Hall between 9-30 and 11-30 am on the Sunday morning. (Note: the Geranium classes are only open to children attending Parwich pre-School and Parwich Primary School.)
The Show will be open for viewing from 2pm and exhibits can not be removed until after the prizes are presented at 5pm.
Hanging Basket Competition
Posted in Flora, Gardens on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Open Gardens & Children’s Show
Posted in Flora, Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Call for Plants and Prizes
Posted in Flora, Gardens, Young people on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society are calling for contributions to their plant stall and tombola prizes for the Open Gardens & Children’s Horticultural Show Day (Sunday 21st June 2009).
Prizes and/or plants can be left at Hallcliffe House in advance or brought to the Memorial Hall on the morning of the Show. Many thanks to all those who support one of our busiest days of the year.
Flowers in the garden
Posted in Flora, Gardens, Photography on Thursday June 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to John FS for this floral appetizer. Hopefully it will encourage people to come along to Open Gardens on Sunday 21st June;
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