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Saturday 19 May 2018, 10am – 4pm
Come along to our Open Day and find out how this unique garden works.
Holehird Gardens is open to the public every day of the year but for one day, Saturday 19 May, the LHS is inviting visitors to go behind the scenes to find out how it is all managed by volunteers. There will be guided walks and demonstrations, plant advice and children's trails and plenty of volunteers on hand to talk about the work they do and why Holehird is so important to them. There will be tea and cake for all in the members' room and the chance to see our Library and other areas normally off-limit to visitors.
Thursday 24 May 2018
10.00 to 13.00
Cost: £5 to LHS members, £23 to non-members which includes membership of the LHS.
This workshop will be led by LHS members Molly Stokes, Pat Miller and Ros Hoggarth.
Topics covered will include how to identify the right cutting material in fuschias, pelargoniums and osteospermums; the basic rules of taking cuttings; when to tackle specific plants. You will practice your skills by taking cuttings following demonstrations and a Q&A session.
Click here for a course application form or with any enquiries about the course or LHS membership. Places are limited to 12. Please book by 17 May.
Thursday 14 June
10.00 to 13.00
Cost: £5 for LHS members, £23 for non-members which includes membership of LHS
The workshop will be led by LHS member Jenny Massie
Topics covered will include: how plants evolved; how the classification system works and how to recognise some of the main plant families; how to tell your monocots from your dicots. At the end of the workshop you will have an opportunity to practice your identification skills on a selection of plants to see how much you have learned.
Click here for a course application form or with any enquiries about the course or LHS membership. Places are limited to 12. Please book by 6 June.
A BBC film crew came to Holehird recently to record a short feature about the Gardens for BBC Northwest Tonight. Since the broadcast many new visitors have come to Holehird to see the autumn colour which came across so strongly in the film. Click below to view the short film.