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The new Walled Garden Display House is now open to the public. The heated building will allow us to cultivate plants that would not otherwise thrive in Lake District conditions so will add an extra dimension to any visit to Holehird Gardens.
Thursday 17 August 2017 10.00 - 13.00
Discover the individual aromatic delights of mints and other herbs and find out more about their uses in the kitchen. Learn how to cultivate and propagate herbs, then take home a new plant or cutting to nurture.
Weather permitting, most of the workshop will take place around the herb beds in the Walled Garden. The workshop is suitable for all ages, and for those with limited mobility.
Book by 27 July 2017. This course is for LHS members. Information about the course and membership of the LHS is available from courses@holehirdgardens.org.uk.
Saturday, 28 October 2017
2:00 pm
Marchesi Centre, Windermere, LA23 2AF
The Hope Simpson Lecture for 2017 will be delivered by Shelagh Todd, Head of Horticulture at Newton Rigg College, and a Vice President of the LHS. We describe Holehird as a 'Lakeland garden for all seasons'. In this lecture Shelagh will show how this concept may be adapted to smaller scale gardens - so that we can all enjoy a garden for all seasons!
Saturday, 18 November 2017
2:00 pm
Marchesi Centre, Windermere, LA23 2AF
David and Diane Kinsman believe in gardening with nature, not against it, and have been developing their moss and fern garden for years. After it was mentioned on Gardeners' Question Time early in 2015 it attracted a lot of media attention, culminating in a feature on the BBC Gardeners' World programme.
David will share their gardening philosophy, tell how the garden developed, and amuse us with their experience of having a film crew take over their garden. And there will be a chance to see parts of the programme again.