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Saturday 26 October 2024 at 2pm
Marchesi Centre, Holly Road, off Ellerthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 2AF
Heather Birkett is Garden and Outdoor Manager at Acorn Bank, the National Trust property in Temple Sowerby, near Penrith. Best known for its comprehensive herb collection and traditional fruit orchards, Acorn Bank is a tranquil haven with a fascinating historical and industrial past. Today the walled gardens shelter a medicinal herb garden, herbaceous borders, lily-filled pond and traditional orchards carpeted with Edwardian daffodils in spring. But in the past Acorn Bank has been the base of the Knights Templar, as well as an important centre for gypsum mining.
This lecture is free and is open to non-members of the LHS.
An artist's guide to creating a beautiful garden in harmony with nature
Saturday 30 November 2024, 2pm
Marchesi Centre, Holly Road, off Ellerthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 2AF
TJ Maher is an artist who lives in County Wicklow, Ireland. His garden, Patthana, is a combination and succession gardener's dream, with exceptional partnering of plants, a unique creation combining horticultural and artistic disciplines. His garden has featured on BBC Television's Gardener's World and also in The English Garden, Gardens Illustrated and House & Garden.
His recently published book is called 'Grounded in the Garden'. Copies may be available for sale at the lecture!
This lecture is free and open to non-members of the LHS.