Introduction
Spetchley Park Gardens near Worcester covers approximately 30 acres, and contains one of the best collections of plants in the country. It has the distinction of being one of the first three gardens opened under the National Garden Scheme in 1924, and is considered to be one of the finest examples of late Victorian design.
This will be our 13th Plant Fair at Spetchley Park Gardens, and once again we will be hosting a series of lectures and demonstrations throughout the day in a 200 seat marquee.
Lecture by Chris Bailes.
Chris Bailes began gardening in London in 1970, moving to Essex to work for Hugh Johnson from 1971 to 1975. After studying at Merrist Wood College and Kew he was appointed Supervisor in the Tropical Section at Kew in 1979, and in 1980 became Supervisor of the Orchid Unit, where he spent the next five years. While at Kew he travelled on expeditions to East Africa, India, Nepal and Borneo. In 1985 he moved to Jersey as Manager of the Eric Young Orchid Foundation and in 1988 joined the RHS as Curator of Rosemoor. He is President of the Devon group of Plant Heritage, and a member of the Plant Heritage Conservation Committee. He has published several books, numerous articles and papers, and for five years edited The Orchid Review.
The title of Chris Bailes talk at Spetchley will be ‘Brilliant
Borders’, looking at planting for effect and prolonged
display.
Following the talks, there will be an opportunity for the audience to
participate in an informal questions and answer session with other
speakers.
In addition to the talks, there will also be a Pershore College marquee, where you will have a chance to pick up gardening tips and secrets from the experts, Free plant and gardening advice will be available and you can watch live demonstrations by the College including planting hanging baskets.
Don't forget to bring along any plant samples for identification or questions to test the horticultural advisors.
For those wishing to learn some of the history behind the gardens, free
guided tours will take place throughout the day. These tours will be led by the
owner John Berkeley and head gardener Kate Portman.
Refreshments will be
available all day including a traditional pig roast. The tea rooms will be
open for light snacks, teas and cakes.
Nurseries Attending This Event
More than 30 specialist nurseries from England and Wales will be attending
the event and many thousands of garden plants will be on sale including rare and
new varieties seldom offered by Garden Centres. These will include a wide range
of Japanese Maples, Trilliums, Arisaemas, Ornamental Grasses, Ferns, Tender
Perennials, Heritage Apple Trees etc.
For a full list of the nurseries
attending, please click
here
Admission charges
Entrance to the Plant Fair and Spetchley Gardens will be £5.00, payable on the day. This does not include the Chris Bailes Lecture.
Tickets for The Chris Bailes Lecture (including entrance to the fair and
gardens) must be booked in advance.
To avoid disappointment book your
£10.00 all inclusive ticket early.
Booking information
For card payments please telephone 01531 650480 Mon-Fri 9-5
Please make cheques out to C. PATTISON and send payment to
Brookend,
Pendock, Glos. GL19 3PL
Please be sure to enclose your name, address and
telephone number.
Your tickets will be posted to you by return of post.
Plant Search
As in previous years we will be offering a plant search facility for those visitors looking for a particular plant. Please click here for further details.
Directions To Spetchley Park Gardens
Spetchley Gardens is situated on the A44 about 2 miles from Junction 7 of the
M5. Click
here for a GoogleMap of the location.
If you are using satellite
navigation, please use the postcode WR5 1RS, to locate Spetchley Park
Gardens.
For more information;
(01531) 650480
Spetchley2010@plantfair.co.uk