Saturday November 15th – 2.30pm at Powick Parish Hall
AGM followed by Garden Visiting
A Very British Tradition
A presentation by Margie Hoffnung
A light-hearted look at the many aspects of garden visiting,
covering a wide range of topics from stately parklands to small backyards, flower shows,
plant mania, giant veg, gnomes, lawn-mowing fanatics and hermits amongst many others
Margie Hoffnung completed a 4 year Horticulture Degree at Writtle College,
after working at Westonbirt Arboretum. Her sandwich placement was with Rosemary Verey
the well-known plants woman, author & garden designer
She also spent some years at Highgrove as both gardener & garden guide for HRH The Prince of Wales,
as well as manning Jekka McVicar’s herb stand at flower shows like Chelsea & Hampton Court for several seasons.
She subsequently completed a Masters degree in the Conservation of Historic Gardens & Cultural Landscapes at
Bath and since 2013 has worked for the Garden History Society (now the Gardens Trust)
as their Conservation Officer.
Visitors can visit once for free the details are on the website welcome page.
Contact via the website
Black Pear Gardening Club. 