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Garden Talks: Entertaining and
enthusiastic talks coupled with brilliant, high quality digital slides
make for a lively and enjoyable meeting for your group or society. We have
a wide range of talks suitable for a wide range of audiences from
specialist societies to general interest groups and talks can also be
tailored to suit your group. We love to bring a wide range of high
quality plants for sale.
We only give talks between March and October. Fees are based on distance travelled, travel time, and size of group. Please contact us discuss whether we are able to come to your group. Talk & Walk: Alternatively, visit us for a talk in our village chapel hall with complementary tea, coffee and biscuits, followed by a short walk to our garden (limited parking for disabled) for a guided tour and a chance to buy plants from our nursery at 10% discount. The cost is £5.00 per head (minimum charge of £50). There are many nearby attractions if you want to make a day of it, including: Bridgemere Garden World, The Dorothy Clive Garden, Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Wollerton Old Hall, and Trentham Gardens. We are happy to help you create a thrilling itinerary for your group. Group visits: (15+) just to the garden are also very welcome at £3.00 per head to include tea / coffee and biscuits. The best times are June - September. Evening and Weekday visits are easiest to accommodate. Click here for a printable version of these details. We have a wide range of talks and at present we can offer the following topics: |
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audience comments:
"Some of the best plant photography I've ever seen" "Martin has the knack of putting across his gardening knowledge in an entertaining and accessible way" "Members are still talking about the excellent lecture you gave us and the massive wealth of information you have stored away that is really useful to practical gardeners as well as designers" "I had a some paper to take notes. I filled that up in the first 10 minutes" "Memorable" |
| "Feeling Hot,
Hot, Hot": Ever since Christopher Lloyd ripped
up his rose garden and planted a hot tropical scheme, gardeners have been
divided on the use of hot colours in the garden. Some like it hot, whereas
others don't want to get their fingers burnt.
This talk takes a fresh look at creating heat in your garden through not just colour, but also shape and form; raising the temperature gradually from a mellow, relaxing warmth to a sizzling, flaming heat. The focus is on using hardy plants for hot effects. |
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| "Late Bloomers - Reliable Late Flowering Perennials For Every Garden": Everyone wants late colour in their gardens and with autumns getting milder there are plenty of herbaceous perennials that will still be dazzling at Halloween. But getting that late show requires planning and work at the right time. This talk not only recommends late flowering perennials for every garden but also gives you proven tips to make sure they are ready to perform. | |
| "Heleniums:
Late Colour Not to be Sneezed At": The
Sneezeweeds, Heleniums, are
having a bit of a renaissance at the moment with the trend towards warmer
autumns and naturalistic plantings. In our garden Heleniums are the
mainstays of colour from July right into November.
This talk covers the latest developments in Heleniums that have larger flowers, bushy and more compact plants right through to the towering giants of the border and how to grow them successfully and use them as part of the late, late show in the traditional border and the more modern natural settings. A chance to view our National Plant Collection at any time of year! |
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| "Hemerocallis: Beauty for More than a Day": Take a guided tour around the wonderful world of Day Lilies! With over 50,000 varieties registered there's plenty to see. Fully illustrated with plants from our collection of over 300 types the talk covers: day lily colours and forms, planting associations and growing techniques. | |
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“Gardening with
Perennials”: How to select and use perennials to create
lovely garden be it in sun or shade, wet or dry, exposed or sheltered. Suitable
for general interest groups but can be tailored to suit more experienced
gardeners. |
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| "Perfect Partners": Are you looking for plants that are great in the bed together? This talk gives you some great ideas for creating the perfect perennial partnerships in your beds and borders. Planting ideas for plants that are well suited in temperament, looks and needs for every garden. | |
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Please contact us: By Phone: By writing to: Martin Blow By email: plants@specialperennials.com |
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