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Links: We
hope you find these sites useful. Please note we are not responsible
for these websites. |
| Plant
Hunters Fairs:
We are part of a network of gardens
and nurseries working together to put on great plant fairs at beautiful locations. www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk |
| The
Dorothy Clive Garden:
A lovely garden set on the borders of
Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire. Great all through its season . Some
of the best summer borders we have ever seen, plus spring Rhododendrons
and Azaleas, and autumn colours. Run by the Willoughbridge Garden
Trust. The garden hosts two Plant Hunters
Fairs annually. You can buy a selection of our plants from the garden's
plant sales area throughout the season www.dorothyclivegarden.co.uk |
| Cheshire Gardens Trust:
Promotes the enjoyment and conservation of Cheshire's garden heritage. Why
not join a lively and enthusiastic group who enjoy visits to gardens and
talks on topics of interest to garden lovers. Website: http://www.cheshire-gardens-trust.org.uk/ |
| Hartmut
Rieger's Heleniums and Phlox:
Beautiful pictures of Heleniums
and Phlox both in close up and in a glorious garden setting can be found
on Hartmut Rieger's wonderful website. www.helenium-phlox.de |
| The
Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT): We love watching bees of all kinds in
our garden. The BBCT website has lots of info about these useful insects. http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/
The Natural History Museum website has a
easy to use bumblebee identification charts. NHM
Charts |
| Butterfly
Conservation:
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/ |
| Nature's
Raincoats is a website about
research into "superhydrophobic" surfaces of plants and insects - surfaces that don't
wet and where water forms droplets. The purpose is to create new materials for
many applications. Our son was involved in this research at Oxford
University. Natures
Raincoats |
| Dictionary
of Botanical Epithets. Ever
wondered what the scientific names of plants mean? This searchable
dictionary has lots of definitions. I am indebted to Chuck Griffith's
website for a lot of the definitions used on our website. http://www.winternet.com/~chuckg/dictionary.html |
| The
Cottage Garden Society: We are members of this friendly
society and benefit from their quarterly magazine and annual seed
distribution with lots of unusual plants to try. The Cheshire group, who
meet at Sandbach, are
really friendly and welcoming - do join them if you live in the area. www.thecgs.org.uk Cheshire
Group website |
| Hankelow
Village: Find out more about our home village
of Hankelow www.hankelow.net |
| Audlem:
Our nearby village of Audlem is a full
of interest with great cafes, pub and canalside walks: www.audlem.org/ |
| Plant
Heritage (NCCPG):
We hold National Plant Collections of Helenium Cultivars
and Centaurea. The Plant Heritage website has information about
collections and their open days as well as a lot of useful botanic
information for serious plant collectors. www.nccpg.com
www.nccpgcheshire.co.uk
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| The
Hardy Plant Society: A national society dedicated to our
passion - hardy plants. Members benefit from the annual seed
distribution and the twice yearly journal "The Hardy Plant". www.hardy-plant.org.uk
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| Seed
germination guide: A good resource is on the
website of Ontario
Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society |