Our June garden visit is to Chippins in Bradfield. This is described as follows:
“Artist’s garden and plantaholics’ paradise offering surprises around every corner! Spring heralds the soft blue tones of the iris, vivid green hostas contrasting with the purples of aliums and firework Schuberti.
Summer is an explosion of colour and scent with an orchestra of plants featuring an abundance of tubs, hanging baskets and pots, including seed grown bird of paradise, succulents, cacti and coleus collection in the conservatory.
A meandering stream leads into the main garden which features wide borders brimming with hemerocallis, swathes of lilies and later in the season the tones alter with dahlias, salvias and exotics such as Streptocarpus, begonias, and even tetrapanax rex! Elegant bamboos provide shade for acers, coleus and other exotics.
Lots of places to relax and enjoy tea and home-made cakes, including our ‘Posh Shed’ with a verandah against the British summer! In the shared etching workshop /greenhouse Kit has a small exhibition space with large etching press and welcomes visitors to have a look around.”
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In August we will once again have a large stall at the Five Parishes Show in conjunction with Peldon Garden Club. We will be selling plants contributed by our members, all very reasonably priced. Half of the money raised will go to “The Colchester Wellbeing Garden” at Colchester Hospital. Please see the advert for full details:
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Members were shocked and greatly saddened by the sudden death of our founding chairman, Geoff Russell Grant on 4th August 2023. Geoff chaired the club for its first ten years and continued to be an active member for the following seven years. Geoff and his wife, Julia, have always been very generous in inviting members for a stroll in their beautiful garden almost always accompanied by a glass of wine. He was a very able gardener and brilliant propagator who was always keen to share his seedlings and cuttings with members. Geoff will be greatly missed by the whole club.
Three Villages Gardening Club 