Garden Visits

Status:	Active, open to new members
Coordinator:	Dave Willis
Group email:	Garden Visits group
When:	Monthly - see visits schedule
Cost:	Typically £10 - £20 per visit

This is a group for those who like to appreciate the beauty of a garden, be it flowers, shrubs or trees, without necessarily having the space, the ability or the wish to create it themselves. We organise monthly visits to notable gardens, generally within a one-hour drive. Members volunteer to arrange bookings where necessary.

The venues are suggested and decided by members at the annual Planning Meeting in January, with the visits arranged with availability and anticipated seasonal aspects in mind. Car-sharing is organised and encouraged to minimise cost and environmental impact.

Weston Park, Shifnal

Ashwood Nurseries' Head Gardener gives tips on plant-care

July 2024: Kiftsgate Court Garden - fountain area

Kiftsgate - Fountain area

Garden Visit members enjoy refreshments at Guys Cliffe Walled Garden, Warwic

Refreshments at Guys Cliffe Walled Garden, Warwick

Herbaceous Borders at Thenford Arboretum & Gardens

Garden Visits group members standing in the garden of Winterbourne House, Edgbaston

April 2025: visit to Winterbourne House, Edgbaston

Kiftsgate - Upper Pond

May 2024: Lord Heseltine at his Thenford Garden cafe

Thenford owner Lord Heseltine chats to visitors

July 2024: Kiftsgate Court Garden - Lower Pond

Kiftsgate Court - view from the lower pond

Hill Close gardens, Warwick

Guided tour in the rain, for Garden Visit group members

Guys Cliffe Walled Garden - guided tour in the rain

Kiftsgate Court Garden, looking down to Lower Pond

Kiftsgate - looking down to Lower Pond

Garden Visit Members at Ashwood Nurseries

March 2024: visit to Ashwood Nurseries

Guys Cliffe Walled Garden

Kiftsgate Court Garden - herbaceous borders

Kiftsgate - herbaceous borders

Head Gardener Dan Cartright addresses the Garden Visits group members on a tour of Winterbourne House garden

Head Gardener Dan explains the gardens at Winterbourne House

Garden Visit Members at Upton Wold garden

A damp day at Upton Wold garden, near Morton-in-Marsh

May 2024: Visit to Thenfield (Michael Hesetltine's) Garden

Garden Visit members amongst the Autumnal colours at Arley Aboretum, near Bewdley

November 2024: Autumn colours at Arley Arboretum

Packwood House visible between the trees in the Yew Garden

Packwood House Yew garden

Tour guide Lee entertains the Garden Visits group on a Spring visit to Spetchley Park Gardens

Guided tour at Spetchley Park Gardens

Garden Visits members exploring the garden at Broughton Grange, near Bloxham

Exploring Broughton Grange Gardens

Four members of the Garden Visits group standing among chrysanthemums of different colours at Picton Garden

Among the flowers at Picton Garden

Garden Visits Schedule 2025

Day	Month	Venue / Activity	Location	Miles	Venue Liaison
12	February	Brockamin	Callow End, Worcester WR2 4TQ	33	Bev
19	March	Spetchley Park	Spetchley, Worcester WR5 1RS	26	Maureen
24	April	Winterbourne House & Garden	Birmingham B15 2RT	10	Jenny
21	May	Broughton Grange Gardens	Banbury OX15 5DS	39	Anita
20	June	Cotswold Garden Flowers	Badsey, Evesham WR11 7EZ	35	Sheila
15	July	Moors Meadow Garden	Bromyard HR7 4LZ	41	Dave
07	August	Seizincote House & Garden / Bourton House	Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9AW / Bourton on the Hill GL56 9AE	38	Maggie
10	September	Weston Park	Shifnal TF11 8LE	44	Angela
08	October	Old Court Nurseries & Picton Garden	Colwall WR13 6QE	39	Rob
12	November	Batsford Arboretum	Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9AT	38	Pam W.
03	December	Christmas Lunch	Packwood House B94 6AT	5	Heather & Tricia C.
13	January '26	2026 Planning	Ambleside Garden Centre	2	Dave

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Cheswick Green & District

Garden Visits Schedule 2025

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