Visit and lunch at Charles Chesshire's Rare and Special Plant Nursery
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at Charles Cheshire Rare Plant Nursery
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Visit and lunch at Charles Chesshire's Rare and Special Plant Nursery
Date: June 13th
Time: 11.30
Address: Sheepwash Farm, Mill Lane, Symondsbury , Bridport DT6 6HH
Cost: for DGT Members: £25 (This includes a light quiche/ham/salad lunch and a soft drink lunch included).
About: We plan to spend the morning at Charles Chesshire's Rare and Special Plant Nursery where we will also enjoy a light quiche/ham/salad for lunch, plus a soft drink.
Charles Chesshire is a garden designer and lecturer whose creations can be found as far afield as New York, Long Island, Saudi Arabia, London and France.
He has been curator of Burford House Gardens and a consultant to Sudeley Castle and Sezincote gardens. His nursery offers a wide range of unusual plants including Clematis, Itoh Peonies, Maples, Camellias, lace-cap and species hydrangeas as well as a great selection of other shrubs and herbaceous plants.
Charles will give us a short talk about intersectional peonies, one of his special interests, which should be at their very best in June , and he will then guide us around pointing out interesting plants. You are then welcome to wander around on your own and Charles will be on hand to answer your questions.
Please note the nursery is closed to the public on Mondays.
Directions
Take the B3162 westwards from the centre of Bridport. Brown signs right to Symondsbury Estate and also look for yellow DGT signs.
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