By kind permission of Mrs Jane Rennie and Mrs Serena Aldous
Join us for a really special private visit to two contrasting gardens in Buckinghamshire, each with captivating stories.
Arrive at Abbots House Garden for morning coffee, followed by an introduction from owner Mrs Jane Rennie before exploring the garden at your leisure. Then depart for Steeple Claydon to visit Kingsbridge Farm. Mrs Serena Aldous will give an introduction to her garden prior to a delicious two-course luncheon in the converted barn. Then explore the garden at your leisure.
Abbots House Garden is a garden set in approximately ¾ acre and consists of five "rooms" divided by steps; a yard and courtyard, lower lawned area with pond, upper woodland area, swimming-pool garden and a Victorian walled garden with glass houses, potager and wild meadow. The rooms provide a variety of micro-climates and habitats for plants and wildlife. Jane was a horticultural student at The Royal Botanical Gardens Kew in the 1980s and her best time was spent working in the Temperate House and Nursery. Her favourite plants still tend to be semi-hardy species from Mediterranean zones and herbaceous perennials and these flourish in her garden.
Kingsbridge Farm sits low and mellow under a warm tiled roof. The garden, created and cared for by its owners over the last 33 years, mirrors the house (not open). The garden includes a gazbeo, rose arbour, an array of shrub roses, pleached hornbeam with far reaching viewing across a haha to the countryside, stunning herbaceous beds, a pool area and a beautiful, planted woodland walk with stream meandering through.
Format of the day:
10.30am: Arrive Abbots House Garden (Winslow) (in own transport). Welcome tea/coffee and cake
11.00am: Garden introduction with owner Jane Rennie
11.15am: Garden exploration /self-guided tour at leisure
12.15pm: Depart Abbots House Garden (in own transport) and travel to Kingsbridge Farm (Steeple Claydon)
12.35pm: Arrive Kingsbridge Farm
12.40pm: Garden introduction with owner Serena Aldous
1.00pm: Two-course luncheon (included) with glass of wine (donation) and coffee served in the converted barn
2.15pm: Garden exploration/self-guided tour at leisure
4.00pm: Depart Kingsbridge Farm
Two course luncheon (and wine by donation), served in the converted barn
£55.00 (Friends: £50.00)
