John Wood head gardener at Hinton Ampner recently visited us at Torberry for our Spring Open Day and provided a great lecture on growing from seeds and cuttings. As a gardener I was impressed by the demonstration and simply watching the practise of someone who clearly does this regularly; as they say, practise makes perfect! John gardens over fourteen acres at Hinton Ampner, some under glass, and they have a fantastic dahlia collection.....
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As soon as we opened our doors on Saturday our visitors came flocking in; a combination of unseasonably sunny weather and a great line-up of guest speakers saw people coming from around the counties to share experiences and broaden their knowledge.
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As the sun went down on a beautiful spring day, birds chattered their evensong to welcome over forty guests to our show site at Torberry for a horticultural evening of fun. We were delighted to have Marina Christopher from Phoenix Perennials, Tony Kirkham from Kew and Sarah Wain from West Dean with us.
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There has been a real sense of creative botanical and horticultural purpose at Torberry this week. Billy Showell has been here with a group of artists from all ability ranges, painting stunning tulips which she carefully bound up so that they would not open whilst being painted
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Our new oven opens to a wondrous fanfare of hot dogs. Thank you to all involved in getting the larger, more eco-friendly oven online and ready for action. A good, fun morning here at Torberry
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