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SUMMARY:GMG Visit to Hill Close Gardens
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DESCRIPTION:Join a Garden Media Guild visit to a hidden Warwick gem.  Many visitors have never heard of Hill Close Gardens – or the 19th tradition of ‘detached gardens’. These are the ornamental equivalent of allotments – gardens with no houses attached to them, which were bought, rented and tended by those who loved gardening.  \n\nIn the 19th century these ‘detached gardens’ were found around many market towns and cities but land is ‘valuable’ and as more people moved to the cities and more houses were built these gardens disappeared.\n\nHowever, in Hill Close Gardens you can tour 16 beautiful and individual plots, learn the history of the gardeners who tended them from 1845 onwards and peek inside Victorian summerhouses.   There is also a national collection (shared with two other gardens) of hardy chrysanthemums.\n\nWhether you’re a writer, photographer or influencer, there are many different angles and stories here, so don’t miss this opportunity to discover a slice of garden history.\n\nOur host is the manager, Matt Nolan, who himself began as a volunteer. \n\nPhotography is permitted.\n\nTea and cake provided.\n\nParking available.\n\n20 min walk from Warwick train station\n\nFor those who would like to squeeze in another garden there’s an additional visit on offer to the privately owned Mill Garden which wraps around a 16th century property with views of  Warwick castle. \n\nTimes:\n\nDate Thursday 19th September\n\n          11.30am meet at Hill Close Gardens\n\n           2pm visit to Mill Garden  \n\n
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LOCATION:Hill Close Gardens, CV34 6HF
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