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SUMMARY:Thenford Arboretum
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Snowdrop walk at the Thenford Aboretum and Garden.  The house and garden was purchased by Lord and Lady Heseltine in 1976.   “The arboretum, now spread out over seventy acres, features a collection of more than three thousand different trees and shrubs, together with extensive herbaceous borders, water gardens, an alpine trough garden, a sculpture garden, a rose garden and a rill.”\n\nThese beautiful and extensive gardens are home to a National Collection of Snowdrops, over 600 different snowdrop species and cultivars. \n\n“Lord and Lady Heseltine were encouraged by Henry and Carolyn Elwes of Colesbourne Park to broaden their collection of snowdrops in the Nineties. These were planted beneath the magnificent ash tree, west of the walled garden. The ash tree acted as a nursery for a small collection of named cultivars until their numbers had increased.\n\nSince May 2014 Deputy Head Gardener and Galanthophile Emma Thick has been instrumental in expanding the collection to its current size.”\n\nItinerary \n\nThe visit is from 10.30am – 1pm on Wednesday 12th February\n\nLunch:  Thenford are kindly giving us a light snack lunch of soup/sandwich\n\nPlease do book if you are keen to visit as there are places for 20 people\n\nAs with all our GMG garden visits - we love to see and hear anything you write or record as a result of this visit.   The gardens give their time and refreshments free to GMG members and it’s lovely to be able to show how members can use these visits for their work.\n\n
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LOCATION:Thenford Arboretum
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