Events Diary 2010

 

April 15

Giving a Talk Workshop
The Hudson Room, The Farmers Club, Whitehall, London

Cost to Guild members £20. Numbers strictly limited.
Catherine Dell will cover preparation, planning, selecting images (for an illustrated talk), practice, voice-production. There will be a practical session where each participant gives a brief talk, such as at an opening of an illustrated talk, an introduction to a book presentation or welcoming visitors to a garden tour.

 

April 29

Briefing Day for a preview of the Garden Trail
Visiting five gardens within 30 minutes of each other

The day starts with welcome and coffee at the Lucy Redman School of Garden Design, Rushbrooke, Suffolk. Then it’s on to Langham Walled Garden, which boasts a National Collection of Campanulas. Next visit Langham Herbs and organic vegetables.
There’s a light lunch at Wyken Hall plus the chance to view a large country garden and vineyard. Finally, in the afternoon visit the Kitchen Garden.
There’s no charge for the day and photography is permitted.

 

August 11

Plant Nomenclature Day with Susyn Andrews

Venue to be confirmed
This will be an intermediate presentation, with the morning spent looking more deeply into the subject of plant names and naming. The afternoon will be spent out in the garden looking at practical examples of the morning’s session.
Further details will be available shortly.

 

If you’re interested in any of the above events, please book your place by e-mailing GMG Events Co-ordinator, Jill Grayston

Other events are being organised for 2010 and will be announced shortly.

 

Press invitations

 

April 28

Gardening Direct

Gardening Direct has its nurseries in Jersey where it grows all its mail order plug plants. GMG members are invited to visit the growing facilities.
For more information, contact Sabra Swinson.

June 14

Rose Garden at The Savill Garden

The new Rose Garden at The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park, will open to the public in mid-June. Mark Flanagan, The Keeper of the Gardens, invites GMG members to the Press Day on June 14.
For more information and to register your interest in attending, e-mail Sarah Halstead.

July 8

Adrian Bloom’s Press Event
Bressingham Gardens, Diss, Norfolk

This will be a day of inspiration, photo opportunities and useful information for future articles. Adrian Bloom presents a very special press event about plants, gardens and gardening.
Further details from Miriam Young or visit the website

 

* Further information will appear in forthcoming issues of GMG News, the Guild's Newsletter.

* Please note that all GMG events and briefing days are only open to GMG members, unless stated otherwise; the annual GMG Awards are open to all writers, authors, journalists, photographers and broadcasters.

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* If you have any suggestions for member visits, briefing days, publishing days, events or open days, contact our Events Co-ordinator.