Abbots Langley Gardening
Society
February 2011
What a nice evening. We enjoyed a lovely talk by
Lisa Owens about the Wrest Park Revitalisation Project. There’s a mouthful of a
title for a talk
.
Wrest Park is in Silsoe, near
English Heritage is now renovating the whole estate.
Much of the house is currently still under renovation and a restaurant is
opening for their Grand Launch in August.
The gardens, which were inspired by the great
gardens of
There
are also magnificent statues that date from the 1830s an early 18th
century pavilion designed by Thomas Archer - an architectural gem!
We
were shown photos taken for Country Life Magazine in 1904 and photos of how the
same vistas look now. That was very interesting to see what work is being
undertaken to return it to its former glory.
I
suspect there will be an outing organised to visit
For
details of other trips planned for this year see our travel club page.
11th
- when we hold our spring Quiz Night. Prizes for first and last teams !!!
17th - our next meeting on “Patio and
26th
– Our SPRING SHOW held in Henderson Hall.
We
are always looking for new members and our meetings are held on the third
Thursday of the month in the Manor House Sports and Social Centre so you can
have a drink before we start at 8pm. Visitors only £1
For
more details contact our Secretary, Jane on 01923 447281.
Pam
Cotton J