Friends of the Garden

Durham University Botanic Garden.

Hollingside Lane, Durham City. DH1 3TN

tel 0191-3345522

The "Friends of the Garden" was established in 1982 to support the work and to encourage the wider appreciation of Durham University Botanic Garden. Activities include lectures, social functions and visits to other notable gardens. Details of these are included in our programme.

Please email michael.hughes@durham.ac.uk if you have any queries or would like to be added to the "Friends of the Garden" news list. This will keep you informed of the latest news and information about the Friends programme.

"Friends" have a guided tour of the Garden at 10.00am on the last Wednesday of each month excepting November, December, January and February. After the tour coffee and biscuits are served for which the Friends are asked to donate £1.00 to garden funds.

In order to raise money for the Garden Friends have plant and produce sales in the Spring.

Patron

Sir Thomas Allen, University Chancellor

Chair

To contact the Chair please write to the address above or email michael.hughes@durham.ac.uk.

Full Membership

Individual membership £14.00
Couples £20.00
Child/student £2.00

All Memberships include free admission to the Botanic Garden.

How to join?

You can pick up a membership form at the Botanic Garden or download this membership form.

Programme for 2013

All lectures, unless stated, are in the Visitors' Centre at the Botanic Garden at 7.30pm.

January 16th - ‘Experimental archaeology in the Botanic Garden’ - Dr Mike Church

February 20th - 'Lost in half an acre' - Prof.J.Richards

March 20th - 'Re-Awakening of a sleeping beauty' - Tony Smith

- March 27th - the first garden walk of the year, starting 10am at the Visitor Centre.

Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - 10th Annual Easter Chick Hunt

April 17th - 'Jekyll Gardens' - Rose Horsepool

- April 24th - garden walk

May (date to be announced) - GARDEN VISIT - 'Burnby and Beningbourough'

May 11th and 12th - Green wood working demonstartion in the garden with Chris Helliwell

May 12th - ANNUAL PLANT SALE

May 15th - Polemoniums - The National Collection

- May 29th - garden walk

June 6th to 10th - Holiday in Cheshire

June 19th - Summer Buffet

- June 26th - garden walk

July (date to be announced) - GARDEN VISIT - 'Priorwood and Harmony Gardens, Melrose'

- July 31st - garden walk

August (date to be announced) - GARDEN VISIT - 'Lowther and Larch Cottage nursery'

- August 28th - garden walk

September 7th and 8th - 3rd National ORCHID SHOW - at Josephine college (next to the Botanic Garden) www.dur.ac.uk/botanic.garden/orchidshow

September 18th - 'Hollingside' - David Butler

- September 25th - garden walk

October 8th - Joint meeting - 'Bolam Cottage Garden' - Please note - this meeting is on a tuesday and will be at Houghall College.

- October 30th - last garden walk of the year

November 20th - A.G.M.

December - 'Christmas Event' - details to follow....

Friends of the Garden

Patron

Chair

Full Membership

How to join?

Programme for 2013

All lectures, unless stated, are in the Visitors' Centre at the Botanic Garden at 7.30pm.

- March 27th - the first garden walk of the year, starting 10am at the Visitor Centre.

- April 24th - garden walk

- May 29th - garden walk

- June 26th - garden walk

- July 31st - garden walk

- August 28th - garden walk

- September 25th - garden walk

- October 30th - last garden walk of the year

Here are some examples of the types of talks and visits we have organised in the past;

'North Pennines A.O.N.B'- Chris Wooley Stewart

'Mountain Plants of Europe'- Dr Alan Pearson

'Wooden Hats'- Mr Andrew Hall

'Japanese Temple Gardens'- Mrs Muriel Woodward

'Song of the Tees' - Rev. Robert Cooper

'Every Flower Tells a Story'-Dr Phil Gates

'Elizabeth Balmforth of Harlow Carr'

'North Pennines A.O.N.B'- Chris Wooley Stewart

'Mountain Plants of Europe'- Dr Alan Pearson

'Wooden Hats'- Mr Andrew Hall

'Japanese Temple Gardens'- Mrs Muriel Woodward

'Song of the Tees' - Rev. Robert Cooper

'Every Flower Tells a Story'-Dr Phil Gates

'Elizabeth Balmforth of Harlow Carr'

'Hidden Secrets of Malaysia and Singapore'- Chris Barker (Orchids)

'The Manor House, Whalton - a Jeykll Garden'- Mrs Penny Norton

'The Woodland Trust'- Tony Smith

'Holehird Garden'- Peter Hoggarth

'Three Seasons in the Pelopennese' - An illustrated talk on the flora of the area by Dr Alan Pearson

'Flora of China'- a talk by Prof. John Richards

'Durham Wildlife Trust - Conservation around Durham'- a talk by Sue Charlton

'Wallington Hall'- a talk by Head Gardener Mr John Ellis

'Grey Towers'- a talk by Ingrid Sylvestre

Joint Meeting- a talk by Mr Harrison, Askham Bryan College, "Gardens of Historic Villa Cicogna Mozzini"

'Tunduru Botanic Garden, Maputo, Mozambique' - Patrick Nichol

'Floral Heteromorphy in Primula: from Darwin to DNA' - Prof. P.Gilmartin

'Arctic Research' - Dr Bob Baxter

'Bob Trigett' - "BBC Gardener of the Year 2007 and Silver Gilt winner at the 2008 Tatton Park Show"

'Down the Garden Path' - Christine Liddle

'Japanese Gardens' - Mike Hughes

'Medicinal Plants' - Mary Tassell - Medical Herbalist

'Orchid Conservation in Brazil' - Dr. R.C.Warren

'Dilston Physic Garden-herbs and their uses' Prof. E. Perry

'Tropical World' - Mr. J. Ellis

'Alpine Flowers of Northern Greece'- Prof. J. Richards

'Madeira' Mr. David Raeburn

'Foliage for Flower Arrangers' - Karl Brunton

We have also organised visits to other gardens, such as;

'Gardens in Cumbria'

'Helmsley and Nunnington Hall'

'Gardens around Stafford'

'Blackwell and Holehird' (near Windermere)

'Kirkley Hall and Blagdon Estate'

'Wentworth Castle'

'Scampston Walled Garden'

'Dawyck', near Peebles