The Beech Gardeners visited Houghton Lodge Gardens at Stockbridge on Wednesday afternoon of 6th July 2016. We were greeted by the owner who told us a potted history of the house - built in 1793 and thought to be designed by John Plaw, a disciple of Nash, who built the Royal ... Read more
BGs Alton Town Walk No 2 – 1.6.16
On Wednesday 1st June on a fairly chilly cloudy afternoon the Beech Gardeners met up in the Library car park for a walk round Alton, guided for the 2nd time by Jim Dickinson. We walked out of the car park via the footpath into Amery Street and stopped and looked at the building opposite the ... Read more
BGs visit Tilford Cottage Gardens
On Wednesday 25 May 2016 the Beech Gardeners visited Tilford Cottage Gardens, south of Farnham on a fairly cloudy but fine day. The owner of the gardens, Rod Burn, met us at the start and gave us a plan of the gardens which led down to the River Wey. At Tilford the two branches of the River Wey ... Read more
BGs’ visit to Anna’s Snowdrops garden – 17 February 2016
About a dozen Beech Gardeners visited Anna's garden which was ablaze with snowdrops. The day was grey and showery and the poor little snowdrops were tucking their heads under their arms - so the photographer went back the next day and took more SUNNY photos which are in the gallery below. The BGs ... Read more
Sheila’s Charity Spring Bulbs and Plants Festival – Saturday 6 February 2016
Sheila is a valued member of the Beech Gardeners and contributed to a Charity Spring Bulbs and Plants Festival on Saturday 6 February 2016 at Farringdon - there were pretty plants and bulbs to buy plus tea, cakes and a raffle at The Stables, Shirnall Hall, Upper Farringdon from 12.00 noon onwards. ... Read more
This Friday: Talk by Local Horticulturist
Wolfgang Bopp is the Director of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, and a resident of Beech village. On Friday, 4th March, at 7.30pm, he will be speaking in Beech Village Hall, on “My Life in Horticulture”. Born in Germany, Wolfgang originally studied horticulture there, and after some six years ... Read more
BGs’ Christmas Party 2015
The Beech Gardeners held their Christmas Party at Ian and Kay's house and there was a brilliant turn-out of 29 people. Everybody brought a plate of food with them and the BGs donated the first drink from funds. It was a fine evening and those who walked up their long steep drive were very ... Read more
BGs’ visit to the Sorby’s Holly Garden 8.10.15
The Beech Gardeners turned out in force for the visit to Nick and Sheila Sorby's Holly Garden. 20 of us braved the drizzle and tramped about the garden with Nick telling us about the history of quite a few of his 90 different species of Holly. We started off down by the road and worked our ... Read more
BGs’ SUMMER SHOW – Report and Pictures
The BGs held their Summer Show on Saturday 19 September and it was a rip-roaring success. The day was lovely, although for safety all the tables were arranged inside the hall in case of inclement weather. Sheila Sorby held her plant stall outside in the sunshine and from the contributed plants ... Read more
BGs’ – Beech Village Summer Show – 19 September 2015
Beech Village Show Saturday 19 September Organised by the “Beech Gardeners” Open to all Beech residents and their families and the children of Bentworth School Full details of the classes are in the green leaflets that came through your door, or in the Beech newsletter or you ... Read more