Friends of the Lizard
 Kowethas an Lysardh

Patron: General Sir Richard Trant, KCB DSc DL

Newsletter No 16

Registered Charity No 1092934

Spring Issue, May 2003

Events for members:

Visit to Trevarno Estate Gardens and the National Museum of Gardening

Friday 9 May 2003 (Meet as a group in the car park at 2.30pm)

We have arranged a special group visit to the gardens and museum at Trevarno, in Crowntown near Helston. Cost £5.50 per person, includes entry, tour and tea.  Places are limited so please book with the Chairman or Secretary.  (See adjacent article)

 

Visit to Trebah Gardens

Monday 14 July 2003  2.30pm

Major Tony Hibbert, owner of Trebah Gardens, has kindly invited a group of our Members to visit the gardens free of charge.  He will give an introductory talk, followed by a conducted tour. Although there is no charge for the event, please inform either the Chairman or Secretary of your intention to go, as we have been asked to notify Trebah of the size of the group.  Also, it will be necessary to meet and arrive as a group – details will be in the next Newsletter.

 

Annual General Meeting 2003

Monday 20 October 2003  7.00 for 7.30pm, Mawgan Village Hall

Guest speaker: Martin Matthews, ex-Curator of Helston Museum.

Details in the Autumn Newsletter.

 

Christmas Social event

For several years, Peter Greenslade, our past President and current Vice President, has warmly welcomed us to The Top House for our annual Christmas Social event.  This year, to give variety, we have arranged to go to the Halzephron Inn at Gunwalloe.

Tuesday 2 December 2003, 7.30pm. £7.50 per person to include a glass of wine or mulled wine and a buffet meal. Details in the Autumn Newsletter.

 

 

The Coastguard Watch

House at Cadgwith
 

 
Trevarno - The New Boathouse

Trevarno Estate Gardens

& the National Museum of Gardening:

We have arranged this visit to coincide with the anticipated peak of the bluebells season.  The following extracts from Trevarno’s publicity material also give a flavour of what can be seen.

"A rare and very special part of Cornwall with a fascinating history stretching back to 1246 when Randolphus de Trevarno first gave the Estate its name. Privately owned since then by a succession of notable families, the magnificent gardens and grounds have been developed and extended over the centuries to become what many have described as one of the finest in a county renowned for its great gardening tradition.  Now open throughout the year for the first time in 750 years, the enchanting combination of mature woodland landscapes with formal areas and many inspired garden features creates a magical and memorable experience which will be enjoyed by all age groups.

Acknowledged as a remarkable celebration of Britain’s glorious gardening heritage, the National Museum of Gardening is the culmination of six years planning and research. From Spring 2001, the Museum has been housed in a new purpose-designed building and features the country’s largest and most comprehensive collection of gardening antiques, implements, memorabilia and ephemera, creatively displayed in ten themed areas.

Recreational, commercial and non-gardeners, young and old alike, will be fascinated by the variety, ingenuity and, in some cases, hilarity of the exhibits and artefacts, many of which are now extremely rare.

See the development of a unique range of Handmade Craft Workshops at Trevarno, each sharing a common ethos of using materials from the Estate, or being influenced and inspired by the garden and grounds. These include a Handmade Soap Workshop which produces the purest skin care soaps, using only plant materials. An Organic Herbal Workshop, the first in Britain to be accredited by the Organic Farmers & Growers Association. A Bee Centre, a Handmade Copper Water Feature Workshop using recycled materials, The Trevarno Furniture Maker and Trevarno Potter.

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