Events
Lodge Lane Nursery/Bluebell Cottage Gardens, 2008 events programme. To book, call 01928 713718 or email info@lodgelane.co.uk
| Course | Who for? | Description | Date | Times | Cost |
| *Gardens to live in and love | All | Sue Beesley leads a practical and interactive session on garden design to help you enjoy your garden all year round. | 16th April 2008 | 10am-12.30 | £9.95 (RHS members £7.95)Includes tour of garden and refreshments. |
| Bluebell Cottage Gardens open for NGS | All | Bluebell Cottage Gardens opens in support of the National Garden Scheme charity. Refreshments served and nursery open for plant sales. | 4th May 2008 | 12midday-5pm | £4(children free) All garden entry proceeds to NGS |
| Art in the Garden | For painters of all skill levels using watercolour or pastels. | An opportunity to spend a day painting in a perfect cottage garden setting with expert tuition on hand to provide guidance and technique demonstration. | 7th May 2008 | 10am-4pm | £30. Refreshments and garden tour included. Please bring packed lunch |
| *Creative Plant and Garden Photography | Suitable for anyone with an SLR or programmable camera | Andrew Williams helps you turn off the automatic setting on your camera and take more creative pictures. | 13th May 2008 | 10am-4pm | £56 (RHS members £46) Garden tour and lunch inc. |
| Photography workshops | For anyone looking to improve their plant photography | Andrew Williams hosts two half day workshops in the gardens to help you take better garden pictures. | 23rd May 2008 | 9.30 to 12.00 and 1.00 to 3.30 | £18.50 - refreshments included. |
| *Creative Plant and Garden Photography - repeat | Suitable for anyone with an SLR or programmable camera | Andrew Williams helps you turn off the automatic setting on your camera and take more creative pictures. | 17th June 2008 | 10am-4pm | £56 (RHS members £46) Garden tour and lunch inc. |
| Art in the Garden | For painters of all skill levels using watercolour or pastels. | Another opportunity to paint in the garden with expert tuition on hand to provide guidance and technique demonstration. | 25th June 2008 | 10am-4pm | £30. Refreshments and garden tour included. Please bring packed lunch |
| Art in the Garden | For painters of all skill levels using watercolour or pastels. | Paint in the garden at the height of summer with expert tuition on hand to provide guidance and technique demonstration. | 30th July 2008 | 10am-4pm | £30. Refreshments and garden tour included. Please bring packed lunch |
| NGS Open Day | All | Bluebell Cottage Gardens open for the second time in 2008 under the National Garden Scheme. | 10th August 2008 | 12midday to 5pm | £4(children free) All proceeds to NGS. |
| *Gardens to live in and love | All | Sue Beesley leads a practical and interactive session on garden design to help you enjoy your garden all year round. | 19th August 2008 | 10am-12.30 | £9.95 (RHS members £7.95)Includes tour of garden and refreshments. |
| Art in the Garden | For painters of all skill levels using watercolour or pastels. | A repeat of this very popular painting day. | 10th September 2008 | 10am-4pm | £30. Refreshments and garden tour included. Please bring packed lunch |
Those marked * are Royal Horticultural Society recommended events - click the event title to link to the RHS entry for this coursesit their website