Super Poppy Open Days.

Super Poppy Open days at:
Water Meadow Nursery.
Cheriton Hants
S024 0QB
Tel 01962 771895

National Collection of Papaver orientale & the New Super Poppy Collection

We start our Special Lecture Days in the first week of May 2010.
As the weather differs each year, it’s nearly impossible to advise you when to plan your visit.  Normally we would say the first 2 weeks in June, but 2007 saw an early and warm spring & the Poppies started flowering on April 29th instead of late May early June.
I would suggest that after you have made your booking you contact us by telephone to enquire the optimum time to visit, we will do our best to ensure that your visit is well worth while & enable you to see as many poppies as possible in all their glory.
The afternoon will start with a talk on the National Collection of Papaver orientale & the New Papaver ‘Super Poppy hybrids’.

We will be looking at the differences of the growing habits & flowering forms of the poppies and you will be able to view at close hand the Poppy Necklace Collection and the new Emerald beds which is home to over 150 different varieties of Orientale Poppies. This will be followed by a tour of the gardens and a question time. Lunch or Afternoon tea can be purchased from the Poppy Barn Café.

Dates for 2010.
Start Time. 1.45 for 2:00 pm Finishing 4:00 to 4:30 pm

Wednesday 5th, 12th, 19th,& 26th of May
Saturday 22nd & 29th of May.
Wednesday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd of June
Saturday 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th of July
£8:00 per person

The cost covers all literature about the collection, a list of Papaver stocked and the Lecture.

To reserve your place, please send a cheque for £8:00 to the Nursery
address above together with the date you would like to visit, or you can telephone us on 01962 771895 with your credit card details to reserve a place.  If you would like to reserve a table for lunch in tghe Poppy Barn beforehand please call 01962 771895.  We would suggest that you arrive between 12:00 to 12:30pm.
 
The Nursery is OPEN:

10:00am TO 5:00pm - MARCH TO END OF JULY - WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY.

The Nursery is closed after the last Saturday in October, until the first Saturday in March, except by prior appointment.

For Visitors to the Nursery:
The National Collection & gardens are open during normal nursery hours at a cost of £2.50 each.

Group Visits to the Nursery Gardens & Tea Rooms.

The Gardens are open from April to September.

The Poppy Barn is used in inclement weather for group visits & a slide show of the Lectures listed below with general question time or hands on propagation making a good day out. Lunch & tea are included.

Lectures

 ‘The Poppy Enthusiast’.

A full day hands on course covering all aspects of both the Papaver orientale & The Super Poppy. Inspection of the Plant Heritage collection & garden walk. Lecture, slide show, question time, lunch with a glass of wine, propagation & tea before departure are all laid on

List of Lectures available for Horticultural & Gardening Societies through out the year using Digital Photography and a large screen.

‘A Passion for Poppies’
The Story of the NCCPG collection of Papaver. Including the history, development and international hybridizers through the 1900’s.

‘All you need to know about Ponds.’
Covering all aspects of Ponds, and reviewing both good and bad design, A light hearted ‘You are the Judge’ section for your members to participate.

‘The Perennial Border through the season’.
Dealing with design, what to expect from the perennials at different seasons of the year, and reviewing famous garden borders.

‘Cottage Gardening’.
Dealing with the History of the Cottage Garden and how it came about.
Design and plants for the Cottage garden & reviewing Cottage Gardens in both U.K. and America.

‘Propagation’
A practical demonstration of the propagation of garden plants. Members are welcome to bring plants for propagation and see how its done.(Protective sheeting required to cover tables, broom for floor and some one to help with clearing up afterwards required.)

Please contact Sandy Worth on the above telephone or by email.

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