| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| Group email: | Garden Visits group |
Any visit will be open to all previous Gardening group members, with spare places being offered to any other u3a members.
I also have been looking at more car share outings, as some members have said that they would prefer this way.
To express your interest in this group, and to book places please contact Janice by email: janiceevans1713@gmail.com
Please note: Garden visits will take place on a Sunday morning starting at 11am & finished by 1pm.
All bookings will be confirmed via email. Money is collected in cash on arrival.
IMPORTANT: As usual with all of our Garden visits, if you cancel your booking and I cannot fill the place OR if you are a no show on the day, you are still expected to pay the money, as it is all for charity.
| 2026 | Destination |
| Visit Date: Sunday May 10th starting at 11am Cost: £12 each, includes Entry, talk, tour, tea/coffee and cake Money will be collected in cash before entry to garden. Bookings: By email to: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed by email within 24hrs. Sorry, all spaces are now booked | Address: Pear Tree Cottage, Witton Hill, Wichenford. WR6 6YX We are returning to this amazing quirky garden especially to see the Giant Wisteria in bloom. This has been featured in newspapers, magazines and many TV programmes. It is home to the world's rarest tree. Around every corner can be found amusing curiosities. |
| Visit Date: Sunday May 17th starting at 11am Cost: £10 each, includes Entry, talk, tour, tea/coffee and cake. Money will be collected in cash before entry to the garden Bookings; By email to: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed by email within 24hrs. Bookings now open. | Address: 2 Brookwood Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham B45 8GG Please park on the road outside of the private security gates This return visit in a different season is requested by members. A mature garden with many water features and wildlife pond. The garden is surrounded by spectacular rhododendrons. |
Visit Date: Saturday June 13th starting at 11am PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DAY FOR THIS VISIT ONLY Cost: £12 each includes entry, talk, tea/coffee & large slice of homemade cake. Money will be collected in cash before entry to the garden. Bookings: By email to: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed via email within 24hrs. Bookings will open on May 1st for this visit. sorry about the irregular spacing, please scroll down to read about the other bookings for 2026 | Address: Badge Court, Purshull Green Lane, Elmbridge, Droitwich WR9 0NJ 2 1/2 acre garden with something for all gardeners. Specimen trees, lake with a waterfall, a stumpery and a topiary garden. Walled, Mediterranean, vegetable and Japanese gardens. |
Visit Date: Sunday 12th July starting at 11am Cost: £10 each includes entry, talk, tea/coffee & cake Money will be collected in cash before entry into the garden Bookings: by email to: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed by email within 24hrs Bookings for this visit will open on 1st June | Address: 77 Station Road, Fernhill Heath, Worcester. WR3 7UP Wildlife friendly garden featuring a bug house! Pretty stream connecting 2 wildlife ponds, cottage garden with roses. Wildflower meadow within the orchard. Plenty of seating. Several artistic creations made by the garden owner |
Visit Date: Sunday 16th August starting at 11am Cost: £9.50 each includes entry, talk, tea/coffee & cake Money will be collected in cash before entry into the garden' Please bring the correct money, I won't have endless 50p pieces! Bookings via email to: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed by email within 24hrs. Bookings for this visit will open on 1st July | Address: "Nimrod" 35 Alexandra Road, Malvern. WR14 1HE This peaceful garden is filled with mature trees, pond with a stream alongside a wildflower meadow. A wide variety of plants can be found in the Japanese and New Zealand gardens. Colourful shrubs help to produce a garden full of colour in August. An arbour inspired by Geoff Hamilton. Elgar wrote some of the Enigma Variations in a bell tent in this garden, hence the name of the house! |
| Visit Date: Sunday 23rd August starting at 11am Cost: £10 includes entry, talk, tea/coffee & cake Money will be collected in cash on the day before entry. Bookings by email to: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed via email within 24hrs Booking for this visit will open on July 1st | Address: Cherry Tree Barn, Southnett, Mamble. Kidderminster DY14 9JT on the main A456 road, about a mile beyond Mamble village, left up a track after passing the sign for Broombank. Members have requested a return visit to this amazing colourful garden. A wide variety of trees, shrubs and plants and planting ideas offer some wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. |
| Visit Date: Sunday 6th September starting at 11am Cost: £10 includes entry, talk, tea/coffee & cake Money will be collected in cash on the day before entry. Bookings by email to: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed by email within 24hrs. Booking for this visit will open on 1st August. | Address: Lower House Farm, Vine Lane, Sutton. Tenbury Wells. WR15 8RL Award winning country garden with herbaceous borders, kitchen and cutting garden and a box-parterre. Autumn colours of dahlias. Ha Ha offering wonderful views and a wildlife pond. Part of a working farm and equestrian centre. |
Garden Visits Programme
| 2025 | Destination |
| Sunday 11th May 11.00am start | Address: Hiraeth, 30 Showell Road, Droitwich WR9 8UY Distance 12miles 20-25mins Cost includes entry fee, talk, tour, tea/coffee and cake £8.50 to be collected in cash on arrival. Follow the A449 then the A442 onto the Roman rd A38,off the big roundabout, 3rd exit signed Worcester. After 2 miles, at the 2nd roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Addyes Way and turn right by the post box into Showell rd. Garden described as a "Haven on the way to Heaven" Full of colour, statues and sculptures. To book a place please email me at janiceevans1713@gmail.com you will receive confirmation of your booking. Please note that if you are a no show on the day, the fee is still payable as it is all for charity. |
| Sunday 22nd June 11am start | Address: New House Farm, Kidderminster, Cutnall Green, WR9 0PW on the A442 Distance: 7miles 13mins Turning on the left coming from Kidd. Yellow sign will be on the verge. The turning is by the large "Soft Furnishing Curtains" sign. The cost includes entry fee, talk, tour, tea/coffee and cake £10, to be collected in cash on arrival. A 1 acre country garden with old features and new planting areas, with views over open countryside. To book a place please email me at: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed by email. |
| Sunday 6th July 11am start Without a doubt the most beautiful and interesting garden we have ever visited. We will visit it again next year in a different month. | Garden is in Mamble nr Kidderminster Details as follows Address: Cherry Tree Barn, Southnett, Mamble, Kidderminster DY14 9JT on the A456 Distance: 13mls 25mins 3 miles from Clows Top. Past Mamble village after a mile turn Left up the wide white stone track off the main A456 road, a few yards passed the turning to Neen Sollars which is on the right. Yellow signs will be visible. out on the verge, drive up the lane taking the right fork and parking is on the right hand side. The cost will be £10 each including drinks and cake, to be collected in cash on arrival. The garden is a riot of colour containing ponds, roses, bog garden and woodland area all giving wonderful views over open countryside. To book a place please contact me on: janiceevans1713@gmail.com All bookings will be confirmed by email. |
| Sunday 27th July 11am start To book a place, please contact me on: janiceevans1713@gmail.com. All bookings will be confirmed by email. | Garden: 2 Brookwood Drive, Barnt Green. B45 8GG Distance: 13miles 30mins Cost will be £10 each inc. drinks and cake, to be collected in cash on arrival. It is a multi themed mature garden with many water features, colourful borders and a wildlife pond. Drive to Bromsgrove to the first roundabout, bear left to the traffic lights past Asda. Bear onto the A38, R into School Lane, slight R onto B4096 then L into Little Heath Lane. Follow this road over the M42 motorway . Right into Brookhouse Rd, continue on Shepley Rd, then Fiery Hill Rd, Left into Brookwood Rd, parking around the near streets. |