St Alfege

Open Gardens 2013

Visit Open Gardens in Greenwich on Sunday 2 June and Sunday 9 June from 2pm to 5pm

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Open Gardens Sunday 2 June

Pay 3 for each garden or 10 for all gardens on one day (pay at the first one you visit)
1. Tim and Patricia Barnes, The White House, Crooms Hill, SE10 8HH TEAS A walled garden laid out when the house belonged to the Astronomer Royal. Lots of climbers, good-sized lawn and flowers planted in a rather haphazard but hopefully cottagey way. And a mulberry tree as old as the house. 2. Ian and Susan Pawlby, 22 West Grove Lane, SE10 8QP WINE Come and explore a hidden garden in a hidden lane. 3. Jane Custance Baker and Peter Gingold, 51 Hyde Vale, SE10 8QQ Dangerously steep and thorny terraced garden entered at the visitor's own risk. Designed to be viewed from the house, the owner and inept gardener will do house tours to show the exceptionally varied and challenging site from different (and safe) vantage points. 4. Ann Broadbent, 14 Crooms Hill, SE10 8ER A very large and peaceful garden, it contains nothing much except wonderful mature trees including a plane as big as the ones in Berkeley Square. Tours of the house, which is much more interesting, are also on offer. 5. Susan and Jimmy Gaston, 119 Maze Hill, SE10 8XQ TEAS North-east facing garden lying under Vanbrugh Castle; raised beds with shrubs, a pergola covered in Albertine and Brides Veil roses, and a beautiful dovecote as the centre piece. 6. Alan Bartlett and Simon Gallie, 27 Maidenstone Hill, SE10 8SY TEAS This narrow hillside garden forms part of Point Hill and features some of Alan's RHS medal-winning garden items as well as his chickens. There are many unusual plants in the garden. Due to the many steps, slopes and limited accessibility of this garden, it may not be suitable for people requiring walking assistance. 7. Westcombe Woodlands, Lasseter Place (off Vanbrugh Hill), SE3 7UX A contrast to other gardens, this is mature woodland, hidden away from the public eye, but recently improved to be a better wildlife habitat. There are wild bulbs and newly-planted fruit trees, but today there is simply access to a small clearing and a winding path with nest and bat boxes and views towards Canary Wharf.

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Open Gardens Sunday 9 June

Pay 3 for each garden or 10 for all gardens on one day (pay at the first one you visit)
1. Clare and Mark Hatcher, 41 Gloucester Circus, SE10 8RY PIMMS A walled garden in a late Georgian terrace, the garden comprises formal elements with herbaceous borders, a beech hedge and a woodland garden under a horse chestnut tree. 2. Penny and David Matheson, 30 Hyde Vale, SE10 8QH PIMMS The garden of an 1830s tea-caddy house with a lawn in front and, behind, two shallow flower-filled terrace beds backed by rose-covered arches through which one sees a round lawn surrounded by a stone path and banks of shrubs, ivy and large trees. 3. Teresa and Jonathan Sumption, The Manor House, Crooms Hill, SE10 8HG A large garden standing on the edge of the hill comprising two small formal gardens, a flower garden surrounded by trellis and pleached apple trees divided by a parterre of lavender, and a sunken garden with a geometrical box parterre planted with herbs. 4. Caroline and Richard Newton Price, 3 Hyde Vale, SE10 8QQ TEAS New garden, old garden, tea and cake. 5. Geoff and Paula Nuttall, 124 King George Street, SE10 8PX A small, south-facing walled garden that can be entered by a side gate. 6. John and Helene Mitchell, 4 Orchard Drive, SE3 0QP Views from the house (wisteria and jasmine) and rear terrace (camellias) lead, via the croquet lawn and yew hedge, to the orchard (apples, pears, plums and quince) and a wild area (silver birch, oak and walnut).

We are extremely grateful for the support kindly offered by those who are sharing their gardens with others to raise funds for this appeal. All proceeds from the opening of these gardens will benefit the St Alfege Restoration Appeal and so provide a lasting contribution to Greenwich. Thank you for your support St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, London SE10 9BJ 020 8853 0687 www.st-alfege.org

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