Social Events

During the working season which runs from March through November, we have two social events in the garden.
Our Open Day in July allows the gardeners to entertain family, friends and visitors, the gardeners enjoy showing the work they have acheived and are happy to answer questions about their work and visits here. There are fun and games on the terrace, with tombola, tea and cakes and an excellent BBQ run by Phil.
Our end of season 'Get-Together' is a fun party for the gardeners, volunteers and invited guests. Held in the Potting shed in late November we have to be inventive due to space restrictions. Funny games , tea and cake, present giving and a good time to say goodbye until the next season.


​During the Corona virus 'lockdown' the garden has been kept going by the very hard work of our Project Manager - Jean Burgess. Single handed she has, sown seeds, weeded terraces and planted out when the seedlings were ready. There is an amazing variety of vegetables and soft fruits on the terraces and in the green house.  We have been very busy making jams from our fruit and the volunteers had a very interesting socially distanced go at apple picking for the apple juice we sell. As well as all this hard work Jean has managed to keep us all in touch with the 'goings-on' in the garden, using her very imaginative sense of humour. She writes a regular blog about the inhabitants of the garden and what they have been up to trying to support her in the work. The Scarecrow is named Scary Biker and his dog is Plackie as he is made up from old un-recyclable plastic. They are always trying to help but this effort is not always successful!!
 
 
                                                                                             Christmas Tree Choosing Day – the 2020 way
 
                                                                                                                                          The date:  Saturday 28th November
                                                                                              The times:  Pre-booked 1/4hour slots between 9am and 3pm.
 
Please view the full list of 23 Norway Spruce (NS) and 50 Nordmann fir (NF) trees who will be looking for homes this Christmas.  Of course, we think each and every one of them is special and we will be sorry to see them go.  Here are a few examples:

NS - “Abe” - 12'6” tall   -   outdoor tree, or maybe cut a hole in your ceiling?  £20
NS - “Yasmin” - 4'6” - lonely little tree, up in the top left hand corner of the plantation. £20
NS - “Igor” - 5'6” - plucky individual who survived replanting after last Christmas. £17.50
NF - “Bob” - 5'10” - why wasn't he sold last year? – one of our top ten Spruces.  £30
NF - “Duncan” - 4'9” - best against a wall – his good side is wonderful!  £15
 
Now, if (like me) you are not techno-savvy, you can come along on the 28th November – at a pre-arranged time – and choose your tree.
 
When to phone?  
 I will have the bookings list in my pocket every day from Monday 2nd November. Phone me on 01892 740305 or 07889 731949 (not after 8pm please) to fix your appointment time.  If you can't get through, please don't leave a message or text – just try again later.
           
If you want to buy a tree unseen, but chosen from the website list
Please phone me on or after the choosing day (28th November) – so everyone has the same opportunity to choose the best trees.
 
Collection of trees
We will fix times to suit us all, when you can pick up and pay for your tree, and maybe buy some of our jam and apple juice too. Provisional dates – Wednesdays and Saturdays between 5th and 23rd December.
 
Just to say, all of the Walled Gardeners are very sorry that this won't be a particularly jolly, social event, but we would love you to support us at the end of such a strange year.
 
                                         Look forward to hearing from you all.
 
                                        Jean, and all the SNWG team
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                                                           Christmas Tree Choosing Day  28th November 2020 -                                         




         ​Sample photographs  of our Christmas Trees
​                                                               Christmas Tree List – 2020
 
Nordmann Fir – 47 trees
 
                          Photo no.      Name                          Height                         Comments
 
£30                       2             Bob                                         5'10”
                                3             Chris                                      5'
                                10           Graham                               5'4”
                                13           Harry                                   4'6”                      Our top ten trees.
                                14           Henry                                  6'
                                24           Luke                                     4'8”
                                38           Beatrice                             4'8”
                                39           Diana                                   6'6”
                                41           Daisy                                   4'10”
                                42           Emma                                  5'4”
 

£ 23.50               Leo                                                         4'6”
                                25           Larry                                     3'9”
                                35           Anne                                     5'
                                37           Bella                                     4'4”                        Nearly made the top ten
                                45           Fiona                                    4'
                                47           Grace                                   4'3”
                                62           Mary                                    5'6”

 

£25                       6             Ethan                                    4'6”
                                9             Frank                                     5'10”
                                11           Geoff                                     6'
                                20           Keith                                      5'6”
                                27           Nigel                                      5'6”                        Well, we think they're lovely.
                                40           Dorothy                               7'
                                43           Elsie                                       6'6”
                                44           Elizabeth                            4'2”
                                51           Hazel                                     5'           
                                52           Irene                                      6'6”
                                61           Magda                                  3'9”
               
£20                        8             Fred                                       4'9”
                                15           Ian                                          4'2”
                                26           Norman                               5'9”
                                48           Gillian                                   4'10”
                                53           Iris                                          5'2”                        - and these will be so sad if they're left                                                                                                                                                  behind.
                                54           Ivy                                          3'10”
                                56           Jemima                                 5'
                                64           Nancy                                   5'3”
 

£15                        4             Colin                                      4'8”
                                5             Duncan                                 4'9”                       
                                22           Keiron                                  4'3”
                                36           Antonia                               4'10”                     Ideal in a corner, with plenty of tinsel!
                                55           Jackie                                   4'6”
                                57           Kaye                                      4'6”
                                58           Louise                                   5'3”
                                59           Liz                                           6'
                                60           Melvina                               7'
                                63           Norma                                 7'
 
£10                        17           Joe                                       5'4”
                                46           Georgie                             6'                               We’ll be fine with lots of decorations!
                                49           Hyacinth                          6'3”
                                50           Hannah                             5'6”
 
 

Norway Spruce – 23 trees
 
£20                        1             Abe                                        12'6”                       Outdoor tree – or cut a hole in the                                                                                                                                                        ceiling?
                                29           Richard                                 7'
                                31           Simon                                   10'6”
                                66           Pam                                       7'6”
                                68           Sally                                       7'
                                71           Wanda                                  7'6”
                                72           Yasmin                                  4'6”                            Top left hand corner – a lonely                                                                                                                                                                  little tree

 

£17.50                 7            Ebeneezer                           5'9”                       
                                12           Gary                                       6'9”
                                16           Igor                                        5'6”                                Igor survived replanting last                                                                                                                                                                     January
                                18           James                                    5'3”
                                19           Jonny                                    5'6”
                                21           Kyle                                        5'
 

£15                       30           Rudolph                               9'6”
                                32           Terry                                      10'6”
                                33           Victor                                    9'6”
                                34           Vincent                                 11'
                                65           Penny                                    11'6”
                                67           Sarah                                     9'
                                69           Shirley                                   8'6”
                                70           Tabitha                                 7'6”

 

£10                        Tinsel                                                     4'6”                                 Replanted 2 years ago – needs love.
                                  28           Paul                                       7'6”                                 For someone with lots and lots of                                                                                                                                                          decorations                                                                                                   
 

 

Disclaimer
Some trees may have grown (or, indeed, shrunk) since they were measured.
Some trees have been cleverly priced to make you think you are getting a bargain (which you are?).
All trees have been talked to, watered in times of drought, and weeded (though not much this year on account of coronavirus).  They have not been sprayed, or witnessed any bad language, so far as we know, and only 2 (Tinsel and Igor) have ever left our plantation (but they have been free to do so if they wished).  Therefore, they are happy trees, so please look after them kindly.