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HRG Rose Day at Hinton Ampner
Saturday 15 October 2022 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
£15John Wood, Head Gardener at Hinton Ampner, will meet you in the carpark. (Keep separate from NT payments.)
If you get stuck, John’s mobile is 07770 853 174.
10.30am: Introduction & coffee
- A brief history of Hinton Ampner and how roses are used in the garden.
- Rose evolution and rose anatomy.
- Propagating your own roses: Cuttings vs budding and the effects on the final plant; seed-raising, variability, dormancy.
- Planting and replanting where roses have been established.
12.30pm: Lunch.
Buy lunch in tea room or bring your own.
Afternoon:
- How to take cuttings (practical outside session): participants take their own cuttings under supervision.
- Tour of garden, looking at design and how roses have been used in various situations, and how we prune certain roses.
- Q&A
4pm: Ends
Cost: £15 payable to HRG.
NB Space is limited to 15 persons max so please book as soon as possible by contacting Maeve Heneke on maheneke@hotmail.com