HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008

Another busy winter for the gardeners at Pashley. Over 20,000 tulips, under planted with colour co-ordinated wallflowers, have gone in ready for our spectacular annual Tulip Festival, when we will be open every day from 25th April to 5th May. Representatives of Bloms Bulbs will be here throughout to help you with your order. Roses have been pruned and trained and should be at their peak for the Special Rose Weekend, from 13th to 15th June, which has been extended to include Friday this year and will once again feature the milk chocolate coloured Pashley Rose. Peter Beales Roses staff will be here over the three days to guide you round the garden.

Lilies have been the focus throughout February. The lilies we planted for last year’s new event, Lily Time, made a wonderful display. This year we are having a Lily Weekend, from 1st to 3rd August, with experts from Bloms Bulbs on hand with advice and order forms. Keith Boylett, our Head Gardener, comments ‘I am looking forward to seeing the lilies this year, for many of them it’s their second year and they will be stronger with more flowers, we have also planted more in late January and February so the display will be really good’.

The weather has been mild again this winter so we have been able to lightly mow the lawns much earlier than usual. The kitchen garden is well advanced, deeply dug and awaiting the first plantings in early March, so it will be ready to provide lots of fresh herbs, salads and vegetables for the Garden Room Café in early summer.

Season Tickets
Don’t forget to renew your season tickets for the 2008 season. Or, if you are looking for the ideal gift for someone - perhaps for Mother’s Day, you can buy a Season Ticket or Vouchers to spend in the Café or Shop. Season Tickets cost £23.00 and entitle one person to enter the gardens for the whole season, including all special events, a bargain! Gift vouchers can be purchased in values of £5.00 or £10.00, or a £7.00 voucher provides entrance to the gardens for one person for one day.
Please call 01580 200888 or email: groupbookings@pashleymanorgardens.com

Pashley at Group Travel Exhibitions We will be exhibiting at The Tourism and Leisure Show in Brentwood, Essex, on Thursday 21st February, at Tourism South East’s Group Travel Show at Port Lympne on Saturday 23rd February and at Sussex Top Attractions’ Group Visits Fair at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead on Friday 29th February. If you are thinking of bringing a group to see us this is a great opportunity to meet us in person and ask any questions you might have.

We open on Thursday 3rd April for the new season, I hope you will find time to visit us in 2008.

	James A. Sellick