Friends of Waterperry
In the rose garden at a coffee morning
Friends strolling on a country walk
Friends helping with pruning at Waterperry
Afternoon tea in a member's garden
Charity No. 1071953
The Friends of Waterperry Gardens are a group of people who value and enjoy these unique ornamental gardens
The Friends also provide valuable support by raising funds for projects around the estate, including helping to install the waterlily canal, raising money to replace the commemorative bench for the gardens founder, Miss Beatrix Havergal, and funding the new gates to the alpine garden.
Our last major project was the restoration of The Orange Tree House
We meet throughout the year for social events and also to help with the continuing development and maintenance of the garden. Pruning the cordon apple trees with Mary Spiller, Chairman of the Friends is an activity that some of the friends would hate to miss.
By joining the Friends of Waterperry, members get free entry to the gardens all year round, a programme of special events, 10% off purchases in the plant centre, a monthly coffee morning, quarterly newsletter and the chance to meet other garden enthusiasts. Guests are welcome too, so to find out more why not come along and enjoy a Friends of Waterperry event before you join. You'll certainly meet a very friendly group of people.
Events 2010
First Tuesday of each month except January 10.30am - Waterperry
Coffee morning with garden tour or talk
Tuesday 2 February Coffee Morning 10.30am
Tuesday 2 March Coffee Morning 10.30am
Friday 19 March A Talk by Sue Bedwell "Iris and her Friends" Friends £6 Guests £7
Tuesday 6 April Coffee Morning 10.30am
Sunday 25 April AGM with Bring and Buy plant sale followed by tea
Tuesday 4 May Coffee Morning 10.30am
Saturday 15 May Visit to Janet Cropley's Garden at Evenley Friends £6.50 Guests £7.50
Tuesday 1 June Coffee Morning 10.30am
Saturday 19 June Visit to Joy Baldwin's Garden at Stanton St John Friends £5.50 Guests 6.50
Tuesday 6 July Coffee morning 10.30am
Thursday to Saturday July 15 to 18 Art in Action
Tuesday 3 August Coffee Morning 10.30am
Friday 20 August Visit to Rycote grounds and Chapel, Introductory talk with a cup of tea
Friends £9.00 Guests £10.00
Tuesday 7 September Coffee Morning 10.30am
Saturday 18 September Plant Sale books, cakes, tombola 10.30am
Tuesday 5 October Coffee Morning 10.30am
Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October Apple Weekend
Friday 15 October tba
Tuesday 7 December Coffee Morning 10.30am
For further details of any events and advanced booking please contact Joan Diamond 01865 351424
