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| "Lambeth Garden Museum and Chelsea Physic Garden. Special Interest Day 24 June 2009. On Midsummer Day a group of members visited these two delightful places and enjoyed beautiful weather. The Garden Museum is small but has a number of interesting exhibits in its permanent collection. It was founded to give a purpose to the former St Mary-at-Lambeth which was scheduled for demolition. There is a small garden where there are the graves of the great gardeners John Tradescant, father and son, and of Captain Bligh. In the church are buried the Howard grandparents of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard among other notables. We had good food in pleasant surroundings. In the afternoon we went to the Chelsea Physic Garden which has a very appealing atmosphere and much of interest. In a 3-acre site where it has been since it was founded by Hans Sloane in the 17th century, it has a comprehensive collection of plants from around the world. Its beginnings with the Apothecaries has led it to have a particular association with medicinal plants. In the more sheltered areas there are grapefruit and pomegranate trees. Members were appreciative of the excellent café. Our group returned to St Ives well-fed, contented and rather tired." (Elspeth Jervie) "We had an excellent day in London for the Chinese Warrior Exhibition. The way in which the work was displayed was first class, especially as there were notices on both sides of the cases so that, despite the crowd, it was possible to see and read about the items with comparative ease. Having seen the warriors in Xian in October we still learnt a good deal and felt it was well worth going." (Barbara Levine) "We arrived at Kew (22nd May 2007) in beautiful weather, in time for a quick coffee before our timed bookings for the tour. The palace was well worth the visit, being fully restored to the second storey and preserved above this level to show the construction of the building. The audio-visual effects were interesting, if a little difficult to hear above the hubbab of chat as people entered and exited the rooms. Visitors were able to use the two computers upstairs to access further information about the restoration, and I particularly enjoyed the pictures of the dining room set for the Queen's 80th birthday. The day gave ample time to have lunch, then to wander the various areas of plantings and gardening interest. A visit to Kew could almost be an annual event as the gardeners amongst us always come home with new ideas and aspirations for our own somewhat smaller plots. Our thanks to Thelma for her smooth organisation." (Barbara Levine) "Thanks to Thelma, we had a wonderful day at Kew Palace and Garden (22nd May 2007). The Palace has just been refurbished and it is certainly worth a visit as many of the carpets and furnishings were taken from the original patterns. The Princess Bedrooms ceiling and wall panels were open to view so you could see how the building has been beautifully preserved. Also see members' comments and photos on many other visits |
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