Thursday 24th / Friday 25th June - GARDEN COMPETITION JUDGING

Trophies and prizes (garden centre vouchers) are awarded in the following categories:-

Larger gardens
Patios and small front gardens
Window boxes and roof gardens

Saturday 26th June 2010 - CLUB MEETING

Venue : Kensington Central Library Lecture theatre
Time: Doors open at 2.00 p.m. for a 2.30 start.

Mark Wasilewski, Park Manager for St James's Park and The Green Park, will talk about "A Day in the Life of a Park".

Sunday 18th July - GARDEN VISIT TO CHENIES MANOR

Depart : Opposite Post Office, Kensington Church Street 10.00 a.m.
Return : Kensington Church Street approx 6.00 p.m.
Cost : £25

Visit to Chenies Manor in Bucks is free to RHS members and has a "Gardening Which" recommendation. A major Plant Fair will be held that day. The gardens are famous for their plant associations. There is a sunken garden, a yew maze, parterre, rose garden, and a vegetable garden. The house, a grade I listed Tudor manor house with a fortified tower, is also open. It has tapestries, antique dolls and a secret chamber with a tunnel leading out into the woods. Henry VIII and Catherine Howard, and Elizabeth I all visited the manor.

Wednesday 4th August - GARDEN VISIT TO CORPUSTY MILL GARDEN, NORFOLK
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Visit to Corpusty Mill Garden, Norfolk. A romantic five acre water mill garden close to the source of the River Bure. The garden comprises lawns, pools, woodland garden, water garden and kitchen garden. Planting is rich and varied, trees and shrubs predominate but there is lush waterside planting and foliage and form is to the fore. Architectural features, both gothic and modern, add to the texture of the garden. This trip will be longer than the others, leaving London earlier than usual and returning the same evening. The cost will be a little higher than normal and numbers may be restricted.

Saturday 11th September - GARDEN VISIT TO THE VYNE (National Trust)
Depart : Opposite Post Office, Kensington Church Street 10.00 a.m.
Return : Kensington Church Street approx 6.00 p.m.
Cost : £25

Visit to The Vyne near Basingstoke. An impressive 16th-century house, dating back to Henry VIII's reign, which has been in continuous family ownership for 350 years. The house is set in a large country-park with gardens, lake, meadows, woods and wetlands. The gardens have herbaceous borders, a William Robinson wild garden, a walled kitchen garden and a 1635 summerhouse. The lake and woods should be colouring up for autumn at the time of our visit. The Vyne has a restaurant serving local produce. We can reach The Vyne in about an hour and a half. We therefore plan to add on a visit to The Living Rainforest which is only 45 minutes away and very near the M4. The glasshouses contain a stunning collection of orchids, pitcher plants, butterflies, a dwarf crocodile, piranha fish, and for the brave, a jungle carpet python and salmon pink bird eating spider. It will be hot, so not comfortable for more than about an hour. There is a tea room and shop.

Saturday 2nd October - CLUB MEETING
Venue : Kensington Central Library Lecture theatre
Time: Doors open at 2.00 p.m. for a 2.30 start.

Competition Prize Giving followed by gardening quiz. Last year's quiz proved popular and a lot of fun. Our experts will put together another challenging multiple-choice quiz sheet to challenge and amuse.

Saturday 20th November - CLUB MEETING with guest speaker CHRISTINE WALKDEN
Venue : Kensington Central Library Lecture theatre
Time: Doors open at 2.00 p.m. for a 2.30 start.

"Winter colour in the Garden" with Christine Walkden, gardening expert on BBC1 'The One Show' and regular of BBC's 'Gardeners World'. We are looking forward to welcoming Christine to Kensington Gardeners' Club. Christine has impressive horticultural credentials (Kew, Wakehurst Place, Capel Manor) but is loved for her contagious enthusiasm. Members will be encouraged to bring guests to enjoy this special event.