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Feb
10
Sat
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.

Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

Feb
11
Sun
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne
Feb 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.

Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

Mar
12
Tue
Calke Abbey Gardens @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm

With National Trust volunteer, Roy Mitchell

Apr
9
Tue
Encouraging Bees into the Garden @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Apr 9 @ 7:30 pm

Encouraging Bees into the Garden; with award-winning David McDowell, ‘The Bee Farmer’.

Sales at this meeting.

May
14
Tue
Garden Club – Dark & Desirable @ Village Hall, Ticknall
May 14 @ 7:30 pm
Garden Club - Dark & Desirable @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Dark & Desirable; with Paul Green of Green Leaves Nursery.

Sales at this meeting.

May
19
Sun
Garden Club Plant Sale @ Village Hall, Ticknall
May 19 all-day
Jun
2
Sun
Milton Open Gardens 2024
Jun 2 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Milton Open Gardens 2024 @ Milton | England | United Kingdom

A diverse selection of 12 gardens will open during the Milton Open Gardens event this year. Gardens will be open on 2 June in the afternoon between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm in the normally quiet hamlet of Milton, South Derbyshire. There will be 9 along Main Street and 3 at The Waterworks. This year there are 3 gardens new to the event and one that has been ‘resting’ for a few years.

Sizes vary from a small courtyard to extensive gardens with styles ranging from cottage garden, low maintenance and some with more formal features.

There will be free parking in the centre of Milton and at The Waterworks. Admission is £5.00 for adults, and accompanied children under 16 are free. (Some gardens do not allow dogs). Tickets are available on the day adjacent to the car park.

Expect to find trees, shrubs, lawns, flowers, vegetables and ponds – something for everyone, and all the gardens, in Milton and at The Waterworks, are within easy walking distance of each other.

There will be live music courtesy of Boss&CO with refreshments including homemade cakes available in the Village Hall, with Tombola, stalls and plants for sale on the grass opposite.

Profits are in aid of the local Air Ambulance and Milton Community Lunch Club.

A warm Milton welcome awaits visitors old and new.

Jun
11
Tue
Growing Flowers & Floristry @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Jun 11 @ 7:30 pm

Growing Flowers & Floristry (with a demonstration); with Marie of The Flower Patch, member of ‘Flowers From The Farm’.

Jun
22
Sat
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne @ The Dower House,
Jun 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne @ The Dower House, | Melbourne | England | United Kingdom

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and looks better each season.

Admission is £8, children are free, and the doors open at 10:00 am and close at 4:30 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website.

The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

Jun
23
Sun
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne @ The Dower House,
Jun 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Open Garden, Dower House, Melbourne @ The Dower House, | Melbourne | England | United Kingdom

The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and looks better each season.

Admission is £8, children are free, and the doors open at 10:00 am and close at 4:30 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website.

The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.

Jul
9
Tue
The Worlds Largest gardening Project @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Jul 9 @ 7:30 pm

The Worlds Largest gardening Project; with returning favourite, Doug Stewart, Horticulturist and Professional Speaker.

Sep
7
Sat
Oasis Music Group @ Methodist Chapel
Sep 7 @ 3:00 pm

A concert of popular, well-loved music, given by the music group from the Swadlincote Oasis.

Sep
10
Tue
A Bulb for Every Month of The Year @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Sep 10 @ 7:30 pm

A Bulb for Every Month of The Year; with Adam Kirtland, Garden Writer & Podcaster – @viewfromthepottingbench.

Sep
24
Tue
Hidden Gems of Ticknall Limeyards @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm
Hidden Gems of Ticknall Limeyards @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Alison Thornhill will examine how Ticknall Limeyards evolved from a warm sea to a tranquil woodland from prehistory to the present day.

The talk will reveal some of the natural gems in this intriguing place.

Oct
8
Tue
Tips For a Bountiful Garden @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Oct 8 @ 7:30 pm

Tips For a Bountiful Garden; with Toby Buckland, gardener, author and presenter on BBC2’s Gardeners World. TICKETED EVENT.

Oct
29
Tue
Ghosts in Grandeur – Jo Golby @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Oct 29 @ 2:00 pm

Performed in Victorian Mourning dress we explore Warwick Castle and Calke Abbey’s “not so living history”.

The secrets that lie beneath and the inhabitants that still occupy the rooms, corridors and grounds of two very different Stately Homes as witnessed by myself, colleagues and guests.

Nov
12
Tue
A Hardy Planters Winter Survival Kit @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Nov 12 @ 7:30 pm

A Hardy Planters Winter Survival Kit; with Don Whitton, National Collection Holder of Hardy Euphorbia. Sales at this meeting

Nov
26
Tue
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Nov 26 @ 2:00 pm
'Tis the Season to be Jolly @ Village Hall, Ticknall | Ticknall | England | United Kingdom

Christmas time! A look back at some of our Christmas traditions, celebrations and favourite toys!

Enjoy a cracker joke or two, as we reminisce on our Christmases past!

Dec
10
Tue
MEMBERS CHRISTMAS SOCIAL @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Dec 10 @ 7:30 pm

MEMBERS CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

A Prize Quiz & Festive Supper; For Ticknall Garden Club members and their guests.

Jan
28
Tue
The Pigeon @ Village Hall, Ticknall
Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm

The Pigeon – from the gods to the gutter. Dove of peace or rat with wings? A look at our perceptions and complex relationship with this remarkable bird throughout history.