Gardening Club Visit to Friars Well, 8th June 2016

For our June meeting our members met at Friars Well to enjoy the extensive gardens which Anne and Nick Attenborough are working to restore to their former glory. We gathered outside the summer house in front of what was, for a time, the swimming pool. The pool has been reduced to a third of its size to become an ornamental pond. Beyond is the wilderness walk, a trail from the stables along the wooded boundary to the paddocks below. On the far side of the house is a series of hedged gardens, each with its unique and colourful display. After an hour enjoying the garden in the warm summer evening we returned to the summer house for Prosecco and nibbles. We thanked Anne and Nick for a very enjoyable visit and congratulated them on the progress of their project so far.