A select 20 members arrived at the Hall, to be greeted by our host, Mrs Soper, who was a kind and thoughtful fellow gardener, accompanied by the enthusiastic gardener, Rachel, and the equally enthusiastic but not so knowledgeable dog.

Photos Chris Davies
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We were given a brief history of the garden by Mrs Soper, and a guided tour, showing the work of Dr and Mrs Soper, and more recently, Rachel, in constucting the garden features, including a recent cascade and fernery/stumpery, adding to the pond, courtyard, sensibly-sized walled vegetable garden and other attractive areas, all planted by them, except for some of the mature trees. There was a lightweight flat-bottomed boat which had been made by Rachel for working on the pond, and a sculpted, but convincing Hosta.

Unforgettably, tea and coffee was accompanied by a choice of three sorts of cake. A great end to the garden visits for this year.

Many thanks to Liz Nicholls and Shirley Baxter for organising this and the previous visits during this Summer.