Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in and
see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor, Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can fit all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 09/02/2012 14:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 14:43:20 +0000, Spider said:

Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor, Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can fit all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).

Fantastic! We'll look forward to seeing you. You forgot to add Wildside
(Thursdays only, I believe)!! That's Keith Wiley's place. It will be
lovely to see you and we'll x fingers for good weather. Wildside is
extremely close to The Garden House, in the same lane, in fact.


Oooh! I'll drop a hint to the chauffer, then. Mustn't miss an
opportunity. Thanks, Sacha.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

In article , Spider
writes
then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.


Isn't that the Dartmoor lodge? I seem to recall it when i was looking at
perhaps coming down to Devon sometime.

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 15/02/2012 17:19, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Spider
writes
then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.


Isn't that the Dartmoor lodge? I seem to recall it when i was looking at
perhaps coming down to Devon sometime.



Ooops! You're right of course, Janet. That's brain trouble rather than
finger trouble. Thanks for pointing it out.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

In article , Spider
writes
Ooops! You're right of course, Janet. That's brain trouble rather
than finger trouble. Thanks for pointing it out.

--


I gave up after on the website as it wasn't obvious how much stuff
cost!!
It seemed a good base for a visit to Devon gardens that was all.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 15/02/2012 18:26, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-15 17:19:42 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:

In article , Spider
writes
then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.


Isn't that the Dartmoor lodge? I seem to recall it when i was looking
at perhaps coming down to Devon sometime.

I think that is probably what Spider means. It's about 5 minutes or so
from here, depending on the traffic you meet in our lanes! ;-)


Thanks, Sacha, for being so polite. I ought to have got it right; it
was written down for me, being a recommendation.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 16/02/2012 18:16, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-16 18:03:35 +0000, Spider said:

On 15/02/2012 18:26, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-15 17:19:42 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:

In article , Spider
writes
then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.


Isn't that the Dartmoor lodge? I seem to recall it when i was looking
at perhaps coming down to Devon sometime.

I think that is probably what Spider means. It's about 5 minutes or so
from here, depending on the traffic you meet in our lanes! ;-)


Thanks, Sacha, for being so polite. I ought to have got it right; it
was written down for me, being a recommendation.

We haven't stayed there, obviously. But we went to a friend's
major-super-something anniversary a few months ago and the dinner was
very good and the staff absolutely charming. They really did seem to go
the extra mile. It's just off the road that comes off the A38 and turns
left up to us or right up to the moor. Are you there on the night of the
21st or 22nd? I ask because we'd like to ask you to dinner but the 22nd
is a family birthday! If you're free on the 21st, that would be lovely
for us!


Oh Sacha, that is sweet of you! I need to check, but RG is worried that
I'm putting our dates on public view (quite rightly!), so if you don't
mind I'll reply by private email and, forgive me, that will be tomorrow
eve probably because I'm rushing out in the morning. I'm really touched
by your offer. I've gone all over unneccessary! I promise to email you
when I get in tomorrow. Thank you!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

In article , says...

so if you don't
mind I'll reply by private email and, forgive me,

The rest of the gardening group won't mind at all.

Janet

On 09/02/2012 23:07, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 19:09:37 +0000, Spider said:

On 09/02/2012 14:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 14:43:20 +0000, Spider said:

Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor, Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can fit all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).

Fantastic! We'll look forward to seeing you. You forgot to add Wildside
(Thursdays only, I believe)!! That's Keith Wiley's place. It will be
lovely to see you and we'll x fingers for good weather. Wildside is
extremely close to The Garden House, in the same lane, in fact.


Oooh! I'll drop a hint to the chauffer, then. Mustn't miss an
opportunity. Thanks, Sacha.

We may even come with you if I can get Ray away. Thursdays are bad days
for us to 'escape'. But we haven't been for a while and would like to
see what he's achieved so far. Afaik the nursery is open all the time
but the garden only on Thursdays. It's worth checking to be sure I'm
right, though. Burnham Orchids are about 15 to 20 minutes from us and we
can explain to you how to get there but if you've got SatNav that will
do it for you! Coleton Fishacre is well worth seeing though I hope the
cannas etc. they got from us have survived the winter by the time you
get there! It's a stunning garden but we haven't seen it for two years.
Another good one is Overbecks, just to add confusion. We love Lanhydrock
- the house always gives the impression that the owners have just
stepped out. And if you get time it's worth visiting Cotehele because
it's so old and so beautiful. Go on a sunny day as there's no electricity.


Oh, that would be lovely if you could escape for a while, but I won't
rely on it. I'll have a Google on Wildside and see what they say about
opening times. RG does have a SatNav (he loves to argue with it), but
I'm sure he'd be glad to hear the 'local' approach to Burnhams.
Hopefully, he won't argue with you the way he does with the "route
recalculation" device!

By the time we see you, we will have visited Lanhydrock and, perhaps,
Cotehele too. I confess I'd forgotton about Overbecks. I'll check that
out and see how we can fit it in. It's going to be a busy trip:~))!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

"Spider" wrote in message
...
On 09/02/2012 23:07, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 19:09:37 +0000, Spider said:

On 09/02/2012 14:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 14:43:20 +0000, Spider said:

Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor, Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can fit all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).

Fantastic! We'll look forward to seeing you. You forgot to add Wildside
(Thursdays only, I believe)!! That's Keith Wiley's place. It will be
lovely to see you and we'll x fingers for good weather. Wildside is
extremely close to The Garden House, in the same lane, in fact.


Oooh! I'll drop a hint to the chauffer, then. Mustn't miss an
opportunity. Thanks, Sacha.

We may even come with you if I can get Ray away. Thursdays are bad days
for us to 'escape'. But we haven't been for a while and would like to
see what he's achieved so far. Afaik the nursery is open all the time
but the garden only on Thursdays. It's worth checking to be sure I'm
right, though. Burnham Orchids are about 15 to 20 minutes from us and we
can explain to you how to get there but if you've got SatNav that will
do it for you! Coleton Fishacre is well worth seeing though I hope the
cannas etc. they got from us have survived the winter by the time you
get there! It's a stunning garden but we haven't seen it for two years.
Another good one is Overbecks, just to add confusion. We love Lanhydrock
- the house always gives the impression that the owners have just
stepped out. And if you get time it's worth visiting Cotehele because
it's so old and so beautiful. Go on a sunny day as there's no
electricity.


Oh, that would be lovely if you could escape for a while, but I won't rely
on it. I'll have a Google on Wildside and see what they say about opening
times. RG does have a SatNav (he loves to argue with it), but I'm sure
he'd be glad to hear the 'local' approach to Burnhams. Hopefully, he won't
argue with you the way he does with the "route recalculation" device!

By the time we see you, we will have visited Lanhydrock and, perhaps,
Cotehele too. I confess I'd forgotton about Overbecks. I'll check that
out and see how we can fit it in. It's going to be a busy trip:~))!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

At only 3 miles from Redruth on the way back to Truro I was going to suggest
you drop in here for a cuppa but I see from your wish list you would be hard
pressed to fit it all in! But the offer is there if you want to.

Leave plenty of time for Rays greenhouses (I could get lost in there for
days!)


--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

On 11/02/2012 08:41, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Spider" wrote in message
...
On 09/02/2012 23:07, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 19:09:37 +0000, Spider said:

On 09/02/2012 14:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 14:43:20 +0000, Spider said:

Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's
holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor, Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose
Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can fit all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).

Fantastic! We'll look forward to seeing you. You forgot to add
Wildside
(Thursdays only, I believe)!! That's Keith Wiley's place. It will be
lovely to see you and we'll x fingers for good weather. Wildside is
extremely close to The Garden House, in the same lane, in fact.


Oooh! I'll drop a hint to the chauffer, then. Mustn't miss an
opportunity. Thanks, Sacha.

We may even come with you if I can get Ray away. Thursdays are bad days
for us to 'escape'. But we haven't been for a while and would like to
see what he's achieved so far. Afaik the nursery is open all the time
but the garden only on Thursdays. It's worth checking to be sure I'm
right, though. Burnham Orchids are about 15 to 20 minutes from us and we
can explain to you how to get there but if you've got SatNav that will
do it for you! Coleton Fishacre is well worth seeing though I hope the
cannas etc. they got from us have survived the winter by the time you
get there! It's a stunning garden but we haven't seen it for two years.
Another good one is Overbecks, just to add confusion. We love Lanhydrock
- the house always gives the impression that the owners have just
stepped out. And if you get time it's worth visiting Cotehele because
it's so old and so beautiful. Go on a sunny day as there's no
electricity.


Oh, that would be lovely if you could escape for a while, but I won't
rely on it. I'll have a Google on Wildside and see what they say about
opening times. RG does have a SatNav (he loves to argue with it), but
I'm sure he'd be glad to hear the 'local' approach to Burnhams.
Hopefully, he won't argue with you the way he does with the "route
recalculation" device!

By the time we see you, we will have visited Lanhydrock and, perhaps,
Cotehele too. I confess I'd forgotton about Overbecks. I'll check that
out and see how we can fit it in. It's going to be a busy trip:~))!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

At only 3 miles from Redruth on the way back to Truro I was going to
suggest you drop in here for a cuppa but I see from your wish list you
would be hard pressed to fit it all in! But the offer is there if you
want to.

Leave plenty of time for Rays greenhouses (I could get lost in there for
days!)



Oh, what a kind offer, Charlie! Thank you. I would certainly love to,
so I'll have to talk nicely to the chauffer again. I won't promise
until we've tweaked the wish list a bit, but I'd love to meet you both
and see your lovely garden. I've seen the 'Gorgeous Gardens' video and
would so much like to see it in person. Your being only 3 miles from
Redruth is hugely convenient. Fingers crossed.

We will certainly find time for Ray's greenhouse, Sacha's tea room and
the plant sales area. I always go on holiday with a couple of empty
plant troughs so I can cram in all my goodies :~)).

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 11/02/2012 14:41, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-11 13:33:53 +0000, Spider said:

On 11/02/2012 08:41, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Spider" wrote in message
...
On 09/02/2012 23:07, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 19:09:37 +0000, Spider said:

On 09/02/2012 14:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 14:43:20 +0000, Spider said:

Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your
delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's
holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to
call in
and see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor,
Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose
Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can fit
all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).

Fantastic! We'll look forward to seeing you. You forgot to add
Wildside
(Thursdays only, I believe)!! That's Keith Wiley's place. It will be
lovely to see you and we'll x fingers for good weather. Wildside is
extremely close to The Garden House, in the same lane, in fact.


Oooh! I'll drop a hint to the chauffer, then. Mustn't miss an
opportunity. Thanks, Sacha.

We may even come with you if I can get Ray away. Thursdays are bad
days
for us to 'escape'. But we haven't been for a while and would like to
see what he's achieved so far. Afaik the nursery is open all the time
but the garden only on Thursdays. It's worth checking to be sure I'm
right, though. Burnham Orchids are about 15 to 20 minutes from us
and we
can explain to you how to get there but if you've got SatNav that will
do it for you! Coleton Fishacre is well worth seeing though I hope the
cannas etc. they got from us have survived the winter by the time you
get there! It's a stunning garden but we haven't seen it for two
years.
Another good one is Overbecks, just to add confusion. We love
Lanhydrock
- the house always gives the impression that the owners have just
stepped out. And if you get time it's worth visiting Cotehele because
it's so old and so beautiful. Go on a sunny day as there's no
electricity.


Oh, that would be lovely if you could escape for a while, but I won't
rely on it. I'll have a Google on Wildside and see what they say about
opening times. RG does have a SatNav (he loves to argue with it), but
I'm sure he'd be glad to hear the 'local' approach to Burnhams.
Hopefully, he won't argue with you the way he does with the "route
recalculation" device!

By the time we see you, we will have visited Lanhydrock and, perhaps,
Cotehele too. I confess I'd forgotton about Overbecks. I'll check that
out and see how we can fit it in. It's going to be a busy trip:~))!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

At only 3 miles from Redruth on the way back to Truro I was going to
suggest you drop in here for a cuppa but I see from your wish list you
would be hard pressed to fit it all in! But the offer is there if you
want to.

Leave plenty of time for Rays greenhouses (I could get lost in there for
days!)



Oh, what a kind offer, Charlie! Thank you. I would certainly love to,
so I'll have to talk nicely to the chauffer again. I won't promise
until we've tweaked the wish list a bit, but I'd love to meet you both
and see your lovely garden. I've seen the 'Gorgeous Gardens' video and
would so much like to see it in person. Your being only 3 miles from
Redruth is hugely convenient. Fingers crossed.

We will certainly find time for Ray's greenhouse, Sacha's tea room and
the plant sales area. I always go on holiday with a couple of empty
plant troughs so I can cram in all my goodies :~)).

And you can always tie R to the roof-rack!! ;-)


You're on dangerous territory since you're seeing him in May! ;~). I
could always leave his clothes behind, though, and put some shade plants
in the boot. Mmm ... that would save me some washing when I get home.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Leave plenty of time for Rays greenhouses (I could get lost in there for
days!)

You and Liz could come up for a very mini-meet! Spider and her OH have
been here once before but it was a good few years ago. We coould
always rope you all together. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon


Now we are all getting jealous and want to come :-) -10 last night in
the Forest and Chepstow I expect !

kate

On 11/02/2012 10:44, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-11 08:41:38 +0000, "Charlie Pridham"
said:


"Spider" wrote in message
...
On 09/02/2012 23:07, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 19:09:37 +0000, Spider said:

On 09/02/2012 14:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 14:43:20 +0000, Spider said:

Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your
delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's
holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to call in
and see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor,
Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose
Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can fit all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).

Fantastic! We'll look forward to seeing you. You forgot to add
Wildside
(Thursdays only, I believe)!! That's Keith Wiley's place. It will be
lovely to see you and we'll x fingers for good weather. Wildside is
extremely close to The Garden House, in the same lane, in fact.


Oooh! I'll drop a hint to the chauffer, then. Mustn't miss an
opportunity. Thanks, Sacha.

We may even come with you if I can get Ray away. Thursdays are bad days
for us to 'escape'. But we haven't been for a while and would like to
see what he's achieved so far. Afaik the nursery is open all the time
but the garden only on Thursdays. It's worth checking to be sure I'm
right, though. Burnham Orchids are about 15 to 20 minutes from us
and we
can explain to you how to get there but if you've got SatNav that will
do it for you! Coleton Fishacre is well worth seeing though I hope the
cannas etc. they got from us have survived the winter by the time you
get there! It's a stunning garden but we haven't seen it for two years.
Another good one is Overbecks, just to add confusion. We love
Lanhydrock
- the house always gives the impression that the owners have just
stepped out. And if you get time it's worth visiting Cotehele because
it's so old and so beautiful. Go on a sunny day as there's no
electricity.


Oh, that would be lovely if you could escape for a while, but I won't
rely on it. I'll have a Google on Wildside and see what they say
about opening times. RG does have a SatNav (he loves to argue with
it), but I'm sure he'd be glad to hear the 'local' approach to
Burnhams. Hopefully, he won't argue with you the way he does with the
"route recalculation" device!

By the time we see you, we will have visited Lanhydrock and, perhaps,
Cotehele too. I confess I'd forgotton about Overbecks. I'll check
that out and see how we can fit it in. It's going to be a busy trip:~))!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

At only 3 miles from Redruth on the way back to Truro I was going to
suggest you drop in here for a cuppa but I see from your wish list you
would be hard pressed to fit it all in! But the offer is there if you
want to.

Leave plenty of time for Rays greenhouses (I could get lost in there
for days!)

You and Liz could come up for a very mini-meet! Spider and her OH have
been here once before but it was a good few years ago. We coould always
rope you all together. ;-)


And have us miss the garden at Roselands?! It would be lovely to fit
you both in, but it will be a tight fit.

I have discovered that Wildside won't be open whilst we're away, so
*perhaps* (instead of seeing Wildside together) we could all meet at
Roselands? It's not my place to invite you to Roselands, of course, but
it's a suggestion. Indeed, if Thursday is a difficult day for you and
Ray to escape, perhaps we could meet at Roselands earlier in the week
(when it's easier for you), then still visit you at Hill House on the
Thursday?

For Charlie's benefit, it may help to know that we'll be staying in
Illogan, Redruth.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 11/02/2012 14:40, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-11 13:51:21 +0000, Spider said:

On 11/02/2012 10:44, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-11 08:41:38 +0000, "Charlie Pridham"
said:


"Spider" wrote in message
...
On 09/02/2012 23:07, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 19:09:37 +0000, Spider said:

On 09/02/2012 14:50, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-02-09 14:43:20 +0000, Spider said:

Hello Sacha,

You asked me to let you know when we might be passing your
delightful
establishment. We have finally got around to booking a week's
holiday.
We will be staying in Redruth from 14th to 21st May, then staying
overnight in Ashburton at the Dartmouth Lodge, so we hope to
call in
and see you on the 22nd May.

We have an interesting agenda, including: Heligan, Rosemoor,
Buckland
Monachorum, Burnham (Orchid) Nurseries, hopefully Burncoose
Nurseries,
Coleton Fishacre, Lanhydrock, Knighthayes Court. Hope we can
fit all
these in! If not, we'll have to try again another year:~).

Fantastic! We'll look forward to seeing you. You forgot to add
Wildside
(Thursdays only, I believe)!! That's Keith Wiley's place. It
will be
lovely to see you and we'll x fingers for good weather. Wildside is
extremely close to The Garden House, in the same lane, in fact.


Oooh! I'll drop a hint to the chauffer, then. Mustn't miss an
opportunity. Thanks, Sacha.

We may even come with you if I can get Ray away. Thursdays are bad
days
for us to 'escape'. But we haven't been for a while and would like to
see what he's achieved so far. Afaik the nursery is open all the time
but the garden only on Thursdays. It's worth checking to be sure I'm
right, though. Burnham Orchids are about 15 to 20 minutes from us
and we
can explain to you how to get there but if you've got SatNav that
will
do it for you! Coleton Fishacre is well worth seeing though I hope
the
cannas etc. they got from us have survived the winter by the time you
get there! It's a stunning garden but we haven't seen it for two
years.
Another good one is Overbecks, just to add confusion. We love
Lanhydrock
- the house always gives the impression that the owners have just
stepped out. And if you get time it's worth visiting Cotehele because
it's so old and so beautiful. Go on a sunny day as there's no
electricity.


Oh, that would be lovely if you could escape for a while, but I won't
rely on it. I'll have a Google on Wildside and see what they say
about opening times. RG does have a SatNav (he loves to argue with
it), but I'm sure he'd be glad to hear the 'local' approach to
Burnhams. Hopefully, he won't argue with you the way he does with the
"route recalculation" device!

By the time we see you, we will have visited Lanhydrock and, perhaps,
Cotehele too. I confess I'd forgotton about Overbecks. I'll check
that out and see how we can fit it in. It's going to be a busy
trip:~))!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

At only 3 miles from Redruth on the way back to Truro I was going to
suggest you drop in here for a cuppa but I see from your wish list you
would be hard pressed to fit it all in! But the offer is there if you
want to.

Leave plenty of time for Rays greenhouses (I could get lost in there
for days!)

You and Liz could come up for a very mini-meet! Spider and her OH have
been here once before but it was a good few years ago. We coould always
rope you all together. ;-)


And have us miss the garden at Roselands?! It would be lovely to fit
you both in, but it will be a tight fit.

I have discovered that Wildside won't be open whilst we're away, so
*perhaps* (instead of seeing Wildside together) we could all meet at
Roselands? It's not my place to invite you to Roselands, of course,
but it's a suggestion. Indeed, if Thursday is a difficult day for you
and Ray to escape, perhaps we could meet at Roselands earlier in the
week (when it's easier for you), then still visit you at Hill House on
the Thursday?

For Charlie's benefit, it may help to know that we'll be staying in
Illogan, Redruth.

I don't think I'll get him to go 'that far' from home in May. Half a day
over the moor and back is one thing but a whole day?? Tsk! But do go to
Roseland. The plants are mouthwatering and the garden is beautiful and
very imaginative, imo.



Understood. I shall find it quite hard leaving my garden in May! We'll
see how it goes, then. I'll have a chat with RG and see what he thinks
possible. He's plotting everything on a map, I think, so that will make
things clearer. I want to see lots of gardens (as well as allowing RG
to choose a venue), but I love the sociable side of gardening, too, and
chatting with other gardeners, so it's going to take some planning.
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay