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Hello All

So hope you are able to keep comfortable in this intense heat - I have not slept well for a week or more and so pleased it will be cooling off a bit over this next week.

Just a Reminder re the FREE entry to Merriments lovely garden is open tomorrow all day at Hurst Green (which usually costs £8 each). They are now an affiliated garden registered by the RHS; so you can expect a great garden to tour and end up having a lovely drink/piece of cake and whatever else from their lovely Cafe also!

Also on Tuesday 30th the St Michael's Hospice open gardens have 8 super gardens open to all in Bexhill Old Town. Look great .Enjoy them all if you can go to either of these offers!

Take Care and hoping you do not mind me advising you all about these events.?

Kind Regards

Keep Cool and Have FUN !

Mary B

Alan and I have been walking in local meadows and wheat fields when the heat drops a bit. I love to see the plants and Alan loves to see the plants and also the many Butterflies and other wildlife and take loads of photos!

Hello Everyone

Just wishing all the Dads out there a VERY HAPPY FATHER'S Day today on the day of the Summer Solstice 21st June!

Half Way through another year!

Enjoy the day and the sunshine. It is very hot already so take care in the sun and later make sure your plants are watered and tendered.

Be in touch soon re Open Gardens this week for the St Michael's Hospice - which are in the Old Town of Bexhill.

Enjoy the day and hope all Dads get EXTRA spoilt today !!!

Kind Regards

Mary B

ps Alan and I went to "Roses Roses" The Old Rose Nursery in Northiam the other day and had to buy a gorgeous Red Rose which we planted yesterday.

It is a place well worth visiting - although it is getting to the end of their season really, but there was still plenty of very beautiful Roses to view and such a lovely romantic place to walk around and smell the Roses - literally !!!

Take a trip one day You can take a picnic and sit in the lovely garden but there are no toilets there so I thought it best not to arrange a day for you all there as there are no local cafes close by either which is a great pity.

Not far from Great Dixter so if you are going there just pop by this lovely garden, on the way or after. Lovely couple run it Enjoy! xxxxx

Hello Everyone

I have been trying to arrange a visit for you all to a pretty and fairly local, and easily accessed garden that is called "Merriments" - Gardens and Cafe at Hurst Green - just off the A21.

It is a very pretty 4 acre garden, described by the owners as a "garden filled with vibrant colour and texture, that is thoughtfully designed to delight visitors in every season",,,

They have been been fully recognised by the RHS and have been made one of the RHS "Partner Gardens" - so well worth a trip! They also have a nursery there which is full of healthy strong plants to peruse/purchase at your leisure.

Alongside the garden itself is a very lovely cafe set in a large conservatory which is very bright and comfortable which serves a variety of tasty drinks and a good selection of food items.

I learned that usually the gardens would cost £8 per person, but was then advised that on Sunday 28th June entry to the garden is FREE to anyone as a "special on off", for the RHS, so I think that it would be best to take on that generous offer, and for any of you who would like to attend to just go along on the day at your leisure and enjoy!

Alan and I will not be able to go with you that day sadly, but please make use of this wonderful offer and enjoy your time there.

Hoping you will consider taking up this great offer and we are sad we cannot attend that date with you but know you would love it!

The address is Merriments Garden and Cafe

Hawkhurst Road Hurst Green PC

TN19 7RA

Tel 01580 -860260

Kind Regards

Thank you all and hope many of you will take this on this offer and have a lovely time!

Mary B x

Below are 3 x pictures taken from their brochure of this super garden - so worth a trip we are sure. Enjoy!!!

Hello to you all

Thankfully at last the sunshine seems to have returned ? for how long, but lets hope it does last at least for a few days and you can enjoy it.

Alan and I went around all the Open Gardens at Battle today, organised by the Hospice which were very pretty and I found them inspirational.

Did any of you manage to get to see them ? These private gardens are so worth a trip out and it so helps the charities that organise them.

I am in touch just to remind you all about the Tree Walk with a warden that Bexhill Garden club have offered our group to attend with them on 24th June at 2.30 pm FREE OF CHARGE in Alexandra Park Hastings (which is a recognised beautiful Victorian park with a multitude of identified mature "Champion trees ")

I sent all the details out to you all previously, re this event on the earlier Newsletter (one previous to the last one on June 4th)

Please can those of you who may like to attend this trip please let us know soon so that I can let Bexhill's Chair Yvonne know before the trip, as they would like to have prior numbers.

There is a cafe open in the park that we will be near to for any refreshments that you may like to purchase after the walk

Look forward to hearing from any of you who wish to join Alan and I and the lovely friendly Bexhill club, on their very kind offer,

Thank you

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

Kind Regards

Mary B x

Hello again to you all

Just wanted to thank those people who supported us today at the Plant Sale - in whichever way that was in such terrible wet weather!!! Getting soaked was the call of the day!

Could not really have been much worse - could it ???

We sold quite a lot after having such an amazing amount of mixed plants donated this am, and what we ourselves had grown and brought along also

It was great to see you all and lets hope the sun shines tomorrow and onwards so we can enjoy life again in outside spaces and in our gardens once more.

Sadly this heavy wet weather has served to damage many newly growing plants and bushes and tree branches are flattened and it looks so sad about just now

However nature will recover and we just have to be tolerant and patient with it as it occurs.

Thank you all so much once more and hoping to see you again soon on maybe the walks as offered or visits as they occur

The gardens and water butts were getting dry and I feared a drought if it carried on - but luckily it rained but why not just overnight and not today ???

Due to this inclement weather for now i have postponed arranging a couple of planned visits that I had wished to book shortly.

Bear with me and we will arrange something soon and meet up again before long; as long as weather allows - as I am sure you will support that otherwise it is not pleasant for all and spoils the trips.!

I am sure Summer will return soon !

I am ever hopeful and am learning to be so patient these days !!!

Please keep in touch

Kind Regards

Mary B x

I want to see sunshine and spot Butterflies and Bees and beautiful plants in flower again. June is usually well know for Roses and Honeysuckles that smell great. Want to see them all once more x