Arnside Lecture Group – ‘English Gardens Through The Ages’
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Date
27 November 2025
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Time
14:15 - 16:00
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W.I. & Village Hall
Orchard Road, Arnside, Carnforth LA5 0DP
The Autumn/ Winter series of lectures for 2025/2026 is a 6 week, fully illustrated course exploring changing styles and plant introduction with Elaine Taylor MA, Garden Historian.
This week, the subjects are:
‘THE HEAD GARDENER’S DOMAIN’ – The kitchen garden – 3 fruits influence the development of the glass-house; the rise of the head gardener; poisons in the potting shed.
‘ARTS ‘& CRAFTS NOSTALGIA’ – Edwardian Arts & Crafts gardens interpret the Elizabethan golden age, bringing back geometry and topiary. The herbaceous border is born.
Cost: £4 per week.
Enquiries to Morna Williams on 01524 807927.