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Summer evening walk and BBQ, 14 July

The weather was against the Friends for the summer walk and BBQ buffet, but a hardy group of around twenty-five (25) joined John Anderson, Keeper of the Gardens, to spend over an hour walking around The Savill Garden.

A group of Friends walks away from the camera, across a wooden bridge, followed by two goslings.

The Gardens of Herefordshire, 29 June – 2 July

Thirty-six (36) Friends and guests left The Savill Garden coach park early on the morning of 29 June, heading for Herefordshire to see seven (7) gardens over four (4) days – quite a daunting prospect, but well worth it.

A statue of a deer with gold antlers sits on a pedestal. Behind it is a tall green hedge with tall green grass beside it.

The autumn season

On Saturday 13 May, 50 Friends and their guests joined a tour of the Valley Gardens and the Punch Bowl, led by John Anderson, Keeper of the Gardens, and Patricia Craven, Valley Gardens Supervisor.

A wooden bridge over water stretching from the bottom left of the picture. On the other side of the pond is a grassy bank with trees. Sunlight steams through the trees, catching the mist above the water.

Adventure Play and sustainability

We are delighted that on Wednesday 12 July 2023 we opened Adventure Play to the public, after two years of construction.

A picture of two wooden trees houses. The one on the right has a metal slide trailing down it, while the treehouse on the left has a metal climbing tube that extends out of the treehouse and wraps around a tree.

Falling into autumn – American style

One of my favourite times of the year is autumn – especially for the spectacular leaf colour which can be seen across Windsor Great Park from so many of the North American native trees. The Gardens along with key areas of Windsor Great Park have some stunning specimens that light up the sky with dazzling displays of colour.

A picture looking up to the sky underneath tree branches with leaves of orange and red.

A spring walk to the Valley Gardens

On Saturday 13 May, 50 Friends and their guests joined a tour of the Valley Gardens and the Punch Bowl, led by John Anderson, Keeper of the Gardens, and Patricia Craven, Valley Gardens Supervisor.

A close up of the Cornus x rutgersensis with large cream petals.

Leonardslee Gardens

The Friends of The Savill Garden visited Leonardslee Gardens on 28 April 2023.

A Friend facing away from the camera, taking a picture of a large rhododendron with pink flowers on their smartphone.

The Chapel Wood Arboretum tree inventory

Last year the Chapel Wood Arboretum tree inventory team shared with Friends of The Savill Garden that we were asked to undertake a survey or inventory of Chapel Wood Arboretum. This was following the news that we had over a hundred champion trees there and we wanted to find out where they were, why they were champions, and what was remarkable about them.