Horsham District
Copyright 2009 Age Concern Horsham District
a Company Limited by Guarantee (no. 4169358)
a Company Limited by Guarantee (no. 4169358)
and Registered Charity no. 1085988
(Last site revision: 4.3.10)
OUR GARDENS
SOON AFTER moving to our new building at Lavinia House, plans were being made to convert the muddy, grassed area to a lawn with flower borders.
Designing and digging started in February 2008 with planting soon after, as warmer weather arrived, we began to see colourful flowers growing. With much care and attention it bloomed into a lovely garden.
We were so proud of it that we entered the Horsham in Bloom 2008 contest - and won Silver prize.
It was very pleasant to sit on the terrace, in the sun, to enjoy the colours or to wander round trying to identify plants. Several members are now active in weeding and dead-heading.
In early 2009, plans were put forward for a greenhouse and shed to be erected on adjoining land, with the kind support of the manager of the neighbouring care home, Mill River Lodge.
No sooner had work started on this than, Chris Burns, a local garden designer, asked us if we would like to have the garden that he had exhibited at Hampton Court Flower Show.
We said, “Yes, please”, and the plants, wooden walkways and the planters that together formed a Tudor Rose, the theme of the garden, were delivered to us. All we had to do was reconstruct it! The new garden and greenhouse were opened on a pleasant August day by Pauline Cox of BBC Sussex.
A week later we heard that the original garden had won GOLD prize in the Horsham in Bloom 2009 contest. This was presented at an event in October when we were also awarded an unexpected Certificate of Excellence by South & South-East in Bloom.
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