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Crescent Garden Plant Sale May 2025
We’ve had another brilliant Plant Sale in May & our Garden Party in June – both blessed by sunny weather again!
Both have contributed substantial funds to help us keep Crescent Garden going & growing, with the Plant Sale able to donate over £500 to the National Garden Scheme charity.
In particular, the Garden Party was enjoyed by 40% more people this year!
In the garden, we have been pleased that Skyfell tree surgeons have skilfully & sympathetically cut the dead branches off the old tulip tree at the East end of the garden. This tree is probably the only one still left from the original garden laid out in the early 1820s.
After a lot of work by Committee Members, we have been very pleased to get Planning Permission to erect a new electrical pillar to help modernise our garden electrical system. Also, to install a new, much needed, larger shed in the East shed area to store vital equipment & provide a small workshop. We have applied for Gosport Borough Council Community Fund Grants to cover the cost of these, so please cross your figures to our success!
The purple loosestrife is stunning this year & attracting speedy little green-eyed bees & photographers for the latter!
As always, the Stanwell Perpetual roses are putting on a lovely show in the railings bed in front of the fountain. This rose was an accidental cross between an autumn damask rose & Rosa pimpinellifolia – the wild Scotch or burnet rose with lots of vertical spines & which you can find on the shingle beach at Browndown. It was discovered by a nurseryman called Lee at Stanwell in Middlesex & introduced in 1838.
Both have contributed substantial funds to help us keep Crescent Garden going & growing, with the Plant Sale able to donate over £500 to the National Garden Scheme charity.
In particular, the Garden Party was enjoyed by 40% more people this year!
In the garden, we have been pleased that Skyfell tree surgeons have skilfully & sympathetically cut the dead branches off the old tulip tree at the East end of the garden. This tree is probably the only one still left from the original garden laid out in the early 1820s.
After a lot of work by Committee Members, we have been very pleased to get Planning Permission to erect a new electrical pillar to help modernise our garden electrical system. Also, to install a new, much needed, larger shed in the East shed area to store vital equipment & provide a small workshop. We have applied for Gosport Borough Council Community Fund Grants to cover the cost of these, so please cross your figures to our success!
The purple loosestrife is stunning this year & attracting speedy little green-eyed bees & photographers for the latter!
As always, the Stanwell Perpetual roses are putting on a lovely show in the railings bed in front of the fountain. This rose was an accidental cross between an autumn damask rose & Rosa pimpinellifolia – the wild Scotch or burnet rose with lots of vertical spines & which you can find on the shingle beach at Browndown. It was discovered by a nurseryman called Lee at Stanwell in Middlesex & introduced in 1838.
P.S.DON'T FORGET OUR FAMOUS PLANT SALE ON SATURDAY 17 MAY FROM 10 AM!
YOU'LL NEED TO GET THERE EARLY TO GET THE BEST PLANTS, BUT YOU CAN THEN REST BY ENJOYING OUR HOME MADE CAKES & TEA!
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