Woodland Wonders – Floristry Day

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Woodland Wonders

A woodland floristry demonstration day

Friday 6th September 2013 from 11am to 4.30pm

Learn how to create stunning floral displays

We’ll start our day with coffee and an introduction to the history of the Garden. Paul Bartlett, The Garden Manager, will then escort us around the Garden and sculpture exhibition. (Stout walking shoes recommended.)

We’ll then move on to the Whiddon Down Village hall, five minutes away, where we’ll enjoy a glass of wine and a two course lunch.

This will be followed by a two hour demonstration by a local international Master Florist utilising natural woodland materials and flowers to make stunning displays.

We are delighted that Julie Collins MDPF (English Master) of the Academy of Floral Art in Devon, will be doing the demonstrations. Julie lectures in the UK and has a growing world-wide reputation for producing inspired new European designs.

Julie has had over 20 years experience in floristry and now has an International reputation.  She has recently published along with her business partner Tina Parkes  of the Academy of Floral Art her 2nd book,  Chic and Unique Flower Arrangements.  The book has sold over 10.000 copies both here and in the USA  The book is also being translated into 3 different languages.

Julie has recently returned from a week in the USA attending a floristry convention.  The Academy of Floral Art won a Silver medal at Hampton Court Flower Show in the Flower Arranging marque and the display was much admired by the public and featured on the TV coverage.

Price: £40 per person – to include coffee, garden and sculpture tour, lunch, Floristry demonstration, tea and homemade cakes

 Click here to buy and reserve your place using our on-line shop

Download the WOODLAND WONDERS leaflet here -  Woodland Wonders – Floristry Day

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Rare birch discovered in Georgia

October 8, 2013, 1:58 am

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On the 17th September, our Garden Manager Paul Bartlett headed off to the country of Georgia, deep in the Caucasus region.

This was a follow-up trip to a journey Paul made last year (see our report here).  This year, he was concentrating on the mountainous region of Samegrelo in the north west of the country. Here he hoped to find the rare shrub birch Betula megrelica.

Paul is now back from his travels. He found small areas on two mountains that contained dwarf woodlands of this species. Seed from many trees was collected, to be grown and studied here in the UK. He also brought back samples of shoots which have been sent to the Plant Sciences department of Queen Mary University of London. There Nian Wang, a member of Dr Richard Buggs team, has  carried out molecular analysis of this wild-collected material and confirmed that all the material has a chromosome count of168 – confirming it as Betula megrelica.

This is an important discovery, as previously no studies of this species had been carried out in the wild. We now know much more about the niche habitat this species occupies in the wild.

Paul was supported on his trip by staff from Tbilisi Botanic Garden, with help from the Georgian Institute of Botany, as well as local guides.

We are very grateful to The Rufford Small Grant Trust and Plant Heritage (Devon Group) for financial support., without which the project could not have taken place.

 

Perfect for Christmas – our 2014 Wall calendar

November 12, 2013, 6:46 am

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Brighten up a wall with our lovely 2014 Wall Calendar.

Ideal as a present or to treat yourself.

Each month has a large colour photo of the garden, trees and sculptures throughout the seasons. There is space for reminders under each day. Complete with strong spiral hinge and hanger.

All profit from the sale of this calendar helps support our garden.

 

Buy the calendar direct from our website shop , or you can pick it up at the garden.

BBC comes to Stone Lane Gardens

December 30, 2013, 6:14 am

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Stone Lane Gardens to feature in new BBC2 Series

In September we had a visit from a film team working on a new tv series for BBC2: The Great British Garden Revival.

The edition about trees which features Stone Lane Gardens will be broadcast on Monday 6th January at 7pm on BBC2.

Joe Swift, who fronts this edition of the series, wrote in our visitors’ book :

‘Thank-you so much, a real treat and wonderful place. Re-ignited my love of birches’

Click here to go to the BBC website for more information

So put a date in your diary for 6th January, BBC2 at 7pm

Bailey’s Blog – A Devon Dog

January 10, 2014, 3:33 am

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The garden has entered the age of modern social communication. We now have a BLOG !

We are very grateful to Paul’s dog Bailey for compiling this. Bailey says he will keep it up to date with useful and light-hearted comments about what’s going on in the garden. Please forgive any typing errors, it’s not easy using a keyboard if you only have paws!!

To follow the blog, click here and then add the blog page to your ‘favourites’ or ‘bookmark’ it.

Volunteers’ Day Friday March 14th at 10.30am

January 20, 2014, 4:37 am

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Did you make a new year’s resolution to get out more, meet new people and help with worthwhile charitable work? Why not come along to our volunteers day on March 14th? You can find out about the conservation and educational work our charity does in displaying our National Collections of birch and alder to the public and in promoting and exhibiting quality sculpture.

There will be a chance to meet other volunteers over coffee and biscuits, when there will be discussion of the variety of work we would like our volunteers to carry out – both in the office, at events and in the garden. Afterwards you can try your hand at a range of gardening tasks, or just enjoy a walk around the arboretum.

Please contact Pru Barnes via our contacts page

or telephone 01647 231311 to reserve a place

 

Birch Visions

March 24, 2014, 5:02 am

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May 4^th – June 15^th 2014: Birch Visions. An exhibition of paintings and drawings by June Ashburner and Duncan Rice at Stone Lane Gardens. This exhibition brings together two artists connected with the unique birch and alder collection at Stone Lane Gardens near Chagford and celebrates this beautiful wilderness tree. The exhibition is showing at the newly renovated Barn exhibition space at Stone Farm. It will share its opening date with the 2014 Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition and will be open daily from 2.00pm to 6.00pm from Sunday May 4^th until Sunday June 15^th.

May 4th – October 5th. Sculpture Exhibition. This year our much-loved ‘Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition celebrates its 22nd anniversary, with many spectacular sculptures displayed all around the gardens. The theme for this year’s Exhibition is ‘Works for a Woodland’.

How to create an illustrated Nature Diary – an art workshop on Tuesday 17th June

May 8, 2014, 3:42 am

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Join us at Stone Lane Gardens for an inspirational art workshop with established wild-life artist, potter and author Jennie Hale.

Learn how to produce artistic nature diaries :

The workshop will introduce the skills of the art of nature recording.

Enjoy learning how to record and celebrate the wild-life in your garden and the local country-side.

We will establish a Stone Lane Gardens Nature Journal to which participants can continue to contribute.

The workshop takes place in the attractive setting of Stone Lane Gardens near Chagford from 10.30am – 4.00pm on Tuesday June 17th 2014

Workshop: £40 per person
Optional picnic £5

Click here to book your tickets through our website shop

Price includes tea/coffee and free access to the garden and sculpture exhibition all day.
An optional lunch-time picnic can be provided for £5, or you are welcome to bring your own.

Reduction of £5 for ‘Friends of Stone Lane Gardens’ – please contact us for details.

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Stone Lane Music Fest – Sunday 6th July (12 till 5pm)

June 25, 2014, 8:25 am

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Featuring The Blue Pineapple Club, Hot Club Du Square, Georgia Bonfield, Tiddlers,  Tansy and Charlie Jazz Duo.

Music for a Summer’s afternoon with a mixture of Gypsy Jazz, Swing, Latin, Blues, Soulful Ballads from the 20s and 30s onwards and Traditional folk. Young singer/songwriter Georgia Bonfield will be performing songs from the 50s.Local Musicians will be playing this charity gig at the Barn, Stone Lane Gardens, providing a relaxing afternoon of musical entertainment in the lovely setting of Stone Farm, with music drifting over the trees to Stone Lane Gardens.

Entry £5 per person – student/child £2.50 under 5′s free. Includes free entry to the Garden.

Cakes and drinks available from Hey Mambo. Wine by donation. You are welcome to bring your own sandwiches.

Fabulous Floral Designs – 19th September 2014

July 30, 2014, 8:30 am

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A  FLORISTRY DEMONSTRATION DAY with Tina Parkes (Academy of Floral Art)

FRIDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2014 from 11AM – 4.30 PM

After last year’s highly enjoyable event, Stone Lane Gardens is once again holding a ‘Floral Designs’ day at this much-praised garden near Chagford on Dartmoor.

We’ll start our day with coffee and an introduction to the Garden with Paul Bartlett, The Garden Manager, who will escort us around this unique Garden and sculpture exhibition. (Stout walking shoes recommended.)

We’ll then move on to the Whiddon Down Village hall, just five minutes away, where we’ll enjoy a glass of wine and a two course lunch.

We remain in the comfortable surroundings of the hall for the two hour demonstration by a Devon-based international Master Florist utilising natural materials and flowers to make stunning displays.

The day ends with tea and home-made cakes before everyone departs. Participants are welcome to re-visit Stone Lane Gardens on their way home.

We are delighted that Tina Parkes NDSF, FBFA, DUTCH MASTER, AIFD  of the Academy of Floral Art in Devon, will be doing the demonstrations. Tina lectures in the UK and has a world-wide reputation for producing inspired new European designs.

To buy tickets (advance bookings only), please click here to go to our website shop

Illustrated Nature Diary – workshop on 30th September

September 23, 2014, 3:37 am

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Join us at Stone Lane Gardens for an inspirational art workshop with established wild-life artist, potter and author Jennie Hale.

Learn how to produce artistic nature diaries :

The workshop will introduce the skills of the art of nature recording.

Enjoy learning how to record and celebrate the wild-life in your garden and the local country-side.

We will establish a Stone Lane Gardens Nature Journal to which participants can continue to contribute.

Previous participants can progress with their techniques and improve their skills.

The workshop takes place in the attractive setting of Stone Lane Gardens near Chagford from 10.30am – 4.00pm on Tuesday 30th September 2014

Workshop: £40 per person

Click here to book your tickets through our website shop

Price includes tea/coffee and free access to the garden and sculpture exhibition all day.

Reduction of £5 for ‘Friends of Stone Lane Gardens’ – please contact us for details.

Staff vacancy – Education Officer (part-time)

October 6, 2014, 7:46 am

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Stone Lane Gardens is looking for a knowledgeable and motivated person with experience of the primary education sector, who is enthusiastic  about ‘learning outside the classroom’.

The role of part time education officer at Stone Lane Gardens is for two days per week (40% of full time). This is a new post that will take the overview of our charity’s education strategy and build an outreach and marketing programme for schools as follows –

•  Consulting, fact finding and promoting the charity with school clusters and learning communities in West Devon, Exeter and Plymouth.
• Networking through Growing Schools, the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom and other bodies.
• Preparing a detailed education strategy for the charity.
• Developing a range of site-specific activities and supporting plans/resources for teachers, with learning outcomes and curriculum links.
• Develop the charity’s on-site interpretation, promotional materials and learning materials for schools and adults (on website and elsewhere) in partnership with the Garden Manager.

The ideal candidate will have:-

• A good understanding of primary education and prior experience working with children or teachers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Skilled at using computerised systems including database management, word processing, spreadsheets and graphics.
• Ability to create informative, eye-catching interpretation and educational materials about Stone Lane Gardens
• the ability to work well as part of a small team and under own initiative.

How to Apply

If you would like information on how to apply for this exciting vacancy, then download the job pack here.  SL2014.10 Education officer job pack

Applications close on 14th November 2014.

 

 

Rare birch discovered in Georgia

October 8, 2013, 1:58 am

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On the 17th September, our Garden Manager Paul Bartlett headed off to the country of Georgia, deep in the Caucasus region.

This was a follow-up trip to a journey Paul made last year (see our report here).  This year, he was concentrating on the mountainous region of Samegrelo in the north west of the country. Here he hoped to find the rare shrub birch Betula megrelica.

Paul is now back from his travels. He found small areas on two mountains that contained dwarf woodlands of this species. Seed from many trees was collected, to be grown and studied here in the UK. He also brought back samples of shoots which have been sent to the Plant Sciences department of Queen Mary University of London. There Nian Wang, a member of Dr Richard Buggs team, has  carried out molecular analysis of this wild-collected material and confirmed that all the material has a chromosome count of168 – confirming it as Betula megrelica.

This is an important discovery, as previously no studies of this species had been carried out in the wild. We now know much more about the niche habitat this species occupies in the wild.

Paul was supported on his trip by staff from Tbilisi Botanic Garden, with help from the Georgian Institute of Botany, as well as local guides.

We are very grateful to The Rufford Small Grant Trust and Plant Heritage (Devon Group) for financial support., without which the project could not have taken place.

 

Invitation to Artists

January 3, 2015, 3:42 am

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The 23rd Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition
Saturday 2nd May to Monday 7th October 2015
“Folklore”

We are seeking submissions for the 2015 Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition.

The title ‘Folklore’ can be widely interpreted, and there is scope to allude to the involvement of local artists with the representation of Tolkien’s Middle Earth and to other Mythical Worlds.

Please would you send us photos or sketches of work you would like to submit as soon as possible to June and we will email or post entry forms to you re the work we would like to exhibit.

White Himalayan birch back in stock

February 4, 2015, 8:37 am

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We have just taken delivery of some lovely micro-propagated Betula utilis ssp jacquemontii (the white Himalayan birch). These trees are English-grown and we have them in both our 4-6 foot size and our 6-8 foot size.

If you are after a tree that will quickly make an impact in your garden, then these are the perfect choice.

Click here to see more details on our website shop

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Tree sales finished for the winter – now taking reservations for November 2015

March 30, 2015, 7:11 am

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We have just stopped lifting trees for delivery or collection for this winter (2014/15). Thanks to all our customers. We sold out of many varieties and your support has helped support our conservation and educational charity.

We are now taking orders that will be ready in November 2015. To avoid disappointment it is worth reserving trees in advance. To begin this process, click the reservation button within the page for each variety. Or go to our reservation page by clicking here.

 

New season Sculptures are here!

April 29, 2015, 4:29 am

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The new Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition opens on Saturday 2nd May here at Stone Lane Gardens.

Paul & Alison have been busy helping artists site their sculptures amongst the birches and alders as they come in to leaf.  With a few more days of hard graft, we will be ready for opening as scheduled on Saturday 2nd May.

The exhibition will run until October, but come and explore the imaginative and individual artworks in the glorious spring sunshine.  Then come back over the summer to see them change and settle into their spots amongst the trees.  Some are nestled away in lesser visited parts of the gardens so you might need a few visits to find them all!

Normal garden opening times and entrance charges apply.  

Join the ‘Friends of Stone Lane Gardens’ and get free admission for the whole year.

Come and see this year’s Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition

May 18, 2015, 8:15 am

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The 2015 Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition is now open, with imaginative and inspired art work set amongst the trees and plants of Stone Lane Gardens.
Our peaceful woodland garden is a delightful location for sculpture, with pieces framed by trees or hidden among ferns and shrubs.
It is particularly enjoyed by families. Children love to ‘discover’ the sculptures and have an adventurous time in the garden. A great way to introduce people to art, but in a relaxed outdoor setting.

We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors Francis Clark ,   Fowlers,   Helpful Holidays    and  Michelmores.

Music Fest at Stone Lane Gardens

May 26, 2015, 2:17 am

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Come to the garden and relax with local jazz and folk bands performing in the barn.

Sunday 21st June from noon till 6pm. Drinks, snacks and BBQ.

Line up includes:

The Hot House Four

The Nosey Crows

Hot Club Du Square

Tiddlers

Tansy with Tom Unwin, David Osbiston and guests

For more details, click here.

Celia Dickson – solo exhibition 21st June – 23rd July

June 25, 2015, 9:37 am

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We are delighted to feature an exhibition of Celia Dickson‘s beautiful wood-relief carvings and drawings in the Barn exhibition space at Stone Lane Gardens. Open 2-6pm. Click here for more information.