Description

Hole Park has been owned by the Barham family for over 100 years and has a beautiful Queen Anne house set in approximately 15 acres of stunning gardens, surrounded by parkland. The estate sits in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is home to a number of tenant farmers with a wide range of business activities as well as woodland industries. It opens at specific times throughout the year to the general public and for the NGS. www.holepark.com The day will start at 9:30am for tea and coffee in The Coach House Tea Rooms and then move onto the gardens at Hole Park and the green house. It will finish around 3pm and attendees can then walk round the gardens until 4pm.

By the end of the day the following propagation tips will have been taught:

Seed sowing of annuals and perennials, including Dahlias.
Soft wood cuttings, semi ripe cuttings of tender perennials Salvia, Plectranthus, and hardwood cuttings of Salix and Cornus.
Leaf cuttings – succulents.
Root cuttings – Acanthus.
Other types of propagation will be discussed including grafting and layering.

You will be working under the guidance of Quentin Stark who is the Head Gardener at Hole Park. Quentin trained at Kingston Lacy in Dorset, spent time working at Wimpole Hall, and then the Crown Estate at Windsor where he worked in various gardens on the estate and spent 5 years in the propagation department where he gained a passion for propagation. He is a galanthophile and keen propagator of Dahlias and bulbs. Quentin has been Head Gardener at Hole Park since 2000.

Tea and Coffee will be provided. Food can be bought at The Coach House for lunch. If bringing a packed lunch, please note that these cannot be consumed within the confines of The Coach House Tea Rooms.

Please bring secateurs, weather appropriate clothing and boots.

The cost of this event is £55 for members and £75 for non-members.