“November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear” – Sir Walter Scott

Presentation

Ben Cooper told us about the very interesting history of East Riddlesden Hall, where he is the part-time head and only gardener. We learnt about the garden’s past, present and future design plans before Ben answered all our questions.

For more details about opening hours and walks around East Riddlesden Hall click here

A couple of photos I took in Spring pre-covid:

Display Table

These roses are still blooming in Kate’s garden

Judith brought Cotinus coggygria Grace with its attractively coloured foliage, Abelia and Geranium Rozanne

…. and what’s this from Derek’s garden? He planted a few bulbs of Allium Summer Drummer which RHS describes as  “ a tall stunning onion”  and Google calls  an extremely tall and late-flowering ornamental between 4 – 5 ft!

Next meeting:

Presentation by Andy Bolton – An introduction to Japanese Gardens