SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2009
Please Note: Booking is essential
for many events.
For all the Rosemoor talks, demonstrations
and courses places are limited. Please call 01805 626800 to book
For
Plough Arts Centre theatre, concerts and workshops please contact the box office
on 01805 624624
Artists Garden Exhibition
Saturday 5 September - Sunday 20 September, 11am - 4pm
In RHS Garden Rosemoor Lecture Hall (Normal Garden Entry)
A beautiful exhibition of original paintings and prints from more than 80 different West Country artists. This year's lead artist is Linda Chilton, whose finely wrought and exquisitely embroidered landscape pictures are a delight to behold. All the work exhibited is for sale and the exhibition is supported by the presence of at least one of the participating artists each day.
Comedy at the Plough Arts Centre:
Jan
Ravens – A Funny Look At Impressions
Saturday
5 September 8.00pm
Full £14.00 Concession £12.00 Supporter £11.00
Best known for impersonating countless celebrities and public figures
in Dead Ringers on both Radio 4 and BBC2, Jan Ravens also recently stepped out
on Strictly Come Dancing, and won Celebrity Mastermind. Now she makes her solo
stage debut in this delightfully funny and revelatory show, which premiered at
London’s National Theatre. Ravens shows how she creates her remarkable impressions,
with this insightful look at the world of funny voices and silly wigs. Many of
her best-loved characters will be making appearances along the way. From Anne
Robinson and Nigella Lawson to Ann Widdecombe and the Queen, plus of course her
unforgettable takes on Fiona Bruce and Kirsty Wark, no woman in the public eye
can hide from Ravens’ unique brand of satirical comedy.
'Taking up the Head Gardener's Trowel': Talk with Toby Buckland, BBC Gardener's World
Saturday 5 September, 8pm at RHS Garden Rosemoor Terrace Marquee
All tickets: £12
The new face of BBC Gardener's World, Toby has an excellent horticultural background having trained at Cambridge Botanical Gardens and qualified in landscape management at Greenwich University. He is known for his inspiring, hands-on approach and for his artistic gardens that include a wide range of plants and recycled materials. His Ethical Garden at the 2008 Gardeners' World Live show won Gold and 'Best in Show'. Restaurant open.
NCCPG Plant Sale
Sunday 6 September, 10am - 3pm at RHS Garden Rosemoor in the Terrace Marquee
Normal Garden Entry, NCCPG Members Free
Don't miss this very popular sale of unusual trees, shrubs and perennials. There will be around 25 specialist nurseries from the South West selling and giving advice, so fill up those gaps in your borders! Please remember your NCCPG cards.
For more information, contact Pauline & Derek Burdett on 01769 540528
Autumn turf maintenance:
Demonstration with Mathew Fry
Tuesday 8 September, 11am - 1pm at RHS Garden Rosemoor
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
Keep your lawn looking luscious this Autumn! Come along today and learn the essentials of turf maintenance - including the techniques of scarification, spiking, over-seeding and top dressing - as well as choice of lawnmower, how to tackle moss and weeds in the lawn and the use of fertilisers.
Folk Music at the Plough Arts Centre:
Megson
Friday 11 September 8.00pm
Full £8.00 Concession £8.00 Supporter £7.00 £5.00 Child
Originally from Teesside, Stu Hanna & Debbie Hanna-Palmer had very different career paths before them. Debbie gained a distinction as a classical soprano in her music degree, while Stu & his American manager had great ideas for their pop-punk band. Since forming Megson in 2004, their clean, fresh, multi-instrumental approach has prompted Seth Lakeman to describe them as “amongst the most exciting trailblazers of British contemporary folk” and gave them a shortlist place in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for best duo in 2009. See them now before they’re too famous!
Tropical Planting for Exotic Effects
Tuesday
15 September, 11am (allow 2 hours)
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
If you've ever been tempted to give your garden an exotic look but wondered where
to start, Dave and Rod will escort you on an exploration of Rosemoor's own tropical
areas. You will have the chance to look at permanent and seasonal displays featuring
cannas, bananas, dahlias and a host of other exotic beauties, exploring in detail
how to grow and care for them.
West Country Crafts Fair
Friday 18 September to Sunday 20 September, 10am - 4pm
At RHS Garden Rosemoor Terrace Marquee
Normal Garden Entry
Support the wealth of creativity and talent that the West Country affords at this three-day craft fair, where you will have a great opportunity to purchase a range of carefully chosen, high-quality gifts! The emphasis of the craft fair is on the beautiful and unusual, with all products for sale made by local craftsmen and women.
Comedy at the Plough Arts Centre:
Sid Kipper – Silver Darlings
Friday 18 September 8.30pm
Full £8.50 Concession £8.00 Supporter £7.00 £5.00 child special
Some say Sid Kipper is an institution. If so, he is one we seem delighted to be committed to. In return, for the last 25 years, he has presented us with hundreds of the funniest songs, stories and anecdotes. He's recorded a dozen albums, published numerous books and produced series for Radio 2 and Channel 4 Radio. Now he is celebrating his silver anniversary with this show. It features the very best of his output, as measured by the royalties they've earned. So, if you've missed out on the fun so far, this is the ideal chance to catch up. For those not familiar with Sid’s work, he is the official chronicler of life in St Just Near Trunch, a masterful comic creation & the compere (by special invitation) for the Fairport Convention day at this year’s Cropredy Festival!
Cafe Theatre pre-show Norfolk Supper available: 01805 625925 to book.
Fernhill
Saturday 19 September 8.30pm
Full £9.00 Concession £8.00 Supporter £7.00
Julie Murphy – voice; Ceri Rhys Matthews - guitar, flute, pipes; Tomos Williams – trumpet; Christine Cooper – fiddle Since they formed in 1996, Fernhill have become highly regarded, innovative cultural ambassadors for Wales and its folk music, having toured in over 20 countries and three continents. Intimate enough with tradition that they are unafraid to stretch it's boundaries they have appeared at UK festivals as diverse as Greenman, Womad, the Oxford folk festival, Whitby Musicport and Glasgow's Celtic Connections. For Fernhill, Julie's voice, described as "remarkable", and "one of the most expressive voices in British traditional music", is the fine instrument that focuses what the others do.
Cafe Theatre pre-show Welsh supper available: 01805 625925 to book.
Garden Design Course with Mark Lutyens: Part 2
Wednesday 23 September - Friday 25 September, 10.30am - 5pm
Cost: £216, RHS member: £180
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Lecture Hall
On this three day course students will develop designs for their own chosen project, be it their own garden or that of someone else. Mark Lutyens will provide continuing tuition and advice but students will be expected to generate their own ideas and drawings. Drawing boards, tracing paper and masking tape will be provided but attendees should bring with them basic drawing equipment, a scale survey drawing or site measurements, photos and other site information. For reference purposes, the RHS has a useful library adjoining the lecture hall which attendees will find invaluable; and, for planting inspiration, there are at all times, the extensive and well-labelled Garden at Rosemoor.
Fungi Day: Display by The Association of British
Fungi Groups, including Illustrated Talk by Michael Jordan, Chief Executive Officer
of the ABFGSaturday 26 September, 2.30pm (allow 2 hours)
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Lecture Hall
The Association of British Fungi Groups Silver Lindley medal winning collection of biologically accurate fungi ceramics will be on display from 10am. The afternoon will include a richly illustrated talk by Michael Jordan, the CEO of the Association of British Fungus Groups and author of the best-selling Encyclopedia of Fungi, on the vital importance of fungi in our gardens as well as in the wider countryside and especially their more recently understood role in safeguarding the future of many of our best loved trees in the event of climate change.
Music at the Plough Arts Centre:
DENNIS LOCORRIERE – The true voice of Dr Hook
Saturday 26 September 8.00pm
Full £20.00 Concession £19.00 Supporter £18.00
Dennis Locorriere is one of the last great undimmed American heroes and still has one of the finest voices around. As the lead singer of Dr Hook, one of the biggest bands across the world in the seventies and eighties, Dennis Locorriere is THAT beautiful voice instantly recognised the world over. He sang every major hit they had and was the only member of the band on every Dr Hook recording,Dennis returns to the UK this year celebrating the very best of his own solo work and the wonderful catalogue of classic songs & recordings from his former band Dr Hook.
Taste of the West Country Food Fair at Rosemoor
Normal Garden
Entry
Sunday 27 September, 10am - 4pm
Join us in celebrating traditional local produce and organic foods! The Taste
of the Westcountry Food Fair offers a wide variety of superb quality goods from
local producers and suppliers, along with many wonderful samples! Bring your shopping
bag and stock up the larder and freezer
with the
mouth-watering goods on offer.
Grow-your-own at home: 3 - Walk/Talk with Peter Earl
Thursday 1 October, 11am - 1pm
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
If you are a beginner and would like to learn how to manage a good-sized family vegetable plot, then this series of practical demonstrations is for you! We will work our way through the year, looking at what crops to sow, when to sow them, and some of the pitfalls you may encounter. Sessions 1 and 2 are held on 24 March and 16 June respectively.
Theatre at the Plough Arts Centre:
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
by Berthold Brecht – Plough Community Theatre
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 1-3rd October 7.30pm
Full £7.00 Concession £6.00 Supporter £5.00
A servant girl sacrifices everything to protect a child abandoned in the heat of civil war. Order restored, she is made to confront the boy's biological mother in a legal contest over who deserves to keep him. The comical judge calls on an ancient tradition – the chalk circle – to resolve the dispute. Who wins? A morality masterpiece & tremendously engaging piece of storytelling, The Caucasian Chalk Circle powerfully demonstrates Brecht's pioneering theatrical techniques. The Community theatre won many admirers with their imaginative adaptation last summer of Under Milk Wood
The English Apple: Art Exhibition by Rosie Sanders
Saturday 3 October - Sunday 18 October, 11am - 4pm Normal Garden entry
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Lecture Hall
An exhibition of over 70 original watercolours painted by renowned West Country artist Rosie Sanders, commissioned to illustrate the RHS iconic book 'The English Apple'. First published in 1988 and still the most sought-after and trusted book for apple identification in the UK due in no small part to these exquisite botanically accurate illustrations. Staged as part of the 200th Anniversary celebration of The Bramley Apple, cards and prints will be on sale throughout the Exhibition
Theatre at the Plough Arts Centre:
The Tempest by Platform 4 Theatre
Tuesday 6 October 8.00pm (Schools Matinee 1.30pm)
Full £9.00 Concession £8.00 Supporter £7.00 £5 Child Special
Shakespeare lovers will be swept away by this beguiling new adaptation of one of his most enduring plays. Platform 4 - creators of theatrical magic -present a beautiful stripped down version of The Tempest for 3 performers. True to the story, this highly choreographed production evokes a dream-like world that feels both real and magical. Enjoy an exquisite, highly visual performance with rich multi-layered sound-scapes
“Platform 4 create images of exceptional beauty”- Total Theatre
Creating containers for a winter display: Demonstration by Kay Tudor
Wednesday 7 October, 11am - 1pm
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
You can create a colourful and interesting display in your garden this winter using containers planted with a variety of shrubs, perennials and early-flowering bulbs. This demonstration at RHS Garden Rosemoor will show you how!
Folk Music at the Plough Arts Centre
Angel Brothers featuring Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll
Friday 9 October 8.00pm
Full £11.00 Concession £10.00 Supporter £9.00 £5 Child Special
Adventurous expressive acoustics, globally influenced grooves and soaring, soulful vocals produce the sound that is distinctly Angel Brothers. Their latest work reflects their boyhood passion for cinema and the self-penned tracks echo with the soundscapes of fellow Yorkshireman John Barry, Spaghetti western maestro Ennio Morricone and Carnivale composer Jeff Beal. Throughout, the irresistible Angel Brother’s Anglo/Asian groove is, of course, still very much present, with the 8-piece band featuring Bombay born vocalist Sandhya Sanjana. This, combined with serious musicianship and a myriad of cultural influences are what set the Angel Brothers apart. The Angel Brothers have a proven track record on the live circuit, already having won over audiences at Glastonbury, Womad and Cambridge, amongst many other key festivals. Hear it live for yourself – the very best of folk fusion.
Music - Jazz at the Plough Arts Centre:
STACEY KENT
Saturday 10 October 8.00pm
Full £25.00 Concession £22.00 Supporter £20.00
Stacey Kent has enjoyed six best-selling albums, a string of awards, including the British Jazz Award, The BBC Jazz Award for 'Best Vocalist,' and Album of the Year (for 'The Lyric'), as well as a fan base that enables her to sell out concert halls around the world. Stacey's latest album, 'Breakfast On the Morning Train' has gone gold in France and Germany. The album includes a mixture of classic standards as well as new songs written & produced by husband & saxophonist, Jim Tomlinson, in collaboration with award-winning novelist, and now lyricist, Kazuo Ishiguro. Stacey returns to The Plough for the first time in five years.
"Her voice is sometimes a whisper, sometimes a confiding murmur, sometimes an exhilarated exclamation; but whatever the idiom or the mood, individual listeners frequently feel that Stacey's music was intended for their ears only" - JOHN FORDHAM, THE GUARDIAN
Apple Day
Sunday 11 October, 10am - 4pm
Normal Garden entry charges
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Terrace Marquee
A great day out for all the family, Rosemoor's Apple Day is organised in conjunction with Thornhayes Nursery and the South West Area Fruit Group. With fantastic apple displays, cookery demonstrations, apple recipes, apple tastings, planting & cultivation tips and children's activities and trails, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Theatre at the Plough Arts Centre
"For One Afternoon Only"
Afternoon tea with Rob Pudner, his trousers and friends
Sunday 11 October 3.00pm
£6.00 includes tea & cake from The Pinnie Ladies
An afternoon of music, songs, stories and silliness in aid of the Plough Youth Theatre.Bring your own mug. You may know Rob Pudner as The Plough’s very own Youth Theatre Director but here is an opportunity to find out about a little more about him and the other hats and trousers he wears. Rob promises something for absolutely everyone as he takes to the stage with his own unique style of entertainment and is joined by a host of talented friends including members of the Youth Theatre which he set up over seven years ago. Come and spend an autumnal afternoon in good company where a warm welcome and laughs a-plenty are assured and audience participation is actively encouraged. Don’t miss out and book now for this special show before the management change their minds!
Theatre at the Plough Arts Centre
The Uninvited - Ensemble
Devised and performed by Elizabeth Mansfield
Wednesday 14 October 8.00pm
Full £8.00 Concession £7.00 Supporter £6.00
The Uninvited is a performance tour de force telling the extraordinary stories of refugees and exiles, from all over the world, past and present. Poems, writings and testimonies flow into songs – Spanish, Filipino, Farsi, Bosnian – sung both in original language and English translation. It celebrates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through the words and music, the humour and courage, of those forced to flee their homes, and make a new life in foreign lands. Post-show discussion
“Mansfield’s stellar acting and singing is mind blowing” What’s on in London
Extending the season: Walk with Christopher Bailes at RHS Garden Rosemoor
Wednesday 14 October, 11am (allow 2 hours)
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
October is the time that your garden will start to slip into autumn, but this doesn't mean that it has to become any less exciting! Many herbaceous plants still have great potential to bring renewed interest from their flowers, fruit and colours and this walk will highlight the many late performers that can be used to extend the season and bridge the gap between autumn and winter.
Music – Roots (standing gig) at the Plough Arts Centre
Mabon
Friday 16 October 8.00pm
Full £12.00 Concession £10.00 Supporter
£9.00 £5.00 child special
For the past few years these high
octane festival favourites from Wales have been fizzing, frothing and fermenting
into the intoxicatingly heady brew they are today.Shades of Shooglenifty and Peatbog
Faeries there may be but Mabon’s music is self styled, singular and toe-tappingly
good – an insatiable blend of world music, Celtic roots and rabble rousing
funk folk. Led by the indecently talented accordionist and tunes-meister Jamie
Smith, this six- piece band also features Young Scottish Musician of the Year
finalist Calum Stewart on wooden flute and Ruth Angell ( Rainbow Chasers, Lark
Rise Band) on fiddle. Freewheeling through a frenzied repertoire of feelgood tunes
the band is also capable of slowing down the tempo for mellower, moving numbers.
But not for long! A knock out in Europe and beyond, they have played castles in
Poland, forest parks in Italy and woven their magic in Mexico, Canada and Australia.
So stand by for infectious, energising, life affirming music in spades. Prepare
to party!
Storytelling at the Plough Arts Centre
Diwali – Stories from the Ramayana – Vayu Naidu
Saturday 17 October 8.00pm
Full £8.00 Concession £8.00 Supporter £7.00 £5 Child Special
Today is the celebratory day of Diwali, or festival of lights, in the Hindu calendar. We are delighted to have Vayu Naidu, nationally & internationally recognised in the art of storytelling.Vayu Naidu’s art is derived from the Indic oral tradition and its energy comes quite simply through the telling, not reading, of a story. Her work is striving for the possibility of insight and wisdom, enlightenment and understanding, both for the artists and the audience on the journey with her. Vayu situates this journey firmly in the contemporary world, drawing on ancient and traditional stories to light the way, while also composing new work. Pre-show Indian snacks available to order.
Vayu will also lead a storytelling workshop to develop our own oral tradition using centuries old techniques. 10.30am-1pm. £6 full £5 Concs and supporters.
Sponsored by Maya Indian Restaurant, Torrington
Painting English Apples: Botanical Art Masterclass with Rosie Sanders
Saturday 17 October & Sunday 18 October, 10.30am - 4.30pm
Cost: £132, RHS member: £110
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Log Cabin Education Centre
Rosie has been awarded five Gold medals by the Royal Horticultural Society. She has had several books published, the most important of which is 'The English Apple' whose exquisite illustrations have been on display in our Lecture Hall from Saturday 3 October. Limited places available.
South West Orchid Show
Saturday 17 October & Sunday 18 October, 10am - 4pm
Normal Garden Entry, Orchid Society Members Free
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Terrace Marquee
Come along and be amazed by this breathtaking display of magnificent tropical orchids. There will be talks, demonstrations and advice on how to keep these exotic species healthy and flourishing, together with a stunning photographic display of indigenous wild orchids by expert photographer Richard Laurence. Please remember your Orchid Society membership cards.
Music – Blues at the Plough Arts Centre
Little Toby Walker
Sunday 18 October 7.00pm
Full £8.00 Concession £8.00 Supporter £7.00 £5 Child Special
What do you get when you combine powerhouse fingerstyle guitar work, yeoman songsmithing, a personal history richly steeped in the Delta Blues of the Deep South, and an impish sense of humour? You get Little Toby Walker, without a doubt one of the very finest acoustic blues musicians alive today. The winner in the solo category in the prestigious International Blues Challenge in Memphis, from the opening bars of his high-energy Piedmont style, it is easy to see why: Toby is a true master of his craft When Toby performs, the sound you hear from the audience is the rapt intake of breath. Can this really be only one man playing!?
Theatre at the Plough Arts Centre
The Colour of Nonsense - Forkbeard Fantasy
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 22-25th October 8.00pm
Full £15.00 Concession £13.00 Supporter £12.00 £8 child. Family ticket £37
An escapist comedy sci-fi thriller about a priceless Invisible Artwork…and the mayhem that follows its theft. At the studios of Splash, Line & Scuro, Cutting Edge Conceptualists, things have been sliding dangerously down hill of late. Then out of the blue comes a salivatingly remunerative commission for the very first ever completely genuine INVISIBLE ARTWORK. The Colour of Nonsense explores the never-ending puzzle of how and why we see the way we see, as it takes us on a journey through the wild and ever-shifting borderlands between Sense and Non Sense. As escapees from cave-paintings to cartoon-strips throw the Studio into animated confusion, only the Dong with a Luminous Nose seems able to shed light on this chiaroscuro of chaos.
“Mesmerising magic” The Independent
“There is
sparkle and wit in every element of a Forkbeard Fantasy production” The Guardian
Fungi Foray: Walk with Jeff Benn & Nigel Pinhorn of Devon Fungus Group
Thursday 22 October, 11am (allow 2 hours) at RHS Garden Rosemoor
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
Can you tell your Penny Buns from your Wood Blewitts? Have you seen King Alfred's Cakes or a Beef Steak up a tree? These are the names of different species of wild mushrooms and you can find out about such marvellous fungi on a two hour guided walk around the Garden and woodlands at Rosemoor.
Pumpkin Day & Woodland Crafts
Sunday 25 October, 10am - 3pm
at Rosemoor Terrace Marquee & Lecture Hall
Normal Garden entry
Get ready for Halloween at Rosemoor's Pumpkin Day - a great day out for children and adults alike! Come and see the weird and wonderful entries for our annual Pumpkin Competition, try out some pumpkin delicacies in the restaurant, follow the Pumpkin Trail and walk the Gourd Walk! There will also be various woodland craft demonstrations, including hurdle making, charcoal burning, willow weaving and skills with the pole lathe. For a Sunday with a difference, come along and join in the fun! Sponsored by NS & I
Music – Jazz & Lunch at the Plough Arts Centre
Neil Maya Quartet
Sunday 25 October 1.30pm
Full £8.00 Concession £8.00 Supporter £7.00 (£7 for two course lunch available from 12 noon)
The Neil Maya Quartet is one of the Southwest's most exciting and talented bands, whose aim is to find new fresh sounds within the wide scope of jazz whilst staying accessible to the public at large. As well as playing innovative re-workings of jazz standards and material by other composers the band also plays its own compositions.
Music – Folk at the Plough Arts Centre
Waterson:Carthy
Sunday 25 October 7.30pm
Full £15.00 Concession £14.00 Supporter £12.00
For more than 30 years Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene. Joined by their daughter, singer and fiddle player Eliza Carthy, as well as returning original member melodeon player Saul Rose, together they form one of Britain’s most successful and influential folk bands
English Folk music is lucky to have such persuasive ambassadors’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
Children's Holiday Workshop:
Lantern Making with Karen Hawkins of Oceanic Arts
Wednesday 28 October, 10am - 11.30pm,
12noon - 1.30pm or 2.30pm - 4pm
Cost: £6 per session, Garden Explorer Members: Free
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Lecture Hall
By using paper, oil and sand we will be making autumnal lanterns for that glow with golden delight! Invent your own designs as decoration. Use stencils, felt pens and oil pastels to add bright colours to your designs. Workshop for children 8-12years. Under 8's welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear old clothes.
Talk at the Plough Arts Centre:
The Real 'Q' of World War Two
Thursday 29 October 7pm
Full £10.00 Concession £10.00 Supporter £9.00 (includes a light supper from 6pm)
A fascinating talk with slides by Brian Fraser-Smith, who tells the story of his father, Charles Fraser-Smith, the model for ‘Q’ in the James Bond adventures. During WW2 he developed escape items hidden in everyday objects for prisoner of war camps and was continually watched in the U.K. to make sure he was not kidnapped. Ian Fleming of Naval Intelligence was one of his many customers!
Christmas Weekend
Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, 10am - 5pm
Free entry to Plant Centre and Shop
Get into the festive spirit early with Rosemoor's Christmas weekend! Pick up some early presents from our range of exciting and imaginative gifts and gain inspiration for your own Christmas decorations from our displays and presentations. There will also be gorgeous food tastings!
Autumn colour: Walk with Jon Webster
Tuesday 3 November, 11am (allow 2 hours) Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
Autumn is a very exciting time at Rosemoor! Come along and see the wide range of plants grown for their foliage, fruit, flowers, bark and stem interest. We will also take the opportunity to discuss the placement and use of the plants within the garden.
Comedy at the Plough Arts Centre:
Comedy Night with.... delete the BanJaX
Saturday 7 November 8.00pm
Full £7.00 Concession £6.50 Supporter £6.00
Following sell out gigs and two Edinburgh Fringe runs, London-based comedy sketch group delete the BanJaX present a one-off show in The Plough of their 'best bits.' delete the BanJaX formed early in 2008 and are North Devon raised Samuel Champion and Gareth Cooper combined with the comedic skills of Daniel Cook and Caroline Jones. Having built up a reputation through live gigs alongside the very best sketch groups on the circuit, delete the BanJaX are known for their energetic and charmingly chaotic style. A sketch show with a difference - come join the revolution!
“Original, charismatic and full of ideas” THE FIX 2009
“Gifted cast...a cultish gem” THREE WEEKS 2008
Growing Old Disgracefully: Talk by Linda Moran
Saturday 7 November, 11am (allow 2 hours)
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Lecture Hall
Poor health is not inevitable in old age. There is much we can do to slow the onset, or improve many of the health problems which are often encountered as we grow older - such as loss of vitality, arthritis, poor circulation, repeated infections and digestive disorders. This talk will cover the herbalists approach to the third age and herbs that that can be used to improve and enhance a persons overall well-being and health - a must for anyone suffering from ailments this winter!
Fungi Foray:Walk with Jeff Benn & Nigel Pinhorn of Devon Fungus Group
Tuesday 10 November, 11am (allow 2 hours)
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
Can you tell your Penny Buns from your Wood Blewitts? Have you seen King Alfred's Cakes or a Beef Steak up a tree? These are the names of different species of wild mushrooms and you can find out about such marvellous fungi on a two hour guided walk around the Garden and woodlands at Rosemoor.
Essence of Light:
Botanical Photograms and Photography Exhibition by Hannah Gates
Saturday 21 November - Sunday 6 December, 11am - 4pm
Normal Garden entry
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Lecture Hall
An exhibition of over 70 original botanical photograms by Hannah Gates, together with some of her atmospheric horse photographs. Hannah has a recent first class honours degree in Fashion Photography from the London College of Fashion and is continuing to pursue a career in photography focusing on various areas of the field.
A Photogram is an old technique invented by Fox Talbot, that does not use a camera. Instead an image is made purely by using light in the darkroom and developed and fixed in the old fashion wet print process. This is a complicated procedure which takes many hours to get a good result. Hannah has focused her attention on botanical subjects and each photogram is a one off original as there is no negative. Startling images are produced on black backgrounds by the floral silhouettes which experiment with the essence of light.
Tree planting -bare root & containers: Demonstration by Jon Webster
Wednesday 25 November,11am (allow 2 hours) at RHS Garden Rosemoor
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
Would you like to give your trees the best start in life? This demonstration will teach you how to plant both bare-root and containerised trees, as well as explaining the reasons for doing so. Useful tips for the support and aftercare of your trees will also be provided.
Christmas Craft Fair
Friday 27 November & Saturday 28 November, 10am - 3pm
Normal Garden Entry
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Terrace Marquee
Start your Christmas shopping at our fantastic two-day Christmas Craft Fair, where you are guaranteed to find a gift for everyone. The fair focuses on the beautiful and the unusual so you are guaranteed to find something for everyone.
Survival
Paintball Open Session
Saturday
28th November 10.30am - 4pm
Cost: half day from
£22.50, whole day from £40
Come and join in, individuals and groups of any size welcome but please book 24hrs in advance. Ring 01271 858279 or email: info@paintball-devon.com
Christmas Food Fair
Sunday 29 November, 10am - 3pm
Normal Garden Entry
at RHS Garden Rosemoor Terrace Marquee
Rosemoor will be laden with festive treats this Sunday with the very best of local produce including cheese, meats, fish, wine, cider, pastries, puddings, jams and much, much more. The perfect place to stock up on a few gastronomic goodies in the run up to Christmas - or just to treat yourself!
Christmas Food and Wine Tastings
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 December, 10am - 5pm
Free entry to Rosemoor Plant Centre and Shop
Treat your tastebuds this weekend and get into the Christmas spirit with food and fine wine tastings!
Winter pruning of soft fruit: Demonstration by Garry Preston
Tuesday 8 December, 11am (allow 2 hours) at RHS Garden Rosemoor
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
The right pruning in winter ensures good crops of fruit in the summer, with fruit quality and size declining if your plants are left un-pruned. Today you will learn the basics of correct pruning and training techniques to ensure the best crops for the future.
Holly Walk with Christopher BailesSunday 13 December, 11am (allow 2 hours)
Cost: £14, RHS member: £8
Hollies are traditional at this time of year, marking our celebrations of Christmas and the New Year! But there is so much more to be discovered about hollies, from the remarkable range of form, leaf and berry they exhibit, to the variety of uses they have in the garden. Rosemoor has a large and diverse NCCPG National Collection® of hollies, which will be the focus of today's walk.