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The Dorothy Clive Garden 4 / 5 April (Easter Sunday & Monday) 10am - 5.30pm

What a lovely event we had at this time last year! The April weather smiled on us and the gardens sparkled in the early spring sun. Everyone we spoke to at the fair had fallen in love with the garden and came away with some very special plants. 

Due to the popularity of this event in 2009 we have extended the event to two days for 2010.  We have more nurseries, with a wider range of specialities, from near and far with some who don't normally come to this part of the country. 

Nurseries will be bring fresh stock on each day, so there is plenty of opportunity to purchase their wonderful plants on either day. All are happy to bring pre-ordered plants to the fair.

The 12 acre Dorothy Clive Garden is surprisingly intimate and informal. It embraces a variety of landscape features, including a superb woodland garden, an alpine scree, a damp garden and spectacular summer flower borders.

In spring it is full of blossom, drifts of bulbs, priimulas and fabulous rhododendrons and azaleas.

Visitors can rest on the many garden seats provided throughout the grounds and enjoy the tearoom's home-baking on the terrace lawn, whilst taking pleasure from the lovely views of the surrounding countryside.

Admission to Garden and Fair: 

Special Event Entry Price£2.50 (normally £5.50 for the garden only!)

Special Offer for Groups (20+): For entry on Monday 5th April only, Groups of 20 or more can buy tickets in advance for the special event price of £2.00 each. Included in this offer is a garden talk from one of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable nurserymen. Please contact the Dorothy Clive Garden (see contact details below) to book your group's tickets.

Venue Details:

The Dorothy Clive Garden
Willoughbridge
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 4EU 
Tel: 01630 647237
email: info@dorothyclivegarden.co.uk
website: www.dorothyclivegarden.co.uk

This event is fast becoming a key date on every plant lover's calendar  and this year's extended format features 14 highly respected nurseries including 8 RHS medal winners and plants from 7 National Collections. 

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We've brought  together nurseries a tremendous mix and diversity of plants with something for every plant lover: All nurseries are happy to bring pre-ordered plants to the event.

Avondale: interesting and unusual perennials including specialist ranges of  woodland Anemones, Eryngiums and Oriental Poppies.

39 Steps NurseryTrillium, Hardy Orchids plus many Rare and unusual plants for shade. (New to this event)

Chris Cooke: will be bringing his award winning range of rare and unusual woodland and spring-flowering plant specie including Erythronium, Fritillaria, Muscari, Scilla, Trillium, Uvularia etc.(RHS Gold Medallist). (New to this event)

Field House Nursery will have plants from their National Collections of Auricula and Astrantia as well as rare dwarf bulbs on their colourful display (RHS Medal Winner, Hampton Court 2009)

Green's Leaves will feature Prostantera cultivars, choice foliage plants with flowers - Beschornerias, Libertia, Epimediums, Dark Foliage plants, Grevilleas, Ornamental Grasses, Shrub Honeysuckles

Hall Farm Nursery will bring a wide range of perennials including spring flowering and woodland types. (RHS Gold Medallist including Chelsea Gold)

Hillview Hardy Plants hold two National Collections - Acanthus and Albuca. They will also be bringing Primulas, Auriculas and early flowering perennials. (RHS Medallists)

Holden Clough Nursery feature a wide range of shrubs, perennials, ferns, ornamental trees and heathers. (RHS Medallists)

Packhorse Farm Nursery will bring a range of Trees and Shrubs including a great selection of Acers. (RHS Gold Medallists)

Plantagogo will feature both new and heritage varieties from their National Collections of Heuchera and Heucherella as well as plants from their proposed collection of Tiarella. (RHS Gold Medallists including Chelsea Gold). (New to this event)

Slack Top Nurseries with their award winning range of Alpines. (RHS Medallists)

SpecialPerennials.com with a range of summer perennials for planting now including the National Collection of Helenium, proposed National Collection of Centaurea, Geum, Phlox, Monarda, hardy Salvia, a great selection of Day Lilies from a range of over 100 varieties, Achillea, Rudbeckia and many more beautiful and garden worthy plants.

Waterside Nursery will be displaying their pond and moisture loving plants together with a range of elegant patio pond tubs. (RHS Gold Medallists) 

Woodfield Nursery will bring a great range of hardy perennials with many varieties of Geranium plus some interesting shrubs.

The Dorothy Clive Garden will be selling high quality plants grown in the garden.

Directions:

The garden is in North Staffordshire, close to the Shropshire and Cheshire borders. It is on the A51, midway between Nantwich and Stone, two miles from the village of Woore.

From North and South
Exit M6 at Junction 15
Take A53, signed Market Drayton and Shrewsbury
Turn right at junction with A51. Drive half mile - garden is on the right.

From West
On A51 (from Nantwich); Garden is 2½ miles south east of the village of Woore
On A525 (from Whichurch); Turn right at A51 at Woore. Garden is 2½ miles, on left
On A53 (from Market Drayton); Turn left at junction with A51. Drive half mile - garden is on the right.

From East
Join A500 at Stoke-on-Trent
On approaching M6 Junction 15, follow sign to Market Drayton and Shrewsbury (A53)
Turn right at junction with A51. Drive half mile - garden is on the right.

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