Our Outings
Several outings a year and local garden visits were initiated in 1976. These continue today in the form of a day trip by coach, three times during the spring and summer months.
saturday 20th june 2026
NORWELL NURSERIES
10.30am departure from Allestree Recreational Ground
Cost - £24
A specialist plant nursery and one-acre garden located in Newark, Nottinghamshire, known for its extensive collection of unusual herbaceous perennials and the National Collections of Astrantias and Hardy Chrysanthemums. Norwell Nurseries and Gardens have been established for nearly twenty years and the garden now contains over 2,500 different plants, many rare and unusual. The visit to the nursery includes a guided tour of the garden.
SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST 2026
RHS WISLEY
07.45am departure from Allestree Recreational Ground
Cost - £30
Located in Surrey, this is the flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society and one of the most visited horticultural sites in the UK. Wisley is now a large and diverse garden covering 240 acres (97 ha). In addition to numerous formal and informal decorative gardens, it hosts several glasshouses and an extensive arboretum, Wisley also has a large plant nursery and shop along with varies places to eat and drink.
SATURDAY 18TH JULY 2026
ASHWOOD NURSERIES & JOHN’S GARDEN
9.30am departure from Allestree Recreational Ground
Cost - £22
‘John’s Garden’ at Ashwood Nurseries is regarded as one of the finest private gardens in the UK, hosting magnificent collections of trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials and conifers adding to the interest all year round with an abundance of rare plants as well as familiar favourites. Ashwood Nurseries is an independent plant nursery and garden centre situated in a canal-side setting in lovely open countryside. An introduction to John’s Garden will be provided by one of the gardeners as part of our visit.