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VILLAS & GARDENS OF FRASCATI & LAZIO
8 DAYS FROM £999 DEPARTS 4TH MAY 2008
8 DAYS FROM £999 DEPARTS 4TH MAY 2008
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Thursday, 19 July 2007
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email maggielamb@btconnect.com
Sabbatical year April 08-Sept09. No lectures in this period, tours however continue.
National Trust Lunchtime Lectures at Nymans Garden. Book through Nymans Gardens Handcross West Sussex. Tel 01444 405250 to check for availability and bookings
Monday 5th November 07. Maggie Lambs Baroque Garden History made easy peasy!
January 14th 08 Bellissimi Giardini, Beautiful Italian Gardens.
Tuesday February 5th 08. Top of the Plots. Maggie Lambs absolute Favourite Gardens
More details of these lectures title can be found in Lecture and Talk section.
NADFAS Lectures
Horticultural Society
Other Groups
Sabbatical year April 08-Sept09. No lectures in this period, tours however continue.
National Trust Lunchtime Lectures at Nymans Garden. Book through Nymans Gardens Handcross West Sussex. Tel 01444 405250 to check for availability and bookings
Monday 5th November 07. Maggie Lambs Baroque Garden History made easy peasy!
January 14th 08 Bellissimi Giardini, Beautiful Italian Gardens.
Tuesday February 5th 08. Top of the Plots. Maggie Lambs absolute Favourite Gardens
More details of these lectures title can be found in Lecture and Talk section.
NADFAS Lectures
Horticultural Society
Other Groups
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NEW TOUR, HOT OFF THE PRESS!
FEATURES
All daily excursions & guided tours included
Half board accommodation
Direct BA flights from Gatwick
Professional tour manager
Executive coach
All entrance fees & gratuities included
INCLUDING
Villa Aldobrandini
Villa Ninfa & Villa La Landriana
Villas of Tivoli - Palestrina,
Villa d'Este, Hadrian's Villa
Villa Mondragone, Farnese Palace
at Caprarola
Palazzo del Principe del Drago
Private gardens of Cannara
Il Parco dei Mostri di Bomarzo
Orvieto – guided city tour
Castello Ruspoli & Villa Lante
ACCOMMODATION
We stay the first three nights on half
board basis at the 3* Park Hotel
Villaferrata (www.villaferrata.it), located
about 1km from Frascati. For the
remaining four nights we stay at the 4*
Hotel Holiday at Bolsena
(www.hotelholidaybolsena.it). Situated on
the shore of Lake Bolsena, the town
centre is a ten minute walk from the
hotel. Day five is on bed and breakfast
basis with optional dinner at our carefully
selected agritourismo venue and we enjoy
dinner in the hotel on the remaining three
evenings. Facilities at both hotels include a
restaurant, bar and swimming pool and all
rooms are en suite.
EXTRAS TO YOUR TOUR
Insurance £36
Single supplement £99
Optional dinner
We are accompanied by
Maggie Lamb, a NADFAS lecturer,
for the duration of the tour. As well
as daily briefings and literature to
enhance the visits on the tour,
Maggie & Deirdre will also organise
an introductory social event in April.
NB. Please note there are steps and walking invloved
in many of the gardens. Flight details may be subject
to change. Price based on twin share. Minimum
numbers required. Normal booking conditions apply.
For more information contact
Michael English
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michael@tailored-travel.co.uk
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Talk Titles for Horticultural Groups
Maggie Lamb. Past Talk Titles 2006
The Making of Maggies Garden. (updated) Now in its 16th year the garden was achieved on a relatively low budget, and despite the limited time restrictions that a young family imposed, it now has some well established and interesting plants. This talk evolved because everyone always asks me what my garden is like? what are my favourite plants? and am I an organic gardener? Find out all these answers, share the successes and commiserate with the problems of battling with bindweed and brambles. As the seasons change and the years pass by, enjoy a light-hearted look through my eyes and the camera lens at my private paradise.
Beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
Explore the natural beauty of British Columbia, the Cascade and Rocky Mountains, the lakes, the wild flowers, and some very special gardens, including the famous Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island.
Some Special Sussex Gardens. (Updated )
The landscape,favourable climate and diversity of soil in Sussex has been the spark that has inspired the creation of some unique gardens in this lovely county. A wide range of gardens are visited, from Gravetye Manor to Parham, Highdown to Nymans, cottage and town gardens are all here.
California ; 'From Hollyhocks to Hollywood'.
Two trips in spring and late summer to give talks to plantaholic Southern Californian Gardeners gave me the opportunity to enjoy the fabulous Mediterranean climate, landscape, native plants and gardens and to be the lucky recipient of American gardeners friendship, warmth and hospitality.
Influential Women Gardeners.
Many of the finest gardens made this century have been created by women. The contributions made by Vita Sackville-West,Margery Fish, Beth Chatto and many others not so famous are illustrated, using photographs of their creations.
Influential Men in Gardening
From Capability Brown to Christopher Lloyd, men have always made gardens. This illustrated talk explores the influences of a range of landscapers, designers, plantsmen and writers by looking at the gardens they have created.
Maggie Lamb. Illustrated Talk Titles 2007
Available between September and Easter 08
01444 455355. email maggielamb@btconnect.com
A Garden Tour of the North Of England (starting somewhere North of Watford!)
Join Maggie Lamb on a jam packed grand tour visiting gardens in all their
late summer September glory. Starting in Northamptonshire with the elegant and tranquil garden at Coton Manor, she travels on to visit a wonderful range of spanking new and exciting gardens, from Piet Oudolfs plantsmans garden at Scampston Walled Garden, Yorks, Tom Stuart Smiths grand recently restored Italianate gardens at Trentham Staffordshire and The Duchess of Northumberlands massive, impressive and contentious project at Alnwick Castle. Also visit the lesser well known Northumbrian gems of
Herterton and Garden Cottage, both real plantspeoples places, featured on television and in magazines. In contrast there are old established historic gardens such as Wallington, Castle Howard, Burton Agnes, and in the Lake district the fabulous topiary gardens of Levens Hall, recently restored gardens at Holker Hall and the Horticultural home of the Lakeland Horticultural Society, Holehird Gardens on Lake Windemere.
Something for every garden lover, grand landscapes and great ideas, a wonderful opportunity to tour some stunning northern gardens without having to circumnavigate the M 25 or have roadworks on the M1 to slow a journey down!
Italian Villas and Gardens
Maggie takes us to visit 10 wonderful villas and gardens in two contrasting regions of Italy, the mountains and northern lakes of Maggiore and Como and then the rich and fertile region of Tuscany. Interesting for both the plants, and the garden history, the beauty of Italian gardens will take your breath away.
The Making of Maggies Garden. (updated) Now in its 16th year the garden was achieved on a relatively low budget, and despite the limited time restrictions that a young family imposed, it now has some well established and interesting plants. This talk evolved because everyone always asks me what my garden is like? what are my favourite plants? and am I an organic gardener? Find out all these answers, share the successes and commiserate with the problems of battling with bindweed and brambles. As the seasons change and the years pass by, enjoy a light-hearted look through my eyes and the camera lens at my private paradise.
Beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
Explore the natural beauty of British Columbia, the Cascade and Rocky Mountains, the lakes, the wild flowers, and some very special gardens, including the famous Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island.
Some Special Sussex Gardens. (Updated )
The landscape,favourable climate and diversity of soil in Sussex has been the spark that has inspired the creation of some unique gardens in this lovely county. A wide range of gardens are visited, from Gravetye Manor to Parham, Highdown to Nymans, cottage and town gardens are all here.
California ; 'From Hollyhocks to Hollywood'.
Two trips in spring and late summer to give talks to plantaholic Southern Californian Gardeners gave me the opportunity to enjoy the fabulous Mediterranean climate, landscape, native plants and gardens and to be the lucky recipient of American gardeners friendship, warmth and hospitality.
Influential Women Gardeners.
Many of the finest gardens made this century have been created by women. The contributions made by Vita Sackville-West,Margery Fish, Beth Chatto and many others not so famous are illustrated, using photographs of their creations.
Influential Men in Gardening
From Capability Brown to Christopher Lloyd, men have always made gardens. This illustrated talk explores the influences of a range of landscapers, designers, plantsmen and writers by looking at the gardens they have created.
Maggie Lamb. Illustrated Talk Titles 2007
Available between September and Easter 08
01444 455355. email maggielamb@btconnect.com
A Garden Tour of the North Of England (starting somewhere North of Watford!)
Join Maggie Lamb on a jam packed grand tour visiting gardens in all their
late summer September glory. Starting in Northamptonshire with the elegant and tranquil garden at Coton Manor, she travels on to visit a wonderful range of spanking new and exciting gardens, from Piet Oudolfs plantsmans garden at Scampston Walled Garden, Yorks, Tom Stuart Smiths grand recently restored Italianate gardens at Trentham Staffordshire and The Duchess of Northumberlands massive, impressive and contentious project at Alnwick Castle. Also visit the lesser well known Northumbrian gems of
Herterton and Garden Cottage, both real plantspeoples places, featured on television and in magazines. In contrast there are old established historic gardens such as Wallington, Castle Howard, Burton Agnes, and in the Lake district the fabulous topiary gardens of Levens Hall, recently restored gardens at Holker Hall and the Horticultural home of the Lakeland Horticultural Society, Holehird Gardens on Lake Windemere.
Something for every garden lover, grand landscapes and great ideas, a wonderful opportunity to tour some stunning northern gardens without having to circumnavigate the M 25 or have roadworks on the M1 to slow a journey down!
Italian Villas and Gardens
Maggie takes us to visit 10 wonderful villas and gardens in two contrasting regions of Italy, the mountains and northern lakes of Maggiore and Como and then the rich and fertile region of Tuscany. Interesting for both the plants, and the garden history, the beauty of Italian gardens will take your breath away.
National Trust 2 Part Lecture "Bellissimi Giardini"
Be transported to the historically important, magical and romantic Bellissimi giardini"
the beautiful gardens of Italy. Todays lectures cover new regions of Italy as well as old favourites.Before lunch we visit Lakes Maggiore and Como. the spectacular backdrop of the mountains makes a theatrical setting for Renaissance and Baroque villas, gardens of classical beauty adorned with pencil thin cypress, antique statuary, fountains and the fragrant flowers of wisteria, lemon and orange blossom. Then to Tuscany to visit the imposing and impressive gardens of the region around Florence. After lunch we travel south to explore Lazio and the less well known region around Lake Bolsena, including the splendid Villa Lante and concluding with the magnificent gardens of south of Rome,including those at Frascati, Ninfa and Tivoli. This lecture aims to show the development and regional contrasts of the Italian garden and its importance and influence on European garden design.
Garden visiting with Maggie Lamb…. Forget grey days and feel the warmth of summer as we take ‘The grand tour’ of gorgeous gardens, some old favourites and some real surprises! Buckle your seat belts as we whizz from country to country, county to county, meeting interesting people and plants along the way. The usual combo of fabulous photos, facts and fun!
Be transported to the historically important, magical and romantic Bellissimi giardini"
the beautiful gardens of Italy. Todays lectures cover new regions of Italy as well as old favourites.Before lunch we visit Lakes Maggiore and Como. the spectacular backdrop of the mountains makes a theatrical setting for Renaissance and Baroque villas, gardens of classical beauty adorned with pencil thin cypress, antique statuary, fountains and the fragrant flowers of wisteria, lemon and orange blossom. Then to Tuscany to visit the imposing and impressive gardens of the region around Florence. After lunch we travel south to explore Lazio and the less well known region around Lake Bolsena, including the splendid Villa Lante and concluding with the magnificent gardens of south of Rome,including those at Frascati, Ninfa and Tivoli. This lecture aims to show the development and regional contrasts of the Italian garden and its importance and influence on European garden design.
Garden visiting with Maggie Lamb…. Forget grey days and feel the warmth of summer as we take ‘The grand tour’ of gorgeous gardens, some old favourites and some real surprises! Buckle your seat belts as we whizz from country to country, county to county, meeting interesting people and plants along the way. The usual combo of fabulous photos, facts and fun!
National Trust 2 Part Lecture. Top of the Plots, Maggie Lambs Absolute Favourite Gardens.
Over the last 20 years Maggie has visited hundreds of gardens , how will she chose her absolute favorites? Join her on a wonderful jaunt down memory lane as she takes you on a tour of a vast range, from the fabulous and frivoulous to the fanciful and flowery! What will be in her top 20? Will her Top of the Plots be your favourite too? Join Maggie for a mystery mix of style, fact and fun.
Over the last 20 years Maggie has visited hundreds of gardens , how will she chose her absolute favorites? Join her on a wonderful jaunt down memory lane as she takes you on a tour of a vast range, from the fabulous and frivoulous to the fanciful and flowery! What will be in her top 20? Will her Top of the Plots be your favourite too? Join Maggie for a mystery mix of style, fact and fun.
National Trust 2 Part Lecture. The Baroque Garden in England.
Whilst many examples of the impressive formal Baroque Garden are to be found in Europe, in England they are rare. However these few, though smaller in size are no less wonderful as they beautifully illustrate the style and splendour of the fashionable, geometric 17th century pleasure garden. Using photographs of a range of restored gardens, we travel from the less well known Wrest Park and Castle Bromwich Hall to the better known Ham House and Westbury Court Garden. This lecture explores the sense of drama, complexity of composition and richness of ornamentation of the English Baroque garden.
Whilst many examples of the impressive formal Baroque Garden are to be found in Europe, in England they are rare. However these few, though smaller in size are no less wonderful as they beautifully illustrate the style and splendour of the fashionable, geometric 17th century pleasure garden. Using photographs of a range of restored gardens, we travel from the less well known Wrest Park and Castle Bromwich Hall to the better known Ham House and Westbury Court Garden. This lecture explores the sense of drama, complexity of composition and richness of ornamentation of the English Baroque garden.
NADFAS Lecture Titles and info
Chenies Manor Early May 05Generally Lectures and Study days are available from September to early April, leaving late April, May and June for accompanied garden visits linked to the lectures below or on a Society theme.
The English Garden; Over the centuries the garden has moved through a process of transition from the utilitarian, the decorative, the picturesque, to the 20th century English garden. A whirlwind journey through the centuries giving a potted history and guide to the chronological development of the English garden and the main characters in the story. (Also available as a study day)
A Garden Tour of Europe; Many of the famous gardens of Europe are visited as we journey from the Moorish Gardens of the Alhambra Palace, to the influential early Northern Italian Renaissance and Baroque period villa gardens. In France we see the grandeur of the impressive formal gardens of Le Notre, and many other interesting gardens such as the charming Chateau de Bagatelle. (Some present day gardens in Holland and Belgium are also included )
Beauty and the Garden;
Gardens have often inspired creativity and artistry in many forms; painters to capture their transient beauty on canvas, writers and poets to convey and describe their qualities and atmosphere. This lecture is illustrated with slides of gardens and paintings that span a wide range of styles, from the early medieval gardens to those of the 20th century
The Baroque Garden in England.
Study Day; can be linked to a visit.
Whilst many examples of the impressive formal Baroque Garden are to be found in Europe, in England they are rare. However these few, though smaller in size are no less wonderful as they beautifully illustrate the style and splendour of the fashionable, geometric 17th century pleasure garden. Using photographs of a range of restored gardens, we travel from the less well known Wrest Park and Castle Bromwich Hall to the better known Ham House and Westbury Court Garden. This lecture explores the sense of drama, complexity of composition and richness of ornamentation of the English Baroque garden.
The Flower Garden
From sub alpine flower meadows in the British Columbian Cascade Mountains, to a colourist garden in Sussex, different sources have been used as inspiration for this talk. The lecture explores the history and development of the modern flower border and the contributions made by William Robinson, Gertrude Jekyll and Graham Stuart Thomas. There are slides of many different flower gardens illustrating their influences and an abundance of ideas for interesting colour and plant partnerships. A must for all flower lovers!
Tulipomania Best time Jan/Feb/March/April or Sept/Oct/Nov
A voyage of tulip exploration from the origins of the wild flower, to the cultivated form that was the subject of many great works of art. This simple bulb was responsible for the wealth and greed of Tulipomania in the 17th century. The tulip is back in fashion again after many years and is the inspiration for many fabulous modern colourist gardens. Enjoy photographs of these gardens, the paintings, the flowers as well as cultural techniques and planting suggestions. (Also available as a study day)
The Romantic Woodland Garden
This lecture can be a study day based at Borde Hill Garden.Best time April/May or a lecture with follow up visit to Borde Hill.
Who can deny the beauty of spring sunlight shimmering through towering flaming rhododendrons and azaleas onto carpets of bluebells? Camellias, Magnolias, rare flowering trees and shrubs, all planted by Colonel Stephenson Clarke at Borde Hill when the fashion fuelled by William Robinson at his Sussex Gravetye Manor grew for the wilder and naturalistic garden in the late 19th century. The romantic woodland garden emerged in Sussex and became home to the great plant collections and collectors. The Loder family at Wakehurst Place, Leonardslee and High Beeches, Leonard Messel at Nymans to name a few. Less well known and considered one of the best kept secrets of Sussex, Borde Hill Garden contains some of the rarest and greatest horticultural treasures collected by the great plant hunters, Wilson, Farrer, Forrest and Kingdon Ward.
(The garden visit study day will be based at and focussed on Borde Hill Garden and will incorporate a lecture, (possibly a short visit to the house) and a garden tour/ woodland walk. Lunch, morning coffee and all entrance costs are included.
Study Days at Sarah Ravens Garden School. (To follow a similar format to Borde Hill study days )Topics either Tulipomania or The Flower Garden
The English Garden; Over the centuries the garden has moved through a process of transition from the utilitarian, the decorative, the picturesque, to the 20th century English garden. A whirlwind journey through the centuries giving a potted history and guide to the chronological development of the English garden and the main characters in the story. (Also available as a study day)
A Garden Tour of Europe; Many of the famous gardens of Europe are visited as we journey from the Moorish Gardens of the Alhambra Palace, to the influential early Northern Italian Renaissance and Baroque period villa gardens. In France we see the grandeur of the impressive formal gardens of Le Notre, and many other interesting gardens such as the charming Chateau de Bagatelle. (Some present day gardens in Holland and Belgium are also included )
Beauty and the Garden;
Gardens have often inspired creativity and artistry in many forms; painters to capture their transient beauty on canvas, writers and poets to convey and describe their qualities and atmosphere. This lecture is illustrated with slides of gardens and paintings that span a wide range of styles, from the early medieval gardens to those of the 20th century
The Baroque Garden in England.
Study Day; can be linked to a visit.
Whilst many examples of the impressive formal Baroque Garden are to be found in Europe, in England they are rare. However these few, though smaller in size are no less wonderful as they beautifully illustrate the style and splendour of the fashionable, geometric 17th century pleasure garden. Using photographs of a range of restored gardens, we travel from the less well known Wrest Park and Castle Bromwich Hall to the better known Ham House and Westbury Court Garden. This lecture explores the sense of drama, complexity of composition and richness of ornamentation of the English Baroque garden.
The Flower Garden
From sub alpine flower meadows in the British Columbian Cascade Mountains, to a colourist garden in Sussex, different sources have been used as inspiration for this talk. The lecture explores the history and development of the modern flower border and the contributions made by William Robinson, Gertrude Jekyll and Graham Stuart Thomas. There are slides of many different flower gardens illustrating their influences and an abundance of ideas for interesting colour and plant partnerships. A must for all flower lovers!
Tulipomania Best time Jan/Feb/March/April or Sept/Oct/Nov
A voyage of tulip exploration from the origins of the wild flower, to the cultivated form that was the subject of many great works of art. This simple bulb was responsible for the wealth and greed of Tulipomania in the 17th century. The tulip is back in fashion again after many years and is the inspiration for many fabulous modern colourist gardens. Enjoy photographs of these gardens, the paintings, the flowers as well as cultural techniques and planting suggestions. (Also available as a study day)
The Romantic Woodland Garden
This lecture can be a study day based at Borde Hill Garden.Best time April/May or a lecture with follow up visit to Borde Hill.
Who can deny the beauty of spring sunlight shimmering through towering flaming rhododendrons and azaleas onto carpets of bluebells? Camellias, Magnolias, rare flowering trees and shrubs, all planted by Colonel Stephenson Clarke at Borde Hill when the fashion fuelled by William Robinson at his Sussex Gravetye Manor grew for the wilder and naturalistic garden in the late 19th century. The romantic woodland garden emerged in Sussex and became home to the great plant collections and collectors. The Loder family at Wakehurst Place, Leonardslee and High Beeches, Leonard Messel at Nymans to name a few. Less well known and considered one of the best kept secrets of Sussex, Borde Hill Garden contains some of the rarest and greatest horticultural treasures collected by the great plant hunters, Wilson, Farrer, Forrest and Kingdon Ward.
(The garden visit study day will be based at and focussed on Borde Hill Garden and will incorporate a lecture, (possibly a short visit to the house) and a garden tour/ woodland walk. Lunch, morning coffee and all entrance costs are included.
Study Days at Sarah Ravens Garden School. (To follow a similar format to Borde Hill study days )Topics either Tulipomania or The Flower Garden
email maggielamb@btconnect.com
Tulipomania
There are three fabulous tulips in this photo , Back row Red Shine, Middle Colouer Cardinal and front row Rococco. They feature in the talk 'Tulipomania'
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