Â£3.50 BACK with Â£12.00 Spent

FREE ENTRY TO THE GARDENS with £12.00 SPENT ON PLANT SALES

D u n g e V a l l e y H i d d e n G a r d e n s

AND HARDY PLANT NURSERY

www.dungevalley.co.uk

Kettleshulme, High Peak, Cheshire, SK23 7RF

E-mail: david@dungevalley.co.uk

Tel / Fax: 01663 733787

It's July 2008. A big WELCOME to all our Customers!
The Gardens are looking really colourful.
The new growth on the Rhododendrons is itself fresh, colourful and unusual.
The Roses are trying their best to flower despite the rain.
The Perennials are looking good.
The number of birds has increased three fold throughout the Gardens.
The young swallows have left the nest in the garage coming back in the evening to sleep.
We have some wonderful plants to choose from in the Hardy Plant Nursery.
There are lots of unusual Perennials like Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal',
Hemerocallis 'Summer Wine' and Lilium nepalense.
Shrubs include Cistus 'Snow White', Prostanthera cuneata
and Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'.
We look forward to newcomers and those of you visiting us again.
*Please note that we are only open at Weekends in July and August.*
Occasionally, due to adverse weather conditions, i.e. wind or heavy rain, the Gardens may be closed.
Most importantly, remember our offer this year:
YOUR GARDEN ENTRY FEE REFUNDED on £12.00 WORTH of PLANT SALES

"Paradise", "Absolutely incredible", "Very beautiful" were just some of the comments made by our customers last year; our most successful year ever. The Gardens were a fantastic show with the Rhododendrons and Azaleas a riot of colour and the Magnolias coming into their own as they start to mature, the lovely spring weather making it a delight to walk around.
We are constantly changing the Gardens; moving existing plants and continuing with new planting, providing, we believe one of the most comprehensive selections of Rhododendrons in the UK. New varieties such as R. 'Midnight Mystique', R. 'Lemon Dream', R. 'Norfolk Candy' together with some of the favourites such as R. 'Hotei', R. 'Nancy Evans, and R. 'Loderi King George' with its wonderful scent just sold like hot cakes.
Many of our visitors return year after year remarking on how different it is as we plant up new areas and those who return after a couple of weeks are amazed as the succession of Rhododendrons makes for a constant changing, vibrant picture. New planting and further maintenance has been carried out in the Gardens and the Hardy Plant Nursery is bursting with a new stock of Rhododendrons and Perennials.
A big thank you to all who made 2007 such a successful year. Do come and visit us again in 2008; we guarantee you will be amazed at the changes and the Gardens will be better than ever! See our Visitor Information page for full details of opening times and about our Tea Room. Please note the the Gardens are open at weekends only in July and August; Saturday and Sunday. We look forward to seeing you soon.
David and Elizabeth Ketley

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Calendar for July 2008

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Days the Gardens are open in July 2008 are in Green.
Days closed are in Pink.

Rhododendron dalhousiae var rhabdotum
Rhododendron
dalhousiae var rhabdotum

    Come and visit a beautiful garden in the rolling Pennine hills, likened to a mini Bodnant. Open from March to the end of August you will see a kaleidoscope of colour featuring Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Magnolias, Acers and the Blue Poppy. These and many other desirable plants, growing with us at 1,000ft plus, are for sale in the Hardy Plant Nursery, some of which have been collected as seed whilst David was Trekking in Nepal and in Arunachal Pradesh. (View these pages to get an insight into his adventures in the East.)
    Here at the Dunge (pronounced as in Dungeon) see a collection of over 550 species and hybrid Rhododendrons as though in a hidden Himalayan valley, with streams, waterfalls, ponds, bridges, bog gardens and a wide variety of unusual perennials, trees and shrubs in a magnificent setting. A connoisseur's garden. We are open from March to June, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. (Note: this means that in 2008 we will no longer be open Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in May). In July and August we will only open Saturdays and Sundays. Find out more about visiting the gardens, view the calendar to see which days we are open and use our map to find us.
    Read about the progress in the gardens on our 'Latest News' page and for all the ornithologists read about the birds at Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens and surrounding Conservation Area.
                         See some picturesque views of the gardens and see which plants are flowering month by month Perennials flowering this month, Rhododendrons flowering this month and Trees and Shrubs flowering this month both in the Gardens and for sale.

Click on highlighted words to see more.

** Star Buy 1 **
Embothrium coccineum Lanceolatum

** Star Buy 2 **
Prunus serrula

** Star Buy 3 **
The Fabulous
Meconopsis x sheldonii
(Meconopsis 'Lingholm')

Please note we do NOT do Mail Order,
but a visit to the Nursery is always rewarding as there are always rarities not always listed in our catalogue.

**At quiet times we can design your garden in our car park if you bring
measurements of the plot you wish to plant out**

Map and Address

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  David and Elizabeth Ketley
  Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens
  & Hardy Plant Nursery,
  Windgather Rocks,
  Kettleshulme,
  Nr. Whaley Bridge, (Stockport)
  High Peak,
  Cheshire,
  SK23 7RF,
  ENGLAND
  Tel: / Fax: 01663 733787

  Map Reference: SJ989777

Full details can be found on our Visitor Information page.

Please note that we are not in any way associated with the Wholesale Nursery in the centre of the village.
Please follow our white on brown signs when you reach Kettleshulme. Thank you.
Print out the Coupon below. Present it at our entry desk and get 50 pence off your entry fee.
(Valid until 31st August 2008)

Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens	50p OFF your Entry Fee Valid to 31st August 2008
Open from March to the end of August you will see a kaleidoscope of colour in an eight acre garden in the rolling Pennine hills. Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Acers, Magnolias, Unusual Trees, Shrubs and Perennials in peaceful surroundings. This coupon allows you 50p off your entry fee to Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens.

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