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  • Monday, September 12, 1:00 pm – St. James Park – Plants, Pelicans and Pageants, Online

    An insight into the history, landscape and iconic events within the ceremonial setting of St James’s Park. The online lecture takes place on Zoom and a recording link will be sent to registrants to watch for one week following the talk. £5.00 This London Parks & Gardens event may be paid for HERE.

    St James’s Park is one of Europe’s busiest parks attracting some 17 million visitors per year. The Park is bordered by the Mall and Horse Guards Parade, both scenes of annual ceremonial events such as State Visits, State Opening of Parliament, and the Queen’s Birthday Parade. It regularly hosts a wide range of participation events such as the finish of the London Marathon and became the venue for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games for several sporting events including hosting Beach Volleyball on Horse Guards Parade. Half a million people are estimated to have visited St James’s Park on the day of the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in 2011, that number surpassed for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in 2012 and the Platinum Jubilee weekend in 2022. The Park is known for its displays of spring bulbs, the floriferous borders and landscape styled by John Nash, and intricate summer bedding schemes. The lake is home to many species of waterfowl and has been a home to pelicans since 1664.

    Mark Wasilewski is Manager of St James’s Park and The Green Park. He is a Trustee of London in Bloom and judges for several organisations including the London Gardens Society and Guild of Horticultural Judges and is also an RHS Accredited Floral Judge. He served on the RHS Britain in Bloom national judging panel between 2004 and 2016 and on the RHS Herbaceous Plant Committee 2015-20.

    Mark was made a Member of The Royal Victorian Order in 2013 for his services to The Royal Parks.

  • Sunday, May 20 – Monday, May 28 – Chelsea Flower Show 2018 & English Gardens

    Serendipity Traveler’s annual Chelsea Flower Show 2018 tour in England offers women travelers a tapestry of classic Britain. Our 2018 English Garden tour is for women travelers who enjoy all things quintessentially English. You will visit beloved English gardens and The 2018 Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show on member’s opening day. Women travelers who love to garden will be inspired by England’s pastoral beauty, history and the pure pleasure of taking time for tea. Whether yours is a secret garden behind a wall, a wildflower meadow open to the sea or a courtyard plot in the urban landscape, you will be enchanted. Women who love the charming classic British country ways of living will enjoy our trip which embraces English country life and the magnificent landscapes that sweep the English countryside. You will spend your days immersed in the creativity, grandeur, and passion that is gardening in England. Our 2018 women’s garden tour to England on May 20 – 28 will join the Royal Horticultural Society’s members on The 2018 Chelsea Flower Show member’s only days to experience and relish this stellar world renowned gardening event. If you are a keen gardener or just beginning you will enjoy the exquisite beauty in the gardens of England. You will have the chance to savour classic British country living and the history and architecture of London, Bath and The Cotswolds. This trip is designed for women who appreciate the fine art of traveling well and offers you luxe accommodations, fine dining and private touring in a small group. $9495.00 USD private luxe accommodations and all noted inclusions. Single supplements are waived on all Serendipity Traveler private small group tours. All women travelers will savour their own private room on all Serendipity Traveler small group tours without paying additional fees for traveling solo. For the complete itinerary visit http://www.serendipitytraveler.com/destinations/chelsea_flower_show_2018_english_gardens

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  • Thursday, May 18 – Thursday, May 25 – Gardens of London, Featuring the Chelsea Flower Show

    Enjoy the world’s greatest flower show, the Chelsea Flower Show, on members-only day with Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Additional highlights include a city tour of London, Kew Gardens, Kensington Palace, the Savill Garden and Wisley Garden. May 18-25, 2017, cost $3999 per person, double occupancy, including airfare.  Bring your most imaginative clothing! Image from www.visitlondon.com.  For more information visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/770029

  • May, 2012 – The Gardens of England and the Chelsea Flower Show 2012

    May, 2012 – The Gardens of England and the Chelsea Flower Show 2012

    Peggy Coonley invites you to join her annual tour of  The Gardens of England and the Chelsea Flower Show 2012, a thoughtful itinerary  created for savvy women travelers who appreciate the culture of classic Britain.  You will visit notable beloved English gardens and The Royal Horticultural Society’s famous Chelsea Flower Show on RHS Member’s only day.  The itinerary is artfully arranged to include Sissinghurst in Kent and Hidcote in The Cotswolds, two of the world’s beloved gardens.  You will visit The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew, take a docent led tour at Wisley, and relish your visit to Scotney Castle and Great Dixter.  We take Tea at The Ritz in London and attend the theatre.  Women who love to garden will be inspired by England’s pastoral beauty, history and the pure pleasure of taking time for tea.  Whether yours is a secret garden behind a wall, a wildflower meadow open to the sea or a courtyard plot in the urban landscape, you will be enchanted.  Serendipity Traveler takes time to savour classic British country living, the history and diverse landscapes of London, Kent, Bath and The Cotswolds. This trip is for women who appreciate the fine art of traveling well with a smaller group. For complete details please call Serendipity Traveler’s President, Peggy Coonley in Rockport, Mass. 978 879 7464 or reserve easily online at  www.serendipitytraveler.com.

  • Sunday, May 22 – Tuesday, May 31 – Gracious Gardens & Architectural Gems of London, Sussex & Hampshire

    Yale Educational Travel announces an exclusive trip, Gracious Gardens & Architectural Gems of London, Sussex & Hampshire, featuring Yale Faculty Linda Peterson and Fred Strebeigh, May 22 to May 31. This unforgettable journey through the English countryside in late spring, when glorious gardens are in full bloom, will provide a privileged look at great houses built by the English aristocracy – many carefully restored by the families who live there.  You will, by special arrangement, attend the celebrated Chelsea Flower Show on Members’ Day, a visit to Down House, where Charles Darwin worked on his scientific theories and wrote On the Origin of Species, and 17th century Bateman’s, home to Rudyard Kipling from 1902 – 1936..  Then, travel south to East Sussex, including a visit to Scotney Castle, whose gardens are renowned for spectacular displays of rhododendrons and azaleas.  In Hampshire, you will stop en route at Petworth House, a late 17th century mansion housing a fine collection of works by Turner and Van Dyck.  You will also visit Firle Place, an intriguing mix of Tudor and Georgian style, and Highclere Castle, a Victorian home in high Elizabethan style, with a park designed by Capability Brown, and Osborne House (below) on the Isle of Wight.  $6,995 per person, double occupancy, with a single supplement of $1,125. For a brochure and complete information, call 203-432-1952, or make a reservation on line at www.YaleEdTravel.org/england11.