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Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011

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Visit to Rounday Park Gardens

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 -

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - The visit completed with a meal at the Headingley Fox.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Back out through the Monet Garden.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - On the way out Steve and Maggie have another look at the Alhambra Garden.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - The two third size construction of lock gates all made in Leeds CC workshops. These were constructed cleverly in 3 weeks for the Chelsea Flower Show and now rebuilt here.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Designer and guide for our visit Martin Walker finishes the talk with Nigel on hand to give our thanks.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 -

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - The HESCO 2010 Garden.
The theme of the 2010 garden is to celibrate the green linkages of the Parks and Greenspaces of Leeds. This garden won the prestigious gold medal at the 2010 Chelsea Flower Show.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - In the foreground the HESCO 2009 exhibit and in the background the HESCO 2010 Gold Award winning Garden.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Garden design climate change techniques. These aid the problems of water flooding with storm water planters to collect rain water.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Fencing being installed for H&S.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Rotarians listening to the HESCO garden details.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Next the HESCO Garden the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show display exibit.
Following the floods which affected Leeds in 2007 this garden draws on a number of different techniques.
HESCO sponsors with Leeds CC at 2009 2010 and 2011
RHS Chelsea Flower Shows.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Talbert House gardens.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - This was a seat for two people to sit and recuperated and enjoy the gardens.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Designer Martin Walker talking about this garden.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - View of the display based on the gardens at Talbert House.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Next garden was the 2009 Chelsea Flower show exhibit - The garden at Talbert House. This Belgian house was used to rest and reuperate soldiers after injury in WW1.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Another view of the Patio Acequia canal reproduction.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 -

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - View of the Patio Acequia canal reproduction.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Rotarians listening to the guides talk on the Alhambra garden.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - The Alhambra Garden is a faithful reproduction of the the Patio Acequia at the Alhambra Palace , Granada in Southern Spain.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - The walk started through Monet's garden.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - The Monet Garden - This is a recreation of the Grande Allee in the Impressionist artist Monet's garden at Giverny in France.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Nigel introducing our guide Garden designer Martin Walker.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Rotarians partners and friends gather 19:00.
Secretary John organising our evening meal.

Club outside visit - Roundhay Park Gardens Aug 2011 - Guide to the Specialist Gardens.

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CLUB OUTSIDE VISIT TO ROUNDHAY PARK GARDENS .

Mon 8th Aug 2011.
On a pleasant summers evening

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