A note from our Events Group relating to future overseas gardens visits

First of all, a sincere thank you to everyone who responded to our recent survey regarding future visits to overseas gardens.
The following is a brief summary of the answers to the questions outlined in the survey document. There were only 20 (27 members) replies completed from a membership of 136, which in itself does beg the question of the need for such trips!  However, the following gives a reflection of the forms received back:-

• The preferred months for the visits are Spring (May/June) and Autumn (September).
• Number of nights spent away would be four with the overall budget costs for a trip being in the region of £700.00 per person.
• There was no clear country in Europe that was a preferred option.  However, at our last Events Group Meeting it was agreed that we would continue to look and review the availability and costs of visits to Northern France and Italy using specialist companies.
• Details on our findings will be published in the next Newsletter in the New Year.

Click HERE for a full copy of the results and comments from the questions included in the survey.