Picture Janet French

This year’s Friends of Christ Church Annual Lecture was held last week. It told the story of the renaissance of the former Rose Garden at Christ Church. Introduced by Sarah Bowden, with contributions from Caroline Pitt, the chair of the Friends of Christ Church, the lecture was given by Sue Spielberg who designed the planting scheme.

Sue described her experience and approach to the design and seasonal planting.

Tea and cake was provided for those attending courtesy of Caroline Pitt and her team.

We encourage you to join the Friends. You can download their brochure and application form on the link below. Single members pay £5 annually, family members £10, by cash, cheque, BACS or standing order. Life membership is a one-off payment of £75; all these amounts can be gift aided by UK taxpayers, as the Friends is a registered charity, number 1088767.

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You can listen again to the talk

You can also watch a short (slient) film showing the plants and design ideas that Sue talks about below