Culpeper Useful Contacts - RHS, National Trust, British Gardens, British Bees

useful contacts

Herbal and Aromatherapy

The Herb Society
01295 768899
The UK's leading society for increasing the understanding, use and appreciation of herbs and their benefits to health.

Jekka's Herb Farm
Jekka McVicar has won 62 RHS gold medals, including 14 Chelsea golds, and currently grows over 650 herb varieties on her farm, just north of Bristol. The farm is a herb nursery and has open days twice a year.

The Aromatherapy Trade Council
01473 603630
Representatives of the aromatherapy and essential oil industry in the UK.

Gardens

Chelsea Physic Garden
+44 (0) 20 7352 5646
Founded by the Society of Apothecaries in 1673, a unique botanical garden in central London.

Leeds Castle, Culpeper Garden
01622 765400
Named after a branch of the Culpeper family who owned Leeds Castle in the 17th century, was originally the site of the castle's kitchen garden.

Great Dixter House & Gardens
Christopher Lloyd's wonderful historic house and gardens in Northiam, East Sussex, the latter continuing to thrive and blossom under Lloyd's Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett.

Abbey House Gardens
The stunning gardens of Ian and Barbara Pollard, The Naked Gardeners, in Malmesbury, Cotswolds country.

The National Trust
The National Trust protects and opens to the public over 300 historic houses, gardens and 49 industrial monuments and mills. The charity also looks after forests, woods, fens, beaches, farmland, downs, moorland, islands, archaeological remains, castles, nature reserves, villages...

The Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. The RHS's goal is to help people share a passion for plants, to encourage excellence in horticulture and inspire all those with an interest in gardening.

British Bees

The British Beekeepers' Association
02476 696679
With over 15,000 members the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) is the leading organisation representing beekeepers within the UK. The object of the BBKA is to promote and further the craft of beekeeping and to advance the education of the public in the importance of bees in the environment.

Help Save Bees
Help Save Bees is a not-for-profit organisation raising awareness & donating money to help fight the plight of our humble British Bumblebee. The Help Save Bees blog is a great way to keep a finger on the pulse of how individuals can help make a difference to this serious issue.

Working the Land

Landshare
The aim for Landshare is to become a UK-wide initiative to make British land more productive and fresh local produce more accessible to all. It is based on the idea that some have spare growing space to share with those who don't.

Bridewell Organic Gardens
Bridewell Organic Gardens is an award-winning charity based in a walled garden and five-acre vineyard at Wilcote, near Witney in West Oxfordshire. Their objective is to improve the emotional well being of adults who have suffered from a range of mental illnesses.

Thrive
Thrive is a small national charity that uses gardening to change lives. They champion the benefits of gardening, carry out research and offer training and practical
solutions so that anyone with a disability can take part in, benefit from and enjoy gardening.

The Vana Trust
Vana Organic Therapeutic Farm project is being developed on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire with the first clients expected in September 2009. The farm will encourage children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties to experience a sense of growth and positive mental change through working the earth and growing food and flowers.

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The Bedlam of Beefy
The visual blog of a US artist, entrepreneur and lover of all things aesthetically pleasing. Look out for Culpeper Jams from Mrs Leyel's Jam Cupboard.