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Think Britain, Think Paull Your Personal Travel Advisor
Issue 340 | 5th August 2020
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Welcome |
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As many of your green fingered clients are busy with their own gardening events and commitments in May, this week I’m focusing on garden festivals that can either drive a customised tour or be offered as an interesting option. That said, the Virtual Chelsea item’s worth a closer look.
My final story connects you to this week’s Britain Insider column where I’ve further expanded the potential and included something on the National Garden Scheme including a video message from its Patron, His Royal Highness, The Prince Of Wales.
Let’s talk further at ASTA’s Global Live.
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Kew Gardens Orchid Festival |
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Between 8th February-8th March, forget the winter blues and become immersed in a celebration of vibrant colours and magnificent plant life inside the tropical paradise of Kew Gardens’ conservatories. As there night be an Orchid Society near you check out www.aos.org and click on Affiliated Societies. Look carefully as there may be one near where you live. |
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Gardens and Stately Homes In Cornwall |
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Taking advantage of shoulder season air fares (avoid the two weeks either side of Easter Sunday 4th April) this itinerary will inspire you to plan a customised March/April 2020 tour to Cornwall where spring arrives earlier than anywhere else in the UK. Adding Poldark/Doc Martin locations and Arthurian legends makes this an early season winner.
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Tiptoe Through The Tulips |
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With many green-fingered clients busy in their own gardens in May, this late April tour brings together leisurely visits to the extensive and breathtakingly beautiful tulip displays at 11th century Arundel Castle, the award-winning gardens at privately owned Pashley Manor and at Chenies Manor. Your garden loving clients won’t have been offered this tantalizing combination before.
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Virtual Chelsea Flower Show |
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As you weren’t able to go this year, you and your clients can still enjoy an exciting line-up of world-leading designers, plant experts giving practical gardening advice, visiting award-winning nurseries and taking owner-led tours of their own gardens. Use the information and then let’s talk about a customised 2021 Chelsea and English countryside tour. |
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Rose Tinted Gardens |
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Packed with no fewer than 7 former winners of the prestigious Historic Houses /Christies Garden of the Year Award, this travel less, see more Cotswolds tour concludes with a colour and scent filled day at the annual Hampton Court Flower Show. It is very likely that your gardening contacts will have never seen this itinerary before.
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Orchids, Tulips And A Slice Of Hedgerow Cake |
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This week’s Britain Insider column takes a closer look at the February-September calendar of outstanding Flower Shows, starting in February with the annual Orchid extravaganza at Kew and finishing with the floral spectacular at Wisley, the flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society. Take a look and let’s explore the possibilities for a tailormade travel experience.
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