We were approached in November 2023 by The Folly Fellowship who were following up a Report of our work in a 2017 Hertfordshire Gardens Trust Journal, when we were only two years into major restoration work. With their deep interest in Grottoes and Ferneries, the Fellowship were organising a … Read Full Article about Notable visitors in 2024 – The Folly Fellowship
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The Welwyn Festival Committee – An Amazing Award
On Tuesday 3rd September 24 a group of volunteers joined Sara and the Committee in celebration of the end of another successful year Managing and Maintaining the Fernery. The high point was without doubt the fantastic award of £1000 from the Welwyn Festival Committee which had been officially … Read Full Article about The Welwyn Festival Committee – An Amazing Award
We are ready. Are you ready too?
On Thursday 27th June from 4.30 pm to 8 p.m. the Danesbury Fernery will be Open as part of the Welwyn Festival Open Gardens Programme. The Friends of Danesbury Fernery Volunteers will be there in force, identified by their new green caps, so please stop them and ask as many questions as you … Read Full Article about We are ready. Are you ready too?
The Welwyn Festival – Danesbury Fernery Open
The Fernery doesn’t look after itself!
An obvious statement perhaps. To 'keep the show on the road' our volunteer Gardening Group look after the Fernery and care for it endlessly, in every living moment - and not just on Tuesdays throughout the year - and not just on the third Thursday every month when work parties include the wider … Read Full Article about The Fernery doesn’t look after itself!
Work Parties – Thursday 15th February 2024
Work Party No. 1 The Fernery The Danesbury Volunteers' morning work included: The Sherrardspark Woodwardens - afternoon session A group of volunteers from the Sherrardspark Woodwardens kindly responded to our request for help once again, and they visited the Fernery in the afternoon to … Read Full Article about Work Parties – Thursday 15th February 2024