Harris Garden open day this Sunday
Sunday, 05 June 2011
children's activity trail in the Harris Garden this Sunday
Garden open in aid of the University Pre-School
The University of Reading Pre-School is holding an open day in the beautiful Harris Garden this Sunday, 12 June 2.00pm - 5.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come and look around the garden and enjoy the stunning floral displays.
Refreshments and ice creams will be available and there will be an activity trail for children, a bric a brac stall and a plant sale.
£3 adults; children free. All profits to the University of Reading Preschool.
The Harris Garden is a quiet oasis tucked between the Philip Lyle Building and the Wilderness, Follow signs from the main campus entrances.
Once the home paddock of ‘The Wilderness', a ‘Victorian house' built in the remains of a famous landscape garden created at Whiteknights by George, Marquis of Blandford between 1798 and 1819.
It is a botanic garden covering approximately five hectares, established in the 1970s and extended over the coming years as a teaching and research resource for the University.
Since 2010 the Garden has undergone significant development work and the garden is now open to all with recreation and conservation being its primary function.
For more information on the Pre School visit: Preschool: www.universityofreadingpreschool.co.uk