Curly99 2 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Sad I know but I have never knowingly been to the Arboretum Curly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 An essential place of serenity and peace needed in every city...forward thinking by the Victorians...pity the pillocks in the sixties didn't have the brains and forethought with the architecture and existing railway routes they destroyed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Curly, may I suggest you try and make it to the Arboretum; the flower displays are exceptionally good, the gardeners putting a lot of time and effort into this oasis set within our city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I always regarded the Arboretum as a real 'oasis'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curly99 2 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Jackson, I have been by it loads of times, just never thought to go in...do they still have a festival in there? few bands..etc.. never been on a tram either..maybe I should use my bus pass and kill two birds with one stone Curly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Curly, I use my bus pass to get me to the Arboretum; I take my young grand-daughter, she loves the freedom of running down the hills and pathways. I don't know whether the band stand is still used; going back a few years I remember a young American band playing in there. :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I don't know whether the band stand is still used; Still used I believe. There's a programme of events at the Arboretum. They have a Christmas carol concert there I think which sounds nice. http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3383#events Quite like the look of this 'tree trail' too: http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=12862&p=0 I occasionally walk through the Arboretum when working around the city, it's stil a green and pleasant place (and something of a rare green place in the city centre these days). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 going back a few years I remember a young American band playing in there. :smile: Glen Miller? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 A bit before my time, but still recognisable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 http://www.panoramio.com/user/2430449/slideshow?tag=Nottingham More pics of the Arboretum plus a few of Notts....enjoy the slideshow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Trevor S, thank you for the abundance of 'sharp' photographs; I especially liked: 'Fun At The Fair'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I like the photos of the avenues at the top end of the Forest; nothing much seems to have changed there since my days of promenading with my first wife. Now, that reminds me of once I was with a pal who was 27ish, divorced and desperate. We stopped on Forest Road and asked a 'lady of the night' "How much?" and she said "More than you can afford; now p155 off!" She thought we were taking the Mickey, It was very funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 21st March, my most favourite day in all of the year and that's because it's the first day of Spring. Google announced that this was so yesterday but they have it wrong, the 21st March is the first day of Spring and that's official - it's my 65th Birthday this coming March 24th and I consider I've been long enough on the earth to know that. I love the multi colours of the flowers Spring has to offer: reds, yellows, purples, mauves; no doubt the Arboretum will do herself proud with these in the flower displays she has planned for the future. I'm looking forward to the weather warming and going for lots of walks with my five year old grand-daughter in this Oasis set within our fast paced City. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 What day does summer fall on this year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Ashley, I suggest you put your question to 'Google', as I haven't a clue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 We had ours in Caithness last Friday. What is it with these weathermen - why do they always give us the crap weather and other countries the best weather? What have we done to upset them so? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 What day does summer fall on this year? June 21st between 1-2pm. Enjoy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Daffs flowering in the garden, anemonies flowering, Flowering Currants in bloom, Crocus/snowdrops/aconites now all gone over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Compo, lovely description of time moving on . . . :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 A few shots of Spring plants flowering in the garden this morning: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 With a requirement to pay an admission fee for the Castle nowadays there is very little opportunity central in the city for people to enjoy a little greenery these days. The arboretum, though a bonus, is a little off the beaten track for some visitors to the city, depending to a degree on which side they arrive from. I really think that admission to the Castle grounds only, as opposed to the house, should be free of charge, and not just to city residents. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 This is the next section to flower - April/May: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 You have to live within the city to get entry for £1? (Not Weekends BH etc!) What about people like me who live local? Also is such as Carlton considered eligible for cheap entry? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I think the charge goes up on a pro-rata sliding scale relating to how many times you breathe oxygen in during your visit Mick. Understand additionally that panoramic views over Castle Rock to the south of the city are planned to be charged at £1 per glimpse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 A lovely photograph Compo, a delight to the eye; love the use of stones amongst the greenery. :smile: PS: I've 'ticked you' off for this - in the nicest possible way. :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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