Friends of the Harris Garden
The Harris Garden is on the Whiteknights campus of the University of Reading, Berkshire, UK and is an important amenity open to all.
The Friends of the Harris Garden is an organisation which was formed in 1987 to support the development of the garden, in partnership with the University.
The role of the Friends is to promote activities in and connected
with the Harris Garden and to further the development of its
amenities and educational services.
The Friends have funded various significant features within
the garden such as the stream, new bulb planting and redesigning the new herbaceous border.
The Friends of the Harris Garden is run by a committee
elected each year at an Annual General Meeting, normally held
in May.
The Friends are working closely with the Grounds Team of the Facilities Management Directorate on the re-modelling and re-shaping of the garden. Like all gardens, the Harris Garden has reached a point in its evolution where some of the tried and tested plant combinations and planting schemes are losing something of their original impact and the time has come for looking to the future and considering more progressive approaches and different ways of presenting plants. Both the Friends and the Grounds Team are working towards creating a space which is attractive and sustainable and which is inviting to both people and wildlife alike.
More information about the changes to the garden can be seen at:
http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/staffportal/news/articles/spsn-322855.aspx
The Friends play an active role in both the financial and operational support of the garden and they are always looking for volunteers to be part of a team which will help with planting and maintenance and who wish to be part of this exciting redevelopment and establishment of the garden. We are also looking for people who would like to become Friends of the garden and benefit from the garden, with winter talks on a variety of wide ranging horticulturally related topics and organised garden visits during the summer months.
To find out about volunteering contact: enquiries@friendsoftheharrisgarden.org.uk
To become a member contact: membership@friendsoftheharrisgarden.org.uk
How to find the garden:
Comprehensive instructions about getting to the campus are on the University website:
www.reading.ac.uk/about/find/about-findindex.asp
Please note that the Harris Garden is open to the general public during the day, 09:00 - dusk.
