Programme for 2004
Meetings are held on the third Saturday of the month at Bicton Village Hall, starting at 2.30pm excepting May, which starts at 11.00am.
- Jan 17 - Howard Drury - Forty Years of Gardening Tips
- Feb 21 - Dilys Davies - Foliage and Bark
- March 20 - 12.00pm, AGM followed by picnic lunch.
Graham Rankin - Aberglasney Gardens
- April 17 - Margaret Brown - A Hardy Planter's Garden
- May 15 - Stuart Dixon
11.00am - Some Like It Hot
2.30pm - A Shady Place
ALSO THIS MONTH, MEMBERS' PLANTS
bring in your favourites for expert discussion
- Sept 18 - Duncan Coombs - Ponds, Marginals & Bog Gardens
- Oct 16 - Bob Brown - Garden-Worthy Plants
- Nov 20 - John Snocken - Violas & Pansies
- Dec 11 - A Look at the Past
Members' slides of memorable gardens recently visited, followed by our Christmas Tea Party.
Garden Visits
Note that the June and August visits are on the third Satuday; the July visit is on the second Saturday. Maps will be circulated with the AGM papers in late February, for another copy please phone the secretary.
- June 19 - Coach outing to Aberglasney Gardens and/or National Botanical Gardens of Wales. Details to follow. Both gardens are suitable for wheelchairs or scooters.
- July 10
- 11am - Preen Manor, Church Preen, 6 miles west of Much Wenlock. Entrance £5. Mrs Ann Trevor-Jones, coffee and biscuits available, bring a picnic.
- 2.30pm - Jessamine Cottage, Kenley, 6 miles west of Much Wenlock, entrance £2.50. Lee & Pamela Wheeler, tea and cakes available.
- Optional visit to Lower Springs Nursery close by.
- Aug 21
- 12.00pm - Longacres, Kinnerley, near Nesscliffe/Oswestry. Entrance £2.50. Mick & Linda Evans, tea and cakes available, bring a picnic.
- 3.00 pm - Hall Farm Nursery, Kinnerley. Conducted tour by Christine Ffoulkes-Jones. No tea.
Previous years' programmes:
2003, 2002, 2001, 2000.
For more information:
d.cooper@staffs.ac.uk
Derek Cooper, Secretary
Broomside
Loggerheads, Market Drayton
TF9 4NZ
Links
Hardy Plant Society
Hardy Plant Society - Cumbria Group
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