NEWS LETTER JUNE 2018
Next Meeting
Wednesday 6th June at 7.45 in Watlington Town Hall
Speaker: Lynda Warren
The title of Lynda Warren’s talk is ‘A Spoonful of herbs’. She covers their history and practical and unusual uses of herbs, her talk begins with an investigation into the people who taught us about herbs, from the Ancient Egyptians and Romans, through to the Indians and Chinese, the European physicians of the Middle Ages and own British herbalists. She also explores herbs as used in: flavouring foods, perfumes and beauty products, household applications and medicines. Four plants will be covered in detail: Mint, Rosemary, Bay and Lavender.
Last Month
John Amand gave us an interesting talk, ‘Useful Bulbs and How they Get to your Garden’.
He really knew about bulbs, he told us about unusual ones and how to get the best results and showed us what they can look like with his slides. Best advice as far as I was concerned, all those ugly old allium leaves can be removed as once they start to go yellow.
Plant Table: We will have a plant table this month so bring any plants you have.
Open Gardens:
Watlington, has open gardens on Sunday 10th June from 2-5pm. Tickets are for sale at K is for Kitchen, outside the Town Hall on June 2nd and on the day.
Ewelme on Sunday 10th June 2-5pm. £5.00 ticket bought at any garden.
North Stoke on Sunday 17th June 2018 from 2p.m. – 6 p.m. Tickets £5.00, children free, on the day from the Town Hall. No dogs. 12 gardens.
Rare Plants Fair:
Waterperry Gardens on Sunday 17th June 10am – 4pm. You have to pay the entrance fee to the gardens to get in, but then you do have all the gardens to see.
Advance Notice for July: Jane Rooksby has kindly offered her garden for our Summer Social
VISITS: All our visits are still open for registrations. Do think about coming to The Old Rectory, we are a very small group so far. There are only two places left for the Rosybee Nursery.
The coach trip to Miserdon Park Gardens on Wednesday 11th July costs £25.00 for members including coach, entrance, an introductory talk and a map of the gardens.
The Old Rectory nr. Wantage (OX12 8NX) on Tuesday 19th June at 2.30pm. It has are a series of immaculately tended garden rooms, herbaceous borders, arboretum, boules, shady garden, pool,vegetables and a new Bog Garden. The entrance fee for members is £7.00 including tea. Again car share transport.
Next Meeting
Wednesday 6th June at 7.45 in Watlington Town Hall
Speaker: Lynda Warren
The title of Lynda Warren’s talk is ‘A Spoonful of herbs’. She covers their history and practical and unusual uses of herbs, her talk begins with an investigation into the people who taught us about herbs, from the Ancient Egyptians and Romans, through to the Indians and Chinese, the European physicians of the Middle Ages and own British herbalists. She also explores herbs as used in: flavouring foods, perfumes and beauty products, household applications and medicines. Four plants will be covered in detail: Mint, Rosemary, Bay and Lavender.
Last Month
John Amand gave us an interesting talk, ‘Useful Bulbs and How they Get to your Garden’.
He really knew about bulbs, he told us about unusual ones and how to get the best results and showed us what they can look like with his slides. Best advice as far as I was concerned, all those ugly old allium leaves can be removed as once they start to go yellow.
Plant Table: We will have a plant table this month so bring any plants you have.
Open Gardens:
Watlington, has open gardens on Sunday 10th June from 2-5pm. Tickets are for sale at K is for Kitchen, outside the Town Hall on June 2nd and on the day.
Ewelme on Sunday 10th June 2-5pm. £5.00 ticket bought at any garden.
North Stoke on Sunday 17th June 2018 from 2p.m. – 6 p.m. Tickets £5.00, children free, on the day from the Town Hall. No dogs. 12 gardens.
Rare Plants Fair:
Waterperry Gardens on Sunday 17th June 10am – 4pm. You have to pay the entrance fee to the gardens to get in, but then you do have all the gardens to see.
Advance Notice for July: Jane Rooksby has kindly offered her garden for our Summer Social
VISITS: All our visits are still open for registrations. Do think about coming to The Old Rectory, we are a very small group so far. There are only two places left for the Rosybee Nursery.
The coach trip to Miserdon Park Gardens on Wednesday 11th July costs £25.00 for members including coach, entrance, an introductory talk and a map of the gardens.
The Old Rectory nr. Wantage (OX12 8NX) on Tuesday 19th June at 2.30pm. It has are a series of immaculately tended garden rooms, herbaceous borders, arboretum, boules, shady garden, pool,vegetables and a new Bog Garden. The entrance fee for members is £7.00 including tea. Again car share transport.
