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2018 News & Reviews
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Don’t forget our Sybil Spencer Memorial Lecture is on Monday May 7th (May day) when John Plant will entertain us - The making of NGS garden Rewela Cottage, (Skewsby, York)
April Meeting
This month’s talk was given by Liz Webster who is a leading expert on Perennials. She gave an interesting talk on the importance of our soil and its impact on our plants, together with some useful information on pests’ diseases and disorders which affect our gardens.Liz advised how to use organic methods to offset the dwindling supply of branded chemicals that we have been used to.
Also tonight our members brought their annual daffodil bulbs for judging and a worthy winner was Tarn Everett seen here being presented with the cup by our Chairman Jill Dilks.
March Meeting
This month’s meeting was given by a very enthusiastic Stella Exley, from Hare Spring Cottage Plants. Stella’s passion is Camassia and she entertained us with her humorous presentation about the highs and lows of her journey on the way to achieving an RHS Chelsea Gold Medal winning Camassia.
Lots of wonderful plants on sale at reasonable prices.
Paxton Horticultural Society Spring Show
2pm Saturday 31st March 2018
As Adel Horticultural Society is no longer staging a Spring Flower Show, the Paxton Spring Flower Show provides the ideal opportunity for those of us who wish to continue displaying.
STAGING - FRIDAY 30 March 6.30pm - 8.30pm
SATURDAY 31 March 8.30am - 11.15am.
For more information, Please visit their website:
https://sites.google.com/site/paxtonhorticulturalsocietycouk/
February Meeting
This month’s speaker was Nick Smith, Show Director from the North of England Horticultural Society, who gave us a very amusing talk on the planning and staging of the Harrogate Flower Shows.
We have all seen the colourful displays from over 100 nurseries, enjoyed the live entertainment and marvelled at the stunning displays of floral art, but it was very informative to hear how the show has developed over the years and to see how Nick and the team are continuing to strive to produce innovative shows each year despite the occasional setback.
January Meeting
This month’s speakers were Barbara & Peter Murphy who entertained us with a talk on ‘A Year in the Life of Rodley Nature Reserve’. It was interesting to see how the site has evolved and Barbara’s photographs are superb. Following on from their visit we have been advised that Rodley has been chosen as one of the five finalists in the 2018 BBC Countryfile Magazine’s Best Nature Reserve. “Not bad for a bunch of retired individuals” said Peter. If you would like to vote for them visit their website for details.
http://www.rodleynaturereserve.org/uncategorised/bbc-countryfile-magazine-awards/
New Annual Show
At the 2017 AGM in November the decision was made to combine the Spring and Autumn Flower Shows into an Annual Flower & Produce Show to be held in the Autumn.
The Show Committee is now working on the new show which promises to be even bigger and better than before.