I know well that June rains just fall… Onitsura
May 2019
Dear member,
Meeting held 25th April
Well Hostas are not my favourite plants but John Baker & his wife certainly gave us a wonderful illustrated talk on them. Their garden is full of these weird plants and not a slug in sight! It seems that if you grow the blue varieties you won’t get the horrible slimy creatures and even if you don’t, there are several methods to ward them off.
Ron gave a VOT and the Bakers judged the competitions.
Monthly Classes
Special classes
3 stems of tulip Jose 7
A vase of mixed herbs – Barbara 9 Jose 8 Margaret 7
Floral Art – Sweet April Jose 10
Cut flowers Margaret 9 violas
Pot Plants Barbara 9 sanseveira Margaret 8 money plant
Veg Jose 7 rhubarb Margaret 8 rhubarb
Plant Fair Saturday 11th May
Our plant fair was very successful achieving a total well over £200 which was a great achievement – final figures to be announced at our next meeting. Thank you to all who came along to sell, to buy and to help in general.
Notices:
Eileen & I wish to thank all those who sent us such kind heartfelt messages following our bereavement. It has been a very difficult time for us and will continue to have repercussions for some time. We would also like to thank you for attending Dee’s funeral on May 1st. This turned out to be a less solemn occasion with much of the programme chosen by her son David, with Jerusalem given a stirring rendition from 3 choirs in the congregation.
The undertakers were fascinated by our unusual choice of casket, but this seemed to be most fitting for Dee who so loved all wild things especially birds and flowers. We will remember Dee with affection when we hear church bells as they too were her passion. Thank you.
*** Meeting to be held on Thursday 27th June 2019 ***
Running a small garden centre with Neil Harvey
Monthly Classes :
5 stems of any rose(s):
A flowering orchid
The usual cut flowers, pot plants, fruit & veg
Jose
TVHS Programme 2019
Jul 25 The vegetable that changed the world Stefan White
Aug 29 TBA
Sep 26 Front Gardens Anne Marsden
Oct 31 TBA
Nov 28 Best of Hampshire Gardens Tom Stone
Dec 12 AGM & Christmas Buffet Member’s Evening
Monthly Competitions 2019
July - November
Jul: A scented geranium in a 5" pot:
5 soft fruits on a dish or strigs if currants, on a dish
Floral Art ‘Lemon Zest’ NPM
Aug: 5 stems of mixed annuals:
5 tomatoes with calyx (same varieties
Sep: 3 stems of dahlia:
Any 3 vegetables
Oct: 3 stems of berried shrub (same variety)
3 apples of the same variety
Floral Art ‘A Box of Delights’ - NPM
Nov: 3 mixed sprays of decorative foliage—different varieties:
A flowering houseplant: