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Autumn Season commences for Garden Club

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Roseraie de l'HayThe new season gets under way for the North Luffenham Garden Club next week on Thursday October 10th at 7.30pm in the Community Centre with speaker Ann Bird on ‘A Personal Look at the World of Roses’.

Ann Bird is a past president of the Royal National Rose Society, and is currently vice-president of the World Federation of Rose Societies, so is well qualified to talk to us about this popular British garden favourite!

Fun, informal meetings with a raffle and refreshments. The club welcomes plants for sale at all meetings. No horticultural experience or expertise required – new members and guests always welcome! Cost is £2 per event or join for an annual subscription fee of £10 per person.

Programme 2013/14

  • Oct 10th – ‘A Personal Look at the World of Roses’ by Ann Bird.
  • Nov 14th – ‘The A-Z of bulbs’ by Johnny Walkers.
  • Dec 5th – Christmas Social evening
  • Jan 9th – ‘Companion Planting’ by Andrew Sankey.
  • Feb 13th – ‘Treasure Island’ by Stuart Dixon.
  • March 13th – ‘Climbing through the seasons: Alpines in the Wild.’ by James Williams.
  • April 10th – ‘Seeds in the corridor of power: an insight into the controls on seeds and seed quality.’ by Paul Rooke.
  • May 8th – ‘So very versatile perennials’ by Ian Cooke.
  • (June evening outing & July full day outing to be confirmed)

via Katy Ellis, Secretary, Garden Club

Garden Club’s Autumn Show

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North Luffenham’s Annual Show will be held at The Community Centre on Sunday September 15th. As well as the traditional Fruit and Vegetable categories there are classes for Home Produce, Art & Crafts, Ptotographic entries, flowers and pot plants and there are separate children’s classes. Show schedules can be obtained from Katy Ellis on 722173 or Ian Ferguson on 720793

Get growing for the Autumn Show!!

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table of vegThe Garden Club Autumn Show is being held this year on Sunday September 15th – that may seem ages away but you can start your entries now!

Did you know that as well as the usual classes for fruit and veg we have a class for heaviest marrow, heaviest pumpkin and sunflower head with largest diameter (adult and children)? Get sowing this weekend and grow your entry, and get the kids involved too!

Did you also know that a new class was introduced last year for best ‘homemade alcoholic beverage’, so if brewing is your thing, make something in the coming months.

This year we have revamped the flower arranging classes – choose from:

  1. ‘A Celebration arrangement’ (accessories may be used.)
  2. ‘Simply Red’, an arrangement using plant material only i.e. Flowers, foliage, berries and twigs
  3. Small arrangement for a table.

And finally, if photography is your thing, get snapping – categories this year are Faces (any – people, animals etc), Flower Power, Village Life, Holidays, Light, Close up ( anything). Children (under 16 yrs old) can enter photos of all the above subjects which will be judged separately.

Full schedules should be available next month – to obtain one, please contact secretary Katy Ellis at the Garden Club.

via Katy Ellis, Garden Club

Please view the programme calendar for more Garden Club organised events in 2013.

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Find out more about Roses from an expert

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Roseraie de l'Hay

Courtesy of RNRS

North Luffenham Garden Club – next meeting this Thursday 10th January @ 7.30pm in the Community Centre when guest speaker Ann Bird who is a director of the Royal National Rose Society will be speaking about Roses.

Friendly, informal evening with raffle and refreshments – guests welcome @ £2 each.

via Katy, Garden Club

2013 Programme Calendar for Garden Club

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The North Luffenham Garden Club programme for 2013 offers:

  • Jan 10th – ‘Roses’ by Ann Bird.
  • Feb 14th – ‘Lunar Planting: fact or fiction?’ by Tim Rassell.
  • March 14th – ‘The trials of setting up a nursery’ by Helen Osbourne.
  • April 11th – ‘Wildflowers & Waterways’ by Mary Matts.
  • May 9th – ‘Colourful Geraniums’ by Mike Darch.
  • June 13th – ‘Romany Remedies & Garden Cures’ by Freya Trottman.
  • June evening outing – details to be confirmed
  • July – Full day outing – Sunday 7th July to RHS Hyde Hall – prices and booking details to follow
  • September 15th – Autumn Show

For more details on these events please contact the Garden Club.

via: Katy, Garden Club