2015 Spring Newsletter
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2015 Spring Newsletter
Northiam Ho r t icult u r a l So cie t y (AFFILIATED TO THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY) PRESIDENT: FERGUS GARRETT BSC (HONS) S PRING N EWSLETTER 2015 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUMMER SOCIAL EVENING – FRIDAY 26 JUNE 7.00-9.30PM The social evening, to be held in the Village Hall, will comprise a quiz, raffle, plant ident competition and three classes. Class 1 Your favourite flower – up to 3 cut stems in a bikini vase, of the same type i.e. all roses Class 2 Interesting foliage – up to 3 cut stems in a bikini vase, of the same type or different Class 3 Your favourite flower photo – to be judged by public voting (Prints, taken within the last 12 months and not previously exhibited, should not exceed 8” x 6” and be mounted on card. Total size, including card, must not exceed 10” x 8”) Prizes will be awarded and there will also be an impromptu question time. Refreshments will be served and entry is free. Judging will begin promptly at 7.30pm so please be there between 7.00-7.30pm even if you are not entering an exhibit. Any queries please contact Alison on 01797 252525 _______________________________________________________________________________ PLANT SALE – SATURDAY 9 MAY 2.00PM Many of us have been busy potting up, splitting perennials and starting to sow vegetable and annual seeds which will all be ready for our Plant Sale – hopefully we will have 1,000+ plants, some donated by Great Dixter, others grown by Members. On the day, the main plants will be grouped by price (not alphabetically) so please pay where you select your prize plant. If you have any plants you would like to donate to the sale please bring them along to the Village Hall at 9.00am – all contributions gratefully received. Thanks in advance go to Fergus and the students for their help and support. _______________________________________________________________________________ INSIDE CONGRATULATIONS! THIS ISSUE: DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2 The Veitch Memorial Medal, awarded in recognition of advancement in the science and practice of horticulture, has been given to Fergus. SPRING SHOW 2015 2 COMMITTEE 2015 2 As well as being Head Gardener at Gt Dixter, CEO of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust he is also a member of several RHS committees and his work continually raises standards of practical gardening. He is also a prolific writer and lecturer and we are very privileged to have him as President of our Society. EVENTS IN & AROUND NORTHIAM 3 COACH TRIP DETAILS 4 SPRING NEWSLETTER 2015 PA G E 2 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Plant Sale 9 May 2.00pm Summer Social Evening 26 June 7.00 - 9.30pm Coach trip to Parham House & Gardens 8 July 9.45am - 7.15pm Autumn Show 5 September 2.30pm Gt Dixter open for Parishioners 20 September 2.00 - 5.00pm Lecture: Orchids - easy exotics for your home – Joseph Ford 2 October 2.30pm Gt Dixter Plant Fair 3/4 October 11.00am - 4.00pm Lecture: Arts & Crafts Gardens – Stephen Harmer 6 November 7.30pm AGM & Christmas Social 4 December 7.30pm SPRING SHOW 2015 Our recent Spring Show was a big success – the Hall looked very colourful despite being down on exhibits due to the weather but we were pleased to see new exhibitors taking part. Thanks also go to Messy Church for their lovely exhibit with the theme of the Garden of Gethsemane. Frewen made a lovely Spring exhibit as well as entering the photographic section; meanwhile it was nice to welcome Northiam Primary who had created collages on a Spring theme. We are hoping the weather leading up to the Summer Social and Autumn Show will enable the number of exhibitors and exhibits to be increased. ______________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE 2015 At the AGM in December we elected the new Society Committee for our 117 th year. The full Committee is now as follows having welcomed a new Member in January: President: Chairman: Vice-Chairman Secretary: Treasurer: Show Secretary: Joint Show Secretary: Membership Secretary: Fergus Garrett Tony Pomfret Linda Belton Lesley Kennedy Len Chapman Alison Kirk Averil Phillips Joan Davis Committee Members: Lewis Bosher Peter Gunther Carol Knowles Rosemary Husey We welcome Lewis to our group and we will all work to give the village the dynamic Society it deserves in 2015 and in the future. SPRING NEWSLETTER 2015 PA G E 3 EVENTS IN AND AROUND NORTHIAM: COFFEE MORNING & BRIC-A-BRAC SALE Due to a clash of dates with the Plant Sale, the coffee morning in support of St Michael's Hospice will now be held on Saturday 16 May in the Village Hall 10.00am - 12.30pm. Donations of bric-a-brac and raffle prizes will be very welcome. Please contact Eileen Hayes 01797 252871 with any offers or enquiries. _________________________ PLANT SALE Friary Gardeners are part of the Parchment Trust, a Hastings based charity serving local people with physical and learning disabilities. Friary Gardeners offer horticultural training and greater independence to people with disability through raising plants from seed, growing flowers and vegetables, selling plants and produce to the general public and providing gardening services to the local community. As part of its 40th Anniversary celebrations, Day Lewis Pharmacy is working with Friary Gardeners to hold a plant sale on Battle Abbey Green on Friday 22 May 10.00am - 2.00pm with the promise to double any money raised. Come along and find out more about the Parchment Trust and Friary Gardeners – and bag yourself some lovely plants. For information call Day Lewis Pharmacy 01424 772010 _________________________ NORTHIAM GARDEN SAFARI One thing we have realised, whilst planning Northiam Bonfire's Garden Safaris, is that we often don't see other peoples back gardens. This is a shame, as we gardeners put a lot of ourselves into creating a space which suits our needs – for growing food, enjoying the colour and form of flowers or just having a pleasant space to relax or entertain friends. This year, we are delighted to be invited into five gardens which should interest and inspire us. These are in Ghyllside Road, Spring Hill and Dixter Lane. More gardens would be very welcome so, if yours is in this area and you would be happy to allow us to enjoy your personal haven, we would be very pleased to hear from you. Northiam Bonfire Society's third Garden Safari is on Sunday 31 May 11.00am – 5.00pm; we hope to see you. Terry & Karen Ayling 01797 253375 [email protected] __________________________ GOUDHURST OPEN GARDENS Five different gardens to view, all within walking distance of central parking will be open for Hospice in the Weald on Sunday 5 July 10.30am - 4.30pm. There will be tea and cake available as well as craft, plant and produce stalls as well as music, art and craft demonstrations throughout the day. Follow the signs on the day or, for more information, please contact: Angela 01580 211316 or Melanie 01580 212906 SPRING NEWSLETTER 2015 PA G E 4 COACH VISIT TO PARHAM HOUSE & GARDENS 8 JULY 2015 We are planning a visit to Parham House and Gardens (www.parhaminsussex.co.uk) near Pulborough, West Sussex on 8 July. The Elizabethan Manor House has a splendid interior with collections of paintings, furniture, needlework and antiquities. Rooms to see include the Great Hall and a 160' Long Gallary. It is surrounded by a deer park and pleasure gardens including a lake as well as an old walled garden, 4 acres of herbaceous borders, a vegetable garden as well as a conservatory housing fuchsia and old fashioned pelargonium displays. The cutting borders supply material for the arrangements of cut flowers for which the House is famous. Facilities include a cafe and restaurant, (picnics are allowed), as well as a plant nursery. Places on the coach will be on a first come first served basis with a waiting list for cancellations. You will only be contacted if you are on the waiting list. TIMETABLE:- Depart Northiam Car Park Arrive Parham House 9.45 am (please car share where possible) 12.00 noon Leave Parham House Arrive Northiam Car Park 5.00 pm 7.15 pm approximately Cost to cover coach travel (and driver's tip), refreshments on arrival and entry to the house and gardens is £20 per person. Please complete the form below and return it with your payment no later than 31 May to the address below: Linda Belton, South Grange, Quickbourne Lane, Northiam, East Sussex TN31 6QY (01797 252984). BOOKING FORM For the visit by coach to Parham House & Gardens Please reserve _________ places at £ 20 per person Name(s) ____________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Telephone __________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________ Payment of £ ________ enclosed (cheques payable to Northiam Horticultural Society)