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Programme 2012 |
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| February 21 | AGM followed by Cheese & Wine Social | Bring your own glass | ||||||
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| March 20 | Some Like it Hot |  |
Annie Godfrey | |||||
| A return visit by this popular speaker from Daisy Roots Nursery, Hertfordshire | ||||||||
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| March 31 Saturday |
SPRING Show 1 - 4:30 pm The Great Barn, Bury Street, Ruislip |
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Schedules/Entry forms at Meetings show schedule |
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| April 14 | Plant & Seedling Exchange at Margaret McIntosh's garden | |||||||
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| April 17 | Discovering Hertfordshire's Wild Plants and Landscapes | Neale Holmes-Smith | ||||||
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| May 13 Sunday |
Coach Trip to Malvern Show Two other outings available |
Price £33 inc. entry to show Depart 8:00 am |
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| May 15 | Containers with a Difference | Kathy Brown | ||||||
| Many of you may have visited Kathy's lovely garden, The Manor House in Stevington, Bedfordshire and maybe sampled her tasty cakes, bought her cards or read her books. | ||||||||
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| June 23 Saturday |
SUMMER Show 1 - 4:30 pm Great Barn, Bury Street, Ruislip, Middlesex |
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Schedules/Entry forms at Meetings show schedule |
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| June 25 | Cheese and wine social evening at John Ormshaw's garden | |||||||
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| September 15 Saturday |
AUTUMN Show 2-5pm Great Barn, Bury Street, Ruislip, Middlesex |
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Schedules/Entry forms at Meetings show schedule |
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| September 18 | Skullduggery in the Shrubbery | Stefan White | ||||||
| The inspiring true story of John Tradescant & his family. The 17th Century gardener to Royalty, founder of the world's first museum, a widely travelled plant collector, adventurer and collector of nature's rarities, all stolen by a rascally lawyer who took all the credit. Witchcraft, the last remaining dodo, a unicorn's horn, Kings and Queens, intrigue and treachery all feature as well as the extraordinary number of plants first introduced to this country by this pioneering gardener. | ||||||||
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| October 16 | A Garden for All Seasons | |
David Fitton MBE | |||||
| This talk covers practical design ideas, colour, form and interest in the garden throughout the seasons of the year. | ||||||||
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| October 20 Saturday |
Fun Quiz & Supper |
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| November 20 | The Green Carnivores A return visit of this excellent speaker |
Professor Sandy Primrose | ||||||
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= bringing plants to sell before the meeting and during tea break. Plants for sale at Shows. Meetings take place in St. Lawrence Church Hall, Bridle Road, Eastcote. All Welcome. Doors open 7:30pm, talks start at 8:00 pm. Members £2.00 / non-members £3.00 to include tea & biscuits. Further details from Angela Porter 01895 638856 or John Ormshaw 01895 676194 MAP of location
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