Don't forget the next evening talk will be held on Tuesday 26th April at The Memorial Hall, Angel Hill commencing at 7.30pm. Brian Carlson from Willand will showing and discussing how to plant and grow successful hanging baskets and containers.
Please come and join us - free entry to members and & £1 for guests (which is refunded if you decide to join).
Monday, 18 April 2011
Information from the newly formed Dulverton Garden Club
A new garden club has opened in Dulverton.
Here is some information:
Fri 10th June The Garden House Trip (Favorite Garden of Carol Klein)
Members £20 & Non Members £23 (Inc. Coach, entrance & Intro)
£10 deposit required. Departure from Exmoor House Dulverton at 11am, please arrive 15 mins before departure.
Sun 26th June Secret Garden of Dulverton 10am - 5pm
The 4th year of the highly successful open gardens; At least 16 Dulverton gardens will be open of which 8 are new this year. The main donation will be to The Youth Club. Programmes can be brought for £3 in advance from the Post Office or £4 on the day. On the day refreshments will be available in the Town Hall.
Mon 18th July David Austin's Roses Trip
Members £30.50 & Non members £33.50 (Inc. Coach, entrance, tour, high tea & a 10% discount voucher). £10 deposit required. Departure from Exmoor House Dulverton at 9am, please arrive 15 mins before departure.
Sat 20th August Dulverton Flower & Produce Show, 2pm in the Town Hall. Visitors welcome, auction 4pm, raffle & refreshments will be available.
If any would like to join us for any of these activities, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Amanda Bardgett
(events co ordinator for Dulverton Gardening Club)
Phone: 01398 371659
Here is some information:
Fri 10th June The Garden House Trip (Favorite Garden of Carol Klein)
Members £20 & Non Members £23 (Inc. Coach, entrance & Intro)
£10 deposit required. Departure from Exmoor House Dulverton at 11am, please arrive 15 mins before departure.
Sun 26th June Secret Garden of Dulverton 10am - 5pm
The 4th year of the highly successful open gardens; At least 16 Dulverton gardens will be open of which 8 are new this year. The main donation will be to The Youth Club. Programmes can be brought for £3 in advance from the Post Office or £4 on the day. On the day refreshments will be available in the Town Hall.
Mon 18th July David Austin's Roses Trip
Members £30.50 & Non members £33.50 (Inc. Coach, entrance, tour, high tea & a 10% discount voucher). £10 deposit required. Departure from Exmoor House Dulverton at 9am, please arrive 15 mins before departure.
Sat 20th August Dulverton Flower & Produce Show, 2pm in the Town Hall. Visitors welcome, auction 4pm, raffle & refreshments will be available.
If any would like to join us for any of these activities, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Amanda Bardgett
(events co ordinator for Dulverton Gardening Club)
Phone: 01398 371659
Monday, 11 April 2011
Hardy Orchid Weekend - 7th & 8th May at Newton Abbot
Hardy Orchid Weekend at Burnham Orchid Nursery
Forches Cross Newton Abbot
Sat/Sun 7th & 8th May
Hardy Terrestrial orchid expert Jeff Hutchings from Laneside Hardy Orchid Nursery in Lancashire will be visiting the Chelsea Gold Medal winning Burnham Orchid Nursery at Newton Abbot for the weekend.
He will be bringing a selection of specimen show plants for visitors to see and offering for sale the widest selection of outdoor orchids available in the country. These specimens will include a pot of the rare British Native Slipper Orchid, until recently represented by one wild plant in Yorkshire.
At 11.30 each morning he will be giving a talk on how to grow these beautiful orchids in your garden or meadow and from 2.00 to 3.00 pm each day will be holding a clinic answering questions, giving advice and repotting customer’s hardy orchids.
Why not take the opportunity to learn about hardy orchids, including our own British native orchids, take refreshments in the coffee shop and then wander round the exotic tropical orchids offered by Burnhams.
Jeff has run Laneside from its inception in 2002 and has built up a reputation for providing good quality legally grown terrestrial orchids to customers throughout Europe. The 2011 catalogue lists over 150 different species and hybrids, providing orchids for any type of garden situation.
He regularly exhibits at RHS and other major shows and gives talks all round the UK. Later this year he will be guest speaker at an orchid weekend in Germany.
His book, “Growing orchids in a British garden” has sold over 750 copies during the last three years and provides simple information on what to grow and how to grow them.
Last year he provided orchids for the wildflower meadow on top of one of the Olympic village buildings and has been involved in numerous native planting schemes.
You can contact Jeff Hutchings via his website: http://www.lanesidealpines.com
Forches Cross Newton Abbot
Sat/Sun 7th & 8th May
Hardy Terrestrial orchid expert Jeff Hutchings from Laneside Hardy Orchid Nursery in Lancashire will be visiting the Chelsea Gold Medal winning Burnham Orchid Nursery at Newton Abbot for the weekend.
He will be bringing a selection of specimen show plants for visitors to see and offering for sale the widest selection of outdoor orchids available in the country. These specimens will include a pot of the rare British Native Slipper Orchid, until recently represented by one wild plant in Yorkshire.
At 11.30 each morning he will be giving a talk on how to grow these beautiful orchids in your garden or meadow and from 2.00 to 3.00 pm each day will be holding a clinic answering questions, giving advice and repotting customer’s hardy orchids.
Why not take the opportunity to learn about hardy orchids, including our own British native orchids, take refreshments in the coffee shop and then wander round the exotic tropical orchids offered by Burnhams.
Jeff has run Laneside from its inception in 2002 and has built up a reputation for providing good quality legally grown terrestrial orchids to customers throughout Europe. The 2011 catalogue lists over 150 different species and hybrids, providing orchids for any type of garden situation.
He regularly exhibits at RHS and other major shows and gives talks all round the UK. Later this year he will be guest speaker at an orchid weekend in Germany.
His book, “Growing orchids in a British garden” has sold over 750 copies during the last three years and provides simple information on what to grow and how to grow them.
Last year he provided orchids for the wildflower meadow on top of one of the Olympic village buildings and has been involved in numerous native planting schemes.
You can contact Jeff Hutchings via his website: http://www.lanesidealpines.com
Sunday, 3 April 2011
Spring Flower Show Results
Committee, stewards and judges on Saturday
photo taken by Keith Stone
The Tiverton Garden Club’s Spring Flower Show on Saturday filled The New Hall with colour and fragrance. The early spring sunshine brought bumper blooms in many classes for the many visitors.
The judges complimented the exhibitors on the high quality and hard work put into the presentation of their exhibits.
The results were as follows:
In the Decorative Section the principal prize-winners were Tim Nichols, Angela Cottrell and Alby Berry. Tim Nichols won the Award of Merit for his ‘Royal Honeymoon Destination’ exhibit. Alby Berry won the special award for the novice class ‘A Royal Wedding Breakfast’.
The winners in the Children’s’ Sections were Paige Nichols and Milly Green.
In the Cut Flowers Section the principal prize-winners were Alby Berry, Chad Stone, Ann Crawford, Rachael Hart, Mary Smith, Margaret Grose, Mike Long, Angela Parrott and Bette Delling with Chad Stone winning the Award of Merit for a vase of narcissi.
In the Shrubs and Trees Section the principal prize-winners were Ann Crawford, Monica Seatherton, Sue Sharpin and Jean Bennett, with Jean Bennett winning the Award of Merit for three sprays of pink camellias.
In the Pot Plant Section the principal prize-winners were Mary Coles, Jean Bennett and Jim Grose, with Jean Bennett winning the Award of Merit for a beautiful cyclamen.
The Members Competition for a pot of Rip Van Winkle narcissi, provided by the Club, was won by Chad Stone who won the Sue Gollop Trophy.
In the Photography Section the principal prize-winners were Ros Nichols and Alec Crawford with Alec Crawford winning the Award of Merit with his photo of ‘A Sculpture’ taken in Tewksbury Abbey.
Finally, the Jubilee Class was won by Tim Nichols with 26 points for a collection including a flower arrangement, a specimen narcissi and a photograph. A close second was Ros Nichols with 25 points and third was Pat Cyprus.
The Committee would like to thank the judges, Colin Barrow, Val Maunder and Keith Stone for their time and hard work.
Chad Stone with granddaughter
Jean Bennett with her beautiful cyclamen
Jean Bennett with her pink camellias
Alec Crawford with his winning photo
Monday, 28 March 2011
March Meeting & Flower Show entries
Tomorrow night, Tuesday 29th March will bring guest speaker, Paul Fonnereau from Cove Garden Nursery to the club discussing Plants for Shade. He has promised to bring a selection of plants for sale too.
The talk starts at 7.30pm at The Memorial Hall, Angel Hill, Tiverton, Devon,
EX16 6PE.
Wednesday is the last day for entries for the Flower Show on Saturday - 2nd April at The New Hall.
The talk starts at 7.30pm at The Memorial Hall, Angel Hill, Tiverton, Devon,
EX16 6PE.
Wednesday is the last day for entries for the Flower Show on Saturday - 2nd April at The New Hall.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Tiverton Allotment Association
Tiverton Allotment Association
Spring Talk
Guest speaker: David Loder: local horticultural consultantand adviser to the Devon Community Council's community gardens project, examiner for the RHS and garden and landscape designer
Composting & gardening top tips
18th February 2011, 7:00pm
Venue: Racehorse Public House, WellbrookStreet, Tiverton
Entry is free for paid up members of the TAA.
Non-members are welcome but a £1 charge will made at the door
Booking is not required just turn up any time after 6:30pm
For information on joining the TAA please call the Secretary on 254559
Spring Talk
Guest speaker: David Loder: local horticultural consultantand adviser to the Devon Community Council's community gardens project, examiner for the RHS and garden and landscape designer
Composting & gardening top tips
18th February 2011, 7:00pm
Venue: Racehorse Public House, WellbrookStreet, Tiverton
Entry is free for paid up members of the TAA.
Non-members are welcome but a £1 charge will made at the door
Booking is not required just turn up any time after 6:30pm
For information on joining the TAA please call the Secretary on 254559
Monday, 31 January 2011
Welcome to 2011
The 2011 Annual General Meeting went well last week with all officers and committee being re-elected. The Chairman summed up another excellent year for the Club and hoped that the Club would continue to thrive in 2011.
The new programmes and membership cards are now available with the annual subscription now being £5 each.
The discount scheme on gardening products with Heard and Sendell, Cove Garden Nursery and The Old Well Garden Centre continues as before.
The new programmes and membership cards are now available with the annual subscription now being £5 each.
The discount scheme on gardening products with Heard and Sendell, Cove Garden Nursery and The Old Well Garden Centre continues as before.
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