TUESDAY 4TH JUNE 2019

EVENING OUTING 4TH JUNE 2019

Outing to Pear Tree Cottage, Witton Hill, Winchenford,  WR6 6YX
2 m NE of Martley  see web site here
Arrive 6.30 pm
From Martley take B4197 (Stourport and Great Witley). Turn right into Horn Lane, then 2nd left,
signed Witton Hill (opposite post box).  Keep left on lane, Pear Tree Cottage is on right at the top of hill.
LIMITED PARKING FOR 6 CARS.  PLEASE CAR SHARE.
Also parking for 2 or 3 cars in double gateway on right before cottage.
Quirky 3/4 acre garden - runner up in Shed of the Year Competition and featured in 2017 Worcestershire Life.
Garden entrance is £7.00 to include a glass of Prosecco or a soft drink.
Supper to follow at the Lion Inn, Clifton upon Teme.

Main course £10  Two courses £15  ORDER ON THE EVENING

PLEASE SEND A CHEQUE FOR £7.00 PP TO CHRIS KING, PERVIN COTTAGE, CAYNHAM, LUDLOW  SY83BP  before Tuesday 21st May.  CHEQUES PAYABLE TO CAYNHAM AND DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY

TUESDAY 7TH MAY 2019

DAVID CROPP TALKING ON

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, GARDENER

David retired from teaching about 10 years ago. He trained as an RHS gardener at Pershore and is the author of ‘The Lost Gardener!’

David manages three allotments and his other hobbies are travel and bell ringing.  

TUESDAY 2ND APRIL 2019

AGM and Garden Tombola plus nibbles

The AGM will last about half an hour and this will be followed by

A Garden themed Tombola.

Instead of our normal raffle you will have the opportunity to buy one or possible 2 tickets at 50p each for the tombola.
EVERY TICKET GETS A PRIZE!
Find out whether you have won a packet of runner bean seeds, a useful item for the garden or the star prize of a lovely plant.  It will all be totally random and no one will know what they have won until their number is read out.
This is then followed by nibbles and something to drink.  Everyone Welcome.  Guests £2.00

TUESDAY 5TH MARCH 2019

CHANGE OF SPEAKER 

Due to unforeseen circumstances

PAUL GREEN FROM GREENSLEAVES NURSERY

PLANTS FOR EARLY SEASON INTEREST

Paul has been to talk to us several times before and we have all enjoyed his informative and lighthearted approach.  He brings many plants with him which he then talks about in depth.  There will be many plants for sale.

Greens Leaves are a specialist plant nursery able to supply a wide selection of choice, rare and unusual plants, all grown in the Gloucestershire nursery.

Many thanks to Paul who has stepped in at the last minute to talk to us.
See his web site here

TUESDAY 5TH FEBRUARY 2019

EDWARD SMITH FROM CREDALE NURSERIES

 TALKING ON

HELLEBORES

The nursery has been developed over a period of 10 years by Clare Beasley and Ed Smith, both graduates of Merrist Wood Horticultural College in Guildford; since leaving college they have amassed a wealth of experience both in the UK and the USA...some 40 years between them in all. Their main interest has focussed on the hybrids of Helleborus Orientalis and the winter flowering Helleborus Niger (Christmas Rose) and the many varieties of the Japanese Maple (Acer sp.) These are now the main products of the nursery, although they are supported by a whole variety of other plants.

TUESDAY 8TH JANUARY 2019

Jill and Alun Whitehead - Wales - The Valleys and the Mountains and the gardens in between.

Jill and Alun came to talk to us a couple of years ago on the gardens of Shropshire.  This time they are showing us 15 gardens for us to visit in Wales.
They open their garden Aulden Farm for the National Garden Scheme.  They are keen plantaholics and the the years a depth of knowledge has been built up over Irises.  See their web site here.

TUESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2018 - KEVIN ALVITI TALKING ON PRESERVING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES and A SOCIAL EVENING

KEVIN IS COMING TO TALK TO ABOUT PRESERVING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO TRY OUT SOME OF HIS PRESERVES WITH CHEESE AND WINE.

As you know Kevin is Julie Alviti's son and has been before to Caynham to give a talk on Unusual Vegetables.  He is a keen fruit and vegetable grower, has a smallholding in Colwall, near Malvern and looks after a young family of 3, plus currently working very hard on building an extension on their home.  This is all in a days work for Kevin.  He has great enthusiasm for life especially growing the families meals and getting the children involved in the smallholding. He has a popular blog http://www.englishhomestead.com/ He will give a talk on how he preserves his produce especially with his dehydrator.  He will also bring along some of his varied preserves for you all to try along with bread, biscuits and cheese provided by the club.  There will also be a glass of wine.  This is a free social evening for all club members.