ON LINE PLANT SALE!

INSTEAD OF OUR NORMAL PLANT SALE AND COFFEE MORNING WHICH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19-VIRUS WE ARE HOLDING A PLANT SALE ON LINE.  JEAN, OUR HARD WORKING SECRETARY, HAS PUT MANY HOURS INTO STAGING THIS AND ALSO PROVIDED MOST OF THE PLANTS!  THANK YOU SO MUCH JEAN.  PLEASE SUPPORT US EVERYONE.  THERE ARE MORE CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN FROM OTHER MEMBERS SO ANOTHER ADDITONAL LIST WILL BE ADDED THIS WEEK.

Please email your completed order to jeanmfaulkner@btinternet.com. Plants will be allocated on a first come – first served basis & will be ready for collection from Saturday 16^th May.

Collection point – Meadowbrook House, Caynham – take the road opposite the Village Hall & it’s at the bottom of the hill – telegraph post in the front garden.

Please contact Jean (preferably by email) to arrange collection – you suggest date/time & Jean will tell you if it’s OK! Plants will be left on the drive.

Payment – on collection. Cheques made payable to Caynham Gardening Society preferred, otherwise please try to have the correct cash.

Plant	Description	Price	Available		Number required
Alpines
Ajuga 'Pink Lightning'	Green edged cream leaves pink flowers mid-late spring. 6” x spreading	£             1.00	2
Dianthus deltoides	Red flowers summer. 6" x 12"	£             1.00	5
Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Stars)	Lilac-pink flowers April – May. Foliage dies back in late summer. 1' x 10"	£             1.00	17
Iris setosa ssp. canadensis	Lavender flowers spring. 1' x 1'	£             1.00	21
Saponaria ocymoides	Pink flowers June – July. 6-8" x 1-2' trails	£             1.00	7
Wahlenbergia congesta	Blue-violet flowers July. 6" x 6-9"	£             1.00	4
Annuals
Antirrhinum 'Sachmo'	Mixed colours flowers June - October. 20" x 1'	6 for £2.00	47
Chrysanthemum carinatum ‘Polar Star'	White flowers summer. 2'	6 for £2.00	14
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Purity’	Large white flowers June - September. 3'	£             1.50	21
Cosmos 'Sensation'	Mixed colours. Flowers June - September. 3-3½'	£             1.50	6
Sweet Pea 'Bijou'	Dwarf variety.	50p or 3/£1	5
Sweet Pea - mixed	?	50p or 3/£1	2
Tithonia 'Torchlight' (Mexican Sunflower)	Orange flowers July - October. 5'	£             1.00	3
Tender Perennials
Dahlia ‘Mignon’ – mixed colours	Flowers all summer till first frosts. Compact plant 1-1½' x 1'	£             1.50	11
Dahlia ‘Redskin’ – mixed colours	Bronze-green foliage. Flowers July – October. Compact plant  1½' x 1½'	£             1.50	8
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus (ChinesePurple Bell Vine)	The well-known climber or trailer from Julie Alviti. Purple bells summer	£             1.50	6
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus (ChinesePurple Bell Vine)	Pot of 3	£             5.00	3
Fuchsias			32
Fuchsia 'Anita'	Single flowers - white (sepals) & orange (corolla).  Upright growth	£             1.50	1
Fuchsia 'Autumnale'	Single flowers - red (sepals) & purple (corolla). Gold & red foliage.  Trailing - good in hanging baskets	£             1.50	2
Fuchsia 'Celia Smedley'	Large single flowers - cream (sepals) & cherry red (corolla).  Upright growth. A good 'doer'.	£             1.50	2
Fuchsia 'Coralle'	Long slender single flowers - rich orange (sepals & corolla). Dark blue-green foliage. Upright growth.	£             1.50	11
Fuchsia 'Deep Purple'	Large double flowers - white (sepals) & dark purple (corolla).  Lax growth. Suitable for basket or arching bush.	£             1.50	3
Fuchsia 'Nancy Lou'	Large double flowers - pink (sepals) & white (corolla).  Upright growth.	£             1.50	1
Fuchsia 'Orange Mirage'	Large single flowers -pale salmon (sepals) & orange-red (corolla).  Lax arching growth	£             1.50	1
Fuchsia 'Pink Galore'	Large double flowers - deep pink (sepals) & candy-pink (corolla).  Trailing - good for hanging basket.	£             1.50	3
Fuchsia 'Rufus'	Single flowers - bright red. Upright growth 3' x 3'. Hardy - in 'reasonable winters.	£             1.50	3
Fuchsia 'Temptation'	Single flowers - white flushed pink (sepals) & red (corolla).  Upright growth	£             1.50	4
Fuchsia - unknown variety	Single flowers - pearly pink (sepals) & pink (corolla).  Lax arching growth	£             1.50	1
Herbaceous Perennials
Campanula persicifolia 'Takion Blue'	Purple-blue flowers June – September.     1' x 1'	£             1.00	1
Erodium manescavi (Storksbill)	Magenta-purple flowers summer. 1' x 1½'	£             2.00	1
Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican Fleabane)	White aging pink flowers May - October. 1' x 2'	£             1.00	6
Incarvillea olgae	Pink flowers spring - summer. 2-3' x 2-3'	£             1.00	2
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'	Black grass-like foliage. Pink flowers summer. 6-9" x 1'	£             2.00	1
Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet'	Scarlet flowers July - August. 3' x 2½'. Mildew resistant	£             2.00	3
Nepeta tuberosa	Mauve flowers mid-summer. Tolerates drought. 2'	£             2.00	6
Phlox 'Franz Purple'	Purple flowers May – July. 1' x 1'	£             1.00	2
Platycodon grandiflorus "Mariessii"	Blue flowers summer. 2' x 1'	£             1.00	13
Solidago virgauria	Yellow flowers July – September. 2' x 1½'	£             1.00	9
Verbena bonariensis	Purple flowers June - September. 5' or more x 1½'	£             1.00	6
Shrubs & Climbers
Rosa 'Centre Stage'	Ground cover rose. Soft pink scented flowers all summer. 1' x 3'	£             2.00	2
Clematis tangutica	Yellow nodding flowers July - October. 15' x 10'. Prune hard late winter for smaller plant.	£             1.00	4
Herbs
Origanum vulgare 'Aureum' (Golden oregano)	Pink flowers summer. 1' x 1½'. Also decorative in front of borders, on walls or rock garden.	£             1.00	8
Parsley – Moss Curled	Crops over a long period – will survive over winter.	£             0.50	5
Dill		£             0.50	2
Vegetables
BROCCOLI – Early Purple Sprouting	Harvest March	£             0.25	7
BROCCOLI – Rudolph	Harvest from December	£             0.25	1
CALABRESE - 'Ironman'	Stands well also hot dry conditions. High disease tolerance. Harvest July onwards	£             0.25	5
AUBERGINE - Moneymaker	Very productive, extra early. Semi-long fruits	£             0.50	3
AUBERGINE - Czech Early	Very early. Prolific. Tennis ball size. Tolerant of cool conditions	£             0.50	2
BUTTERNUT SQUASH - Hunter	More compact plants. Earlier maturing. Smaller fruits. Good storage	£             0.50	1
CELERIAC – Prinz	Delicious celery flavoured winter vegetable.	50p or 3/£1	11
MIXED LETTUCES	Green & red leaves. Tray of 6	£             1.50	8
CHILLI PEPPER – Inferno	Hungarian Hot Wax hybrid. Fruits are large. Mild to medium heat.	£             0.50	3
SWEET PEPPER - Cornitos	Romano type.pepper. 5" red or yellow fruits.	£             0.50	2
SWEET PEPPER – Diablo	‘Ox horn’ type pepper. High yields of thick sweet flesh with an intense red colour.	£             0.50	2
SWEET PEPPER – Redskin       AGM	Sweet-flavoured blocky fruits, up to 80g in weight. Compact plant ideal for windowsill or conservatory	£             0.50	3
SWEET PEPPER – Tarquinio	Thick walled, sweet fruits.	£             0.50	2
SWEET PEPPER – Tasty Red Grill	Fruits up to 25cm (10in) in length. Use sliced and grilled, stuffed, stir fried or in salads	£             0.50	4
TOMATO - Honeymoon	Cordon type. Large pink fruit. Meaty with distinct flavour Excellent blight resistance. Greenhouse or outdoor cultivation	50p or 3/£1	1
TOMATO - Moneymaker	Cordon type. Medium fruit. Greenhouse or outdoor cultivation.	50p or 3/£1	6

TUESDAY 5TH MAY 2020

MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19-VIRUS

TUESDAY 7TH APRIL 2020

AGM CANCELLED

DUE TO COVID19-VIRUS

Because of the Coronavirus pandemic we have cancelled the AGM. 

We will be holding this by email. On 7^th April - Jean, our Secretary, will circulate the minutes of the 2018/19 AGM (again!), Ann’s Finance Report & Chris’s Chairman’s Report . Any comments/questions can be emailed back to Jean for general circulation. 

Sorry, but you’ll need to provide your own wine & nibbles this year!

We are also asking for any nominations to the committee beforehand please.

As far as I know, all present committee members are prepared to stand again, apart from Barbara Gittens.

Keep safe and well at this very difficult time.

Tuesday 3rd March 2020

Miss Jekyll’s Daisy Grubber - Bill Laws

 – the story of garden tools from scythes and scarecrows to George Bernard Shaw’s best spade.
Bill Laws is the author of a batch of books on gardening, homes and history. His latest, Herefordshire’s Home Front in the Second World War was published in 2019.
To read more about Bill see here

TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2020

DUNCAN COOMBS

CLIMBERS AND WALL SHRUBS 

A passionate plantsman and plant hunter, Duncan Coombs is an advisor at the RHS Centre, Pershore College. Previously he was a lecturer at Pershore College. He is a gifted and entertaining speaker so we can expect an informative evening with new insights to world of climbing plants.

TUESDAY 7TH JANUARY 2020

TIM KAYE - THE LIFE OF A HEDGEROW

Tim has worked in outdoor education for over 20 years 

As well as being the Royal Forestry Society Herefordshire Education Officer he runs his own community interest company engaging people with the outdoors and works with the Field Studies Council. He has a degree in ecology.