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.  

TUESDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2018

ANDREW FUSEK-PETERS - UPLAND - WILDLIFE AND WONDER FROM THE SHROPSHIRE BORDERS

Andrew is a wildlife photographer who is coming to show is his wonderful photographs and give us a few useful tips on photography as well.  He says -

"I am passionate about capturing light and place, movement and stillness, mainly through landscape & wildlife. My photos have been published regularly in the media, including, in the last year: The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sun, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, The Metro, Amateur Photographer, Black & White Photography& What Digital Camera. My recent supermoon photo made the front of The Times and was in The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Daily Express and The Daily Mirror and I have had cover shots in Amateur Photographer and EOS Magazine. In June last year, I sold 3 different stories to The Daily Express, The Sunday Telegraph and The Times in one week. Recent and upcoming features are inBBC Wildlife, Digital Camera, The Countryman, Amateur Photographer, Photoplus and EOS Magazine. My 'Hare in the bluebells' featured on BBC Springwatch Unsprung - 'encapsulates spring...', Chris Packham and my Milky Way over the Stiperstones was Countryfile photo of the day. 

I am working for the National Trust and Natural England on Stepping Stones, a project to record species and landscape between the Stiperstones and the Long Mynd. The results are published as a 192 page full colour book 'Upland' by Graffeg, along with a 2018 calendar 'Upland' and a series of greetings cards. BBC Wildlife Magazine have curated a set of photos from the book on their website."

See his website here

SEPTEMBER OUTING ALL DAY

TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2018

GOLDSTONE HALL GARDEN near Market Drayton

10.30 am arrive by car at Goldstone Hall, Goldstone, Market Drayton, TF9 2NA
(5 miles north of Newport on the A41)

Optional coffee on arrival - not included in price.  After an introductory chat, explore 5 acre gardens.
12.30 Buffet lunch - selection of quiches with salads using much garden produce.  Freshly baked breads. Tea/coffee and chocolate brownie.

1.30 - 2.00 pm  Travel to WOODSEAVES GARDEN PLANTS, Market Drayton TF9 2AS

Owner and plants woman Jean Haywood will give a guided tour and Jean's husband will also be there to take us on a tour of the gardens on his narrow gauge miniature railway train!
(Donations on the day for the train appreciated)
Finally tea and cake included in garden charge.

Goldstone Garden and lunch £16.00
Woodseaves plus the tea and cake £5.00
Total for the day £21.00 please.

Please pay to Chris King, Pervin Cottage, Caynham, Ludlow, SY8 3BP by 21st August 2018.
Cheques payable to Caynham Gardening Society.

TUESDAY 7TH AUGUST 2018

A NEW TAKE ON BEDDING - LAURA WILLGOSS
at Caynham Village Hall 7.30 pm

Laura and Jack Willgoss run Wildegoose Nursery at Munslow.  See web site

Wildegoose Nursery set in the beautiful Shropshire countryside is the home of Bouts Violas. It is a small independent nursery, garden and tearoom housed within the old redbrick walls of Millichope Park’s former Kitchen Garden.

Created in 2011 to safeguard the Bouts collection of Perennial Violas, Wildegoose Nursery has gained a reputation for both its violas and an extensive range of wonderful perennials and grasses.

A New Take on Bedding – a move away from traditional municipal bedding schemes, this talk shows you a modern way to use annuals, biennials, tender perennials and bulbs in the garden for vibrant borders throughout the season.