Village Gardeners
THEIR MEETINGS, HAVE NOT GOT OFF TO A VERY GOOD START THIS YEAR. Last month the
speaker couldn't come and this month's just didn't come! But to
quote Christopher Lloyd, the great gardener from Great Dixter, who died last
month: "Of course gardening is not for enjoyment; No, no, indeed not.
There is no virtue in enjoyment. The hard grind, the solid slog, these are the
characterforming attributes of our - I nearly said hobby - of our mission"
We're struggling with disappointment too!
Our next meeting on the 21st of March, our speaker (we hope) will be Philip Whaites - Head gardener of Wimpole Hall talking on the past, present and future of this lovely National Trust property. Every one is welcome.
See our full year's programme below.
- Tue 21st Feb Oviatt Hamm. "Making the most of clematis"
- Tue 21st Mar Philip Whaites "Wimpole Hall gardens; past, present and future"
- Tue 18th Apr Peter Walker "Ancient ancestors, wild relatives"
- Tue 16th May Lamorna Thomas "What plants - where and why?"
- Tue 6th Jun Ken Harbutt Evening visit to Rougham Hall Nursery
- Sat 1st Jul All day visit to Sissinghurst Castle Gardens (NT), Kent
- Tue 18th Jul Sir Martin and Lady Nourse Evening visit to Dullingham House Garden (National Garden Scheme)
- Tue 19th Sep "Failures, frustrations and fun in the garden"
- Tue 17th Oct AGM and entertainment
Indoor meetings, 8:00pm at Swaffham Prior Village Hall
Details of summer visits will be confirmed later
Family Membership: £12, Visitors always welcome: £3 per evening