Tulips from Amsterdam?

Presentation on Tulips by Teresa Clements

Who better to give Friday Forum this talk than Teresa Clements, Secretary of the Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society?

In her fascinating and informative presentation, Teresa explained about English and Dutch tulips, how they came to us via the silk route and about the early tulip societies in Wakefield.

Display Table

 Still flowering in her garden, Gill brought Winter Jasmine, Clematis Princess Diana and Lady Betty Balfour, Geranium nodosum, Hydrangea, Salvia Hot Lips, Fuchsia, Asters, Astrantia, Helenium, Jamaican Primrose

Kate’s Fern Polypodium cambricum Richard Kayse. Great for winter foliage, sterile so does not produce spores and propagated by division.  Was found by Kayse in Wales in the 1600s and thought to have died out until rediscovered in 1980s

Caroline has recently developed an interest in Salvias and her vase contains Amistad and Love and Wishes

Judith's Rosa Mutabilis

 Judith's Heucherella Buttered Rum

Margaret H was disappointed with these but, like a true gardener, will try growing them again, this time in a pot 

 

Ann brought an attractive arrangement of foliage from her garden which left us wondering if she has an arboretum!

Tetrapanax Papy Rifer, Pseudopanax, Ricinis communis, Ulvius wredei, Acacia pravissima, Acacia ‘Garnet’, Liriodendron tulipifera, Hedera Buttercup, Pittosporum Tom Thumb plus Jasminium officicinale variegatum and Rhodochiton atrosanguineum which has prettily intertwined

This is a photo of my winter container inspired by Judith who suggested an arrangement made up of pots which are easily changed as the seasons change.  Mine contains two cyclamen, Calluna vulgaris and the silver one which had no label.  I later saw a load of these in Tesco all labelled (wrongly) Sedum Herbstfreude!  It's actually Calopcephalus brownii

Next Meeting

November 15^th – Forum.  All contributions (questions, tips, anecdotes, future plans, ideas for our Christmas Forum) will be welcome at this meeting.