Harvest is a joyful time of gathering the produce of the land. Sunday Adelaja

 

Harvest Baking Contest

Members were asked to submit their entries which were judged by John Freer and then sampled by all the members.

Category 1: Savoury Scones - 1^st Prize went to Amanda

Category 2: Fruit Scones – 1^st Prize went to Amanda

Category 3: Fruit Pie – No entries

Category 4: Cake to include a vegetable - 1^st Prize went to Suzanne

Congratulations to all who entered. We certainly enjoyed sampling the produce.

Quiz

While the judging was taking place, Maggie had organised a quiz for us on famous cats from Bagpuss to Puss in Boots. Two teams shared first place and won prizes, some of which were kindly donated by Caroline and Chris.

Display Table

 Dorothy brought Polianthes Super Gold

 

Dorothy also brought homegrown Pears (which one 1^st Prize at the National Vegetable Society show)

Kate brought the foliage of Euonymus

 

Kate’s vase contained Mahonia “Soft Caress”, Anemone “Dreaming Swan, Rudbekia deamii, Persicaria bistorta Superba, Persicaria “Dikke Floskes”, Geranium “Ann Folkard”, Spirea “Katherine Havemeyer” and Hydrangea

 Judith brought Dahlias, Caryopteris, Aster “Little Carlow”, Nicandra physalodes, and Ricinus

John brought Dahlias, annual Rudbekia, Cosmos, Guillardia and Helichrysum all sown from seed 

Ann’s Clematis “Pink Dwarf”

Next Meetings

17^th October – A presentation by Cathy Kitchingham and assistant Georgina from Prospect House, a garden we visited last year, entitled Gardening in a Changing Climate

7^th November - Celebrating the Poppy. Ann Bell will be speaking about the role of the poppy in medicine. Please bring anything poppy-related to display or discuss eg handicrafts, poetry