“Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint and the soil and sky as canvas.” Elizabeth Murray

Peter Williams thoroughly entertained us with his talk called Plant Portraits.

Peter talked us through some of the HPS seven special interest groups with expertise, humour, photographs and illustrations by the artist and gardener Twink Addison.

He discussed Geraniums, Peonies, Ranunculus and Variegated plants amazing us with stories and facts of each group. We hope that Peter will return and talk to us about the other groups at a future date.

For more information on the plants discussed, Peter recommended:

HPS website HPS website

Instragram of David Bruce's for photos of Peonies(1) Instagram    

and John Grimshaw (1) Instagram

Display Table

 

Dorothy brought Zantedeschia, Penstemon, the new Sweetpea Pink Pearl, Dianthus Raspberry Ripple and another pink one, Salvia Cerro Potos, Abutilon and a Marsh Orchid

 

Dorothy’s pot of Oxalis grew from the odd shaped corms which Norma found when clearing out one of her plant pots

 Kate brought Astrantia: Maxima, Buckland, Shaggy, Gill Richardson variety and a white one, Rosa ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, Kalimeris ‘Charlotte’ and ‘Antonia’

 Kate also brought an Acer grown from seeds given out by Peter Williams on one of his visits to Friday Forum

Sue brought Peony ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ which was given to her by late member Jenny, Allium nigrum, Penstemon, yellow Potentilla ‘Rector’, Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’, Polemonium and Alstroemeria

 

Maggie brought poppies and herbaceous Clematis ‘Pangbourne Pink’ for members to propagate

Next Meeting

 Next meeting on 3rd July is a garden visit to Swindon House Farm in Kirkby Overblow

*Booking essential as numbers limited*

Meet at 1.30pm at the garden.

Full details sent to members via email

17^th July: Summer mini show

From 1.30 to 1.50 there will be 20 minutes to set up your entries before judging begins.

Categories can be found on Flower Show Page