Talk by
Brian Denison: My Garden; its history
and plants
We
were indeed fortunate to welcome Brian to our Friday Forum. His illustrated talk on his own, stunning
garden left us both awed and inspired. Featured on the Anglian TV series Britain’s
Best Back Gardens and winner of Yorkshire Life Magazine’s Garden of the Year 2009,
Brian told us he thinks about his garden all the time and the slide show
displayed his skilful use of plant combinations and colour association. Brian is proficient in Niwaki, a Japanese
term for style shaping of trees, including cloud pruning. A useful list of recommended plants was
distributed.
Forum
and Display Table
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| Judith's Amaryllis |
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| Early Spring flowers |
Norma sent in a photo of her lovely, resilient miniature bedding cyclamen which were bedded out in late October and are still looking fabulous.
She says that they probably wouldn't have lasted as long if we had suffered heavy frost but they have certainly been value for money over the last two or three months and brighten up the garden during this dark wet windy spell we are going through.
Just to update you on the squirrel prevention debate, applying Vicks to Janella’s Camellia didn’t work. She may try TCP next time! All tips welcome.
Jill
narrated the classic poem Spring is
Sprung, of which there are many versions, in NewYorkese. Some say it dates from 1940, attribute it to Ogden
Nash, Spike Milligan or the the Marx Brothers.
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz,
I wonder where the flowers is,
The boid is on the wing, but that's absoid,
Because everybody knows that the wing is on the boid!
I wonder where the flowers is,
The boid is on the wing, but that's absoid,
Because everybody knows that the wing is on the boid!
Margaret
told us of a cyclist she had encountered with a container of large, early
snowdrops attached to his bike. While
waiting for the traffic lights to change, as you do, the cyclist told Margaret
that the snowdrops were Mrs Macnamara, named
after Dylan Thomas’ mother-in-law, Yvonne Macnamara.
It’s amazing
what we learn!
Has
anyone you know paid loads of money for a snowdrop bulb?
Notice
Board
We
have the opportunity to visit Pat Clarke’s garden on 15th August,
not Littlethorpe on that date as previously mentioned.
Paxton
Committee: As Jenny is not currently able
to attend (we wish her a speedy recovery), if anyone else is able to stand in
for her, this would be appreciated.
Dates
for your diary
Next Friday
Forum Meeting: 7th February –
AGM and Tour de France yellow bedding schemePlease note The meeting scheduled for 21st February has now been changed to a talk on The Sex Life of Plants by Ben Emmett
Friends of Paxton are meeting Monday 3rd February from Midday. An hour or two or your time to help maintain the premises are always welcome. If another date is more suitable for you, please let us know.
Advance warning of Paxton Plant Market to be held on Saturday 31st May: Please be considering planting and growing on for the sales table and if you can help on the day from 10 am.
The
Friday Forum meets on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at 1.30pm at the
Paxton Hall. Paxton Horticultural Society is located at 186, Kirkstall
Lane, Leeds LS5 2AB. The meetings are split between hands-on
sessions, guest speakers and garden visits. A regular feature is the
"Plant Table" where members are invited to bring their plants for
discussion and advice. Another feature is the "Sales Table where
members bring plants and cuttings and produce they have grown to sell at a
small cost to help the club funds. For further information, please use the comments
box or log on to https://sites.google.com/site/paxtonhorticulturalsocietycouk/Home
