Talk: Festival of Chanukah by Linda Casper
Friday Forum member Linda Casper spoke
about the origins and traditions of Chanukah, the Jewish festival of light.
She spoke about the history, foods eaten and
activities engaged in during the eight day festival, how it is celebrated today
and answering questions from the members.
Ideas
for Christmas flower arrangements
In preparation for the next meeting, when
part of the proceedings will be given over to making festive displays, some
members offered examples of what we may be able to achieve!
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| Gill’s shared her tips on how to construct
these wreaths |
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| Norma finished off this attractive arrangement
with lights. If you look carefully, the
green of the “present” is actually ivy leaves pinned on and not paper as we
first thought |
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| Judith cleverly used baubles glued on to
kebab sticks to enhance her arrangement |
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| There is still a lot of interest in Ann’s
garden. She brought Callicarpa Bonieri, Fatsia Japonica, Arum Italicum, Cotoneaster, Hedera
Buttercup, Crocosmia, Crocus Conqueror, Hebe Red Edge, Jasminum nudiflorum, two varieties of Persicaria and Erysmum |
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| Jenny’s garden is shaded by huge Beech
trees and she brought in this spectacular tray of fungi which had formed. However if this fungi is seen on the branches
of a tree it could be a sign of decay and likely to fall off |
A plantsman’s garden features
some of the more uncommon and harder to find species of plants to inspire the
keen plants person. Carl recounted that
in the 1940’s Hellebores were such a plant for his father and Trilliums for
himself until now.
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| Carl’s garden now
boasts the Cardiocrinum giganteum. This
unusual lily which will take 5-7 years to produce an enormous 6-10ft high
flowering spike of scented white flowers and will make a fascinating talking
point for visitors to your garden. Germination
of this hardy perennial may be very slow but if you are game to try and have
the patience to wait, Carl has offered seeds |
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Margaret D thanked everyone who helped at
the Late Autumn Show which was a financial success. We thank Margaret for all her hard work.
The programme for 2017 can be accessed by
clicking on the tab at the top of the blog entitled Programme 2017.
Next
Meeting
16th December: Christmas Party. As mentioned, we will have the opportunity of
making a festive arrangement. Some
greenery will be brought in and accessories will be available to purchase,
should they be required.
James has once again devised his famous
Quiz, which is always good fun.
