There was a good attendance for what is now our
15th virtual meeting and we were happy to welcome a new member to
the room. It will never replace our
meetings at Paxton where we were able to touch, smell and buy the plants as
well as have a cup of tea and a chat, but hopefully these virtual meetings and our
Friday Forum blog will keep us going until normal service resumes.
Gremlins were at work again and Jenny couldn’t
make herself heard, so her contributions turned into a sort of name-this-plant quiz which Sue G
won by a country mile.
Carol still has plenty of interest and colour in her garden:
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| Leyesteria Formula (Autumn berries) |
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| Mahonia (just coming into flower) |
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| Morina Longifolia |
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| Standard Flower Carpet Pink tree |
Acer Palmatum Seiryu
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| Abutilon megapotamicum |
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| Cotoneaster |
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| Nerine bowdenii |
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| Arbutus (strawberry tree) |
Maggie M couldn’t join us this month but sent in a photo of her late
bumper tomato crop
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Judith introduced us to the idea of leaving seasonal plants in their pots and arranging in a basket meaning, as the season changes, new plants can be easily substituted. Since learning about this, I have copied this idea and have an ever-changing basket by my front doorstep.
Linda:
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| (WIP) An autumn/winter wreath using pine cones, ivy flowers tinted gold, holly and rose hips |
Sue Gray and her Autumn pinks:
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| Nerine bowdenii |
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| Bergenia ‘Tubby Andrews’ |
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| Sorbus ‘Pink Pagoda’ |
Maggie:
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| Dolly tub planted with heathers, pansies, ivies and Heuchura ‘Bronze Beauty’ + Bulbs waiting to appear in the spring |
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| Persicaria from the Friday Forum plant stall. Unknown |
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| Autumn colours from my garden, including Ceratostigma Willmottianum and Plumbaginoides - bronze foliage and blue flowers Persicaria Hesperantha (unknown) Cotoneaster Japanese anemones Sedum and Ivy Toaster unknown |
Amanda:
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| Parrotia persica leaves |
Kate:
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| From left to right Persicaria campanulata Pelargonium capitatum Anisodontea ‘El Royo’ Hebe ‘Donna’ |
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| Panicum ‘Purple Haze’ |
There was also some discussion on Heuchera Autumn Bride and Rue.
Martin Fish is moving house as he wants to develop an open woodland garden. Anyone fancy moving to a well maintained garden in Rainton?
We had some tasty, hearty soup recipes for the
colder weather which can be found on the Recipes page.
A potential nursery to explore in Harrogate click on https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/parks-woodlands/plants-sale where you can find more details and opening hours. Nursery Lane East, off Harlow Moor Road in Harrogate (Postcode HG2 0FH in your satnav).
