Saturday 7 November 2020

Virtual Friday Forum 15

 

 

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:

 Leyesteria Formula (Autumn berries)

Mahonia   (just coming into flower)

 Morina Longifolia

Standard Flower Carpet Pink tree 

Acer  Palmatum Seiryu


Abutilon megapotamicum 

 Cotoneaster

 Nerine bowdenii


 Arbutus (strawberry tree)

Maggie M couldn’t join us this month but sent in a photo of her late bumper tomato crop


Judith:



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: 

 (WIP) An autumn/winter wreath using pine cones, ivy flowers tinted gold, holly and rose hips
 

Sue Gray and her Autumn pinks:

 Nerine bowdenii

 Bergenia ‘Tubby Andrews’

Sorbus ‘Pink Pagoda’ 

Maggie:

  Dolly tub planted with heathers, pansies, ivies and Heuchura ‘Bronze Beauty’ +  Bulbs waiting to appear in the spring
Persicaria from the Friday Forum plant stall.   Unknown 

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: 

Parrotia persica leaves  

Kate: 

 From left to right Persicaria campanulata
Pelargonium capitatum
Anisodontea ‘El Royo’
Hebe ‘Donna’
,
  Panicum ‘Purple Haze’
Thelma showed us her vase of grasses and Chinese lanterns and Norma showed us her birthday bouquet from Friday Forum.

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).