Friday Forum members spent an enjoyable afternoon doing our favourite things: eating, chatting and quizzing.
The quiz, prepared by Norma, required us to
select from the 12 foods displayed which were available in the 17th Century
in the UK. I failed at the first hurdle
by not reading the end of the question! It
was fascinating to discover where the foods came from, when they were first
grown, who discovered them and when they were first introduced to the UK.
We sampled cake, jams and compote made by
members using some ingredients from their own gardens. Dorothy warned us not to eat the spider
decoration on her contribution as they were not edible!
Kate’s jug contained Salvias (nachtvlinder, Amistad and confertiflora, Phlox The King, Verbena Bonariensis, Hydrangea leaves, Euonymus alatus and Loropetalum chinense Fire Dance
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| Ann’s delightful display in a basket using gourds, pine cones, grapes, tomatoes Tumbling Tiger and Autumn crocus |
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| Judith’s arrangement included a salvia sown from seed and salvia amistad, a flower from a heuchera, annual linaria, verbena bonariensis, tithonia, dahlias (Murdock,karma choc, blue by you (maybe) and Flaxton), coleus and Phytolacca ‘Laka Boom’ |
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| Dorothy’s 6 year old Eucomis |
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| Gill’s attractive display of foliage and berries |
Next meeting: 5th November - a talk by Sarah Hopps; Gardening to delight the Senses.
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