"March, when days are getting long, Let thy growing hours be strong to set right some wintry wrong." - Caroline May

Presentation: 

 Doug Stewart gave us a hugely entertaining and interesting talk entitled ‘The Way we Were’.  Doug, who has been involved with gardening all his life, trained as a gardener, has been a lecturer, an expert in the development of tomatoes and cucumbers and is now a horticultural consultant.  Doug is presently writing a book on sustainability.

His talk examined how gardeners were trained in the past, gardening trends and the products and tools they used.  We may ridicule some of the methods and harmful products used by earlier generations but realise that, in years to come, some of our own practices may be considered questionable.

Display Table

Ann’s pot of Gypsy Girl crocuses and daffodils Tiny Bubbles

Katherine’s hardy Pinellia pedatisecta, Chinese Green Dragon

Trevor’s Iris Reticulata

Gill J’s spring posy:  Tête-à-tête and Jet fire daffodils, Camellia, Anemone blanda, Hellebores, Pulmoneria, Heather, Arabis and Wallflowers

Amanda’s beautiful Hellebores, Iris and Daphne

Kate’s Pachyphragma macrophllum, Anemone blanda, Narcissus ‘Tête-à-tête’, Pulmoneria ‘Blue Ensign’Ipheion ‘Alberto Castillo’

 Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’, Camelia ‘Silver Wedding’. Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ which translates as Flight of the Butterflies

Next Meeting:  1^st April – Friday Forum Spring Show