Harvest Forum

 

We were treated to a real feast including chutneys, cakes and fruit in today’s meeting

Norma demonstrated how to make an attractive hanging basket using Heuchera after seeing one in an RHS magazine.  The following trailing Heucheras were used:  Solar Power, Solar Eclipse, Copper Cascade and Cherry Truffles.

Display Table

Kate’s purple bouquet comprised Salvia Amistad, Verbena bonariensis, Callicarpa “Profusion”, Asters frikartii “Monch” and “Violet Queen” and Euonymus alatus

Kate also brought Salvia “Mystic Spires”

Norma’s Euonymus with seeds splitting to show orange pips

Maggie’s  pink Japanese Anemone and “Wild Swan”, Heuchera “Bronze Beauty” and Tulbaghia violacea “Silver Lace”, Persicaria affinis and “Golden Arrow”, Aster “Monch”, Calar mintha nepeta

Judith also brought Tulbaghia violacea “Silver Lace” (Society Garlic)

Ann brought Dahlias, Liriope muscari, Hesperantha, Persicaria affinis, Chrysanthemum “Dixter Orange”, Tithonia, Corydalis ochroleuca an Amicia zygomeris

Amanda’s Salvia Amistad plus Asters and colourful flowers, names unknown

This extra long parsnip which will make a hearty soup was a reject from a recent show!

Next Meeting

4^th November – A talk by Peter Williams.   The meeting on the 18th November will be followed by the Paxton AGM.