Welcome to the blog for Friday Forum, a gardening group which is part of the Paxton Horticultural Society in Leeds, West Yorkshire. We hope that both members and non-members will enjoy reading it and we look forward to receiving your comments.
Sarah Owen-Hughes gave an interesting and informative talk on Plants and Medicine and recommended some books to research this topic further.
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| Kate brought these ferns |
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| Ann brought these Spring flowers in a slate container |
Next Meeting
6th March: AGM followed by a talk by John Freer
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| Sue Gray |
Sue Gray gave us a delightful presentation on Snowdrops and Winter Gardens, peppered with interesting facts and amusing anecdotes, which was well received on a dull and damp day. We learnt that the snowdrop is not a native plant but arrived here in the 1500s. Initially a plant for the wealthy, there are thousands of species, some of which can cost over £1000 each. There are different flowering times for snowdrops which range from October to April and we were shown illustrations of various gardens to see how they can be planted with Cornus, Nandina, aconites and cyclamen to great effect.
Display Table
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| Kate’s Clematis urophylla Winter Beauty |
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| Kate’s vase contains Galanthus: S. Arnott woronowii and nivalis flore pleno, hellebore, foliage of Bergenia and Arum italicum marmoratum |
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| Wendy brought Hellebore, Uncinia rubra Everflame, Euphorbia rigida, the fragrant Daphne Jacqueline Postill and Lonicera fragrantissima |
Next meeting:
20th February: Presentation - Sarah Owen-Hughes on Plants and Medicine.
