It was a bitter-sweet moment for Friday Forum as we had our final Zoom meeting, we hope. It hasn’t been the same as face to face, not being able to smell the flowers and no cup of tea, but it has kept us going for over a year.
This meeting was spent discussing what works
well and what we are planting up in our summer pots.
Linda was a fan of Begonias which perform
well in wet or dry conditions and pots up perennials which are better at
looking after themselves than bedding plants.
Kate saw an article by Sarah Raven in the RHS
magazine which recommended that a pot should contain a thriller (the wow
factor) a filler (for the gaps) and a spiller (to trail over the edge).
Liz likes Cosmos and had just planted up vertical
planter pouches with trailers such as bidens, petunias, fuchsias and
bacopa.
Maggie prefers flowers of the same colour in
her containers. She uses Heuchera with
perennials with ivy to soften the edges or dense plantings of geraniums.
Norma is planting a bee friendly hanging basket
as she did successfully last year with mini trailing petunias, bacopa, fuchsias
Heidi Anne and Auntie Jinks and Peach Melba.
Sue had lost some plants to the bad weather
but will try again with Salvias, Hostas, tubs of small vegetables, Argyranthemums
and Fuchsia Tom West.
Amanda usually buys plug plants on-line but
found stocks were low this year.
Nevertheless, she is planting up in the greenhouse nine colour co-ordinated
pots in white, blue and purple with various scented plants with a purple bean
as a central focus point.
Judith, our Queen of Pots, has chosen a
colour scheme of Silver, White and Blue and includes various bedding plants,
Salvia farinacea, Argyranthemum and the Coleus, which won her a Gold at
Harrogate.
Norma sent a photo of a lovely little Tulip
Dorothy sent some pictures of her garden
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| Abutilon |
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| Apple trees growing on my arch left side Lord Lambourne right side Fiesta |
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| Doronicum, tulips and heuchera in the kitchen garden |
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| Avery showing it’s Spring colours |
If you have been missing visiting gardens
and plant sales, just look at the opportunities available in our area.
Sale of perennial plants in the car park of
Paxton Hall, 186
Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 2AB on Saturday 22nd May, 10-11.30am.
Outdoors (come rain or shine!)
Make a day of it! Later on Saturday 22nd May,
12noon-5pm is Peter Williams’ Open Garden at Weathervane House, Seaton Ross,
YO42 4NE, again
This garden and a number of other Open
Garden throughout the summer are in aid of the Yorkshire Arboretum and details
can be found on the arboretum website www.yorkshirearboretum.org
Carol Abbot’s award-winning garden will be open
Sunday 23rd May 12pm - 5pm at 4A Blackwood Rise Cookridge LS16 7BG. Admission
£3.50, children free. Refreshments available plant and bric-a-brac for sale
cover for inclement weather. Proceeds to
the National Garden Scheme. DRIVERS PLEASE PARK ON TINSHILL LANE
The date for Roundhay Open Gardens is Sunday
4 July. Start at any point on the map, which will be made available. Most gardens are in easy walking distance.
Here is the link to a presentation given to
HardyPlants by Tracy Foster on garden design.
It may only be available for another week
Next
meeting
4th June: Garden visit. Sue Gray’s garden,Ilkley,
from 1.30pm, refreshments available.
Members have received the full address by email.
