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Meetings are held in St George's Hall, Gloucester Road, Sparrows
Green. - unless otherwise stated
Tea coffee and chatter are available from 19:00 - 19:30 and formal business
begins at 19:30
Membership costs only £5 a year
Gardeners' Question Time report
| CONTACTS |
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| Chairman | Miss J Lavender [01892 782 962] |
| General Secretary | Mrs M Terry [01892 783 154] |
| Treasurer | Mr John Turley [01892 782 049] |
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| DATE - 2008 | SUBJECT | SPEAKER | COMPETITION |
| Monday 14 January | Lawns and Ground Cover | Ken Turner | Pair of root vegetables Spray of a Shrub showing winter interest |
| Monday 11 February | Italy from Tuscany to Venice | Christopher Wade | Pair of Leeks Bowl of Bulbs, Corms or Rhizomes |
| Monday 10 March | Pests, Diseases and Weed Control | Mr Hilary Newman | A Vegetable A Stem of a Hellebore |
| Monday 7 April | SPRING SHOW | Primary School | As per Show Schedule |
| Sunday 20 April | Outing to Wisley Garden | ||
| Monday 12 May | Thro’ the Seasons at Kew & Wakehurst Place | Sarah Oldridge | 2 Sticks of Rhubarb A foliage pot plant |
| Monday 9 June | Natural History of Gardens | Martin Newcombe | Pair of Lettuce Three flowers in a vase |
| Sunday 29 June | Outing to Loseley House & Gardens | ||
| Monday 7 July | SUMMER SHOW | Primary School | As per shows schedule |
| August | NO MEETING | ||
| Monday 8 September | Landscapes in History & Painting | Julia Page | Five beans A Landscape photograph |
| Saturday 20 September | AUTUMN SHOW | Commem. Hall | As per shows schedule |
| Monday 13 October | Autumn Glory | Jean & Brian Waterman | A Squash/Pumpkin/Gourd A Hydrangea Head |
| Saturday 11 October | PLANT SALE | Commem. Hall | |
| Monday 10 November | AGM at 7pm Secrets of the Walled Garden | Derek March | NO COMPETITION |
| Monday 8 December | Christmas Musical | Ho! Ho! Ho! | 5 Brussel Sprouts A Christmas Table Arrangement – approx ten inches. |
Wadhurst Gardening Association
MASTER CLASSES
Wadhurst Gardening Association will be holding more Gardening Master Classes in the Autumn of 2007 and the Spring of 2008.
Classes will be held on Saturday Mornings and each session will last for approximately two hours. Numbers will be limited to 12 per session and some will include practical involvement .
Topics for Spring 2008 are:-
19 Jan 2008 -.Pruning top and soft fruit @ Maynards Fruit Farm, Ticehurst – (By kind permission of Mr Tom Maynard)
15 March 2008 – Grow your own vegetables a repeat of last year’s very popular class
12 April 2008 - Lawns and ground cover. Establishing and maintaining a lawn and the role of ground cover in the garden.
How Much will it Cost? Tuition will be free for members of the association and will cost £10.00 per head for non members.
For further details contact Ken Turner on 784325 or e-mail
RHS garden entry card to Wisley, Rosemoor and Hyde Hall enabling a 30% reduction is available from Jean-Marie