GREENFINGERS END OF YEAR

THINK EVERYONE WILL AGREE IT HAS BEEN A BRILLIANT YEAR FOR SPEAKERS AND OUTINGS. I, FOR ONE HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE LAST 11 MONTHS.  THANKING PETER AND KATHY FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN BRINGING TOGETHER THESE EVENTS .WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2012 X

PHOTOS FROM OUR CHRISTMAS EVENING WITH THE WONDERFUL LAURA SINGING FOR US I THINK WE ALL AGREE SHE SHOULD BE ON X FACTOR

THERE WILL BE MORE PHOTOS TO FOLLOW

MORE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN SENT IN

MATTHEWS

FINCHINGFIELD OUTING AND MATTHEWS NURSERY

 THANK YOU HILDA FOR KEEPING US UPDATED ON THIS TRIP WITH YOUR PHOTOS

 These 3 were taken at Matthew's Nursery last Saturday, it was a lovely day. These were the demonstration container & hanging basket he & his Mum did. They were snapped up by club members immediately they were finished.

These were of the very pretty village of Finchingfield (Obviously !).  We had a lovely carvery meal there. .

 A not very good photo (it was taken through the coach window) of the glorious sunset on the way home from Finchingfield.  It was magnificent, this does not do it justice at all.

THIS POST WAS SENT IN BY HILDA GOODY

QUESTION TIME HILDA GOOBY

THANK HILDA FOR SHOWING THIS PHOTO

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 Do you remember my asking Peter a question at "Question Time" at the meeting before last?  Well, this is the fuchsia it was about. I said I had tried all different ways to propagate it, but couldn't get it to root.  Well, at last I have succeeded!   When I looked at it a few weeks later, there were the small white hairy roots visible through the transparent plastic of the pot. Now all I have to do is to see it through the winter. Keep your fingers crossed.  That foliage is superb, isn't it?

THE NAME OF THE FUCHSIA

IS

FIRECRACKER

Best wishes, Hilda.

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WELL DONE PETER

A POST FROM HILDA GOOBY "THE IRONY"

 I thought the club would like to share this photo. In spite of all the grief that Bizzie Lizzies have caused us this year, this cheeky thing has self seeded right underneath my neighbour's hanging basket. To add insult to injury, it has even sprouted in competition with the weeds there.  It will probably the last B.L. to be seen there for a few years now.

 

THANK YOU HILDA HOW SAD TO SEE THESE LOVELY FLOWERS GO

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "PETER AND KATHY OPEN GARDEN":

Joy......."you have a beautiful garden, I don't know how you do it all!" " it's a little oasis"

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Cheryl Turtlemoon has left a new comment on your post "BACKDATED PHOTOS":
 what a fantastic idea!!!!!! thats an excellent use of the bits and bobs :) lovely!

I was at my son's in Brighton on the day,so unfortunately, was unable to attend. However, it is lovely to be able to see the garden photos. I am especially envious of that lovely lawn! Well done, Kathy & Peter. By Hilda Gooby on PETER AND KATHY OPEN GARDEN on 20/09/11    peter and kath, your garden was beautiful and so were the cakes!! By gemma towe on PETER AND KATHY OPEN GARDEN on 29/08/11

RISE AND FALL OF HILDA'S HANGING BASKETS

HILDA GOOBY FROM GREENFINGER'S CLUB HAS SENT IN THESE PHOTO'S OF HER BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS IN HER OWN WORDS>>>>>;They were taken in May, July &  September. Unfortunately, the middle tier was of double Bizzy Lizzie's, and  we all know what happened to them! Every year I do the 2 baskets, one for myself &and one for my next door neighbour.

GORGEOUS DISPLAY

LOVELY COLOURS

THE DEMISE OF THE BIZZIE  LIZZIE'S

September 19th 2011. (On their way out).

THANK YOU HILDA FOR SHARING THESE PHOTOS





ONE OF PETER'S PHOTOS

ANDREW GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE NEW TEA LADY

 

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RYE AND MERRIMENTS GARDENS IN SUSSEX

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY AND VERY WARM DAY. FIRST WE WENT TO THE CLIQUE TOWN OF RYE. WHICH WE ALL FOUND DELIGHTFUL, WITH ITS ANTIQUE SHOPS, NICE RESTAURANTS AND FRIENDLY LOCALS

NOTE THE COBBLES

RUIN THE CAR TYRES

THE BELL PUB ORIGINAL TOWER AT ENTRANCE

NARROW PAVEMENTS

AND DON 'T YOU JUST LOVE THE LOCAL CHARACTERS SHE WAS LOVELY

THEN ON TO MERRIMENTS GARDEN

CREATED IN THE 1990'S BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN 4 ACRES LOVELY AND COMPACT EASY TO GET ROUND IN THE TIME WE HAD VERY GOOD NURSERIES

I LOVE THIS PHOTO IT WAS THE TEAPOT TREE IN THE RESTAURANT AREA OF THE GARDENS

MORE PHOTOS

THE FUCHSIAS COMPETITION WAS HELD IN AUGUST HERE ARE THE WINNERS AT THE GREENFINGERS CLUB

FIRST PRIZE  TO JANE SMITH

SECOND TO JOHN WALLACE

THIRD TO GINA SUDBURY