THOMPSON AND MORGAN AND RHS HYDE HALL 29TH JULY 2011

THE  DAY STARTED  AT THOMPSONS AND MORGAN  IPSWICH ,IT WAS QUITE A CHILLY MORNING .THE  TRIAL GROUNDS OPEN WEEKEND THIS IS OPEN ONCE A YEAR ,IT ENABLES THE PUBLIC TO GET A PREVIEW OF NEW VARIETIES THAT MAY EVENTUALLY MAKE IT ON THE MARKET ,THEY ALSO HAD A QUESTION TIME AND THAT  WAS HOSTED BY GARDENING EXPERT HOWARD DRURY.

STUNNING TOWER

BEAUTIFUL WALKWAY

STUNNING

ROMFORD STALL HOLDERS COULD GET A FEW TIPS FOR DISPLAY

HOW NEAT ARE THESE ONIONS

 

    THESE CAULIFLOWERS WERE SO WHITE 

AND NOW ON TO RHS HYDE HALL

AND THE SUN IS SHINING WONDERFUL

PETER DESCRIBE THIS PLACE AS AN OASIS OF CALM AND SERENITY

 AND HE IS SPOT ON

                                                             

                                                                 THE LILY POND

                                                     THIS FISH WAS SO OBLIGING

THIS GUY AND HIS BROTHER ARE  COMMISSION TO DO THE SCULPTURES THAT WERE DOTTED AROUND THE GARDENS SUCH TALENT

 

                                                   

THANK YOU PETER FOR ANOTHER GREAT OUTING  

  

OPEN DAY

A DATE FOR YOUR  DIARYS
 PETER AND KATHY ARE OPENING THEIR BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FOR ALL TO VIEW

FRIDAY THE 19TH AUGUST 2-6 PM ADMISSION WILL BE £2.00 REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE  ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE SALVATION ARMY AND GREENFINGERS CLUB 

PLEASE COME ALONG AND JOIN US AT THIS EVENT

PHONE PETER FOR VENUE ADDRESS

                       

CLUB NIGHT

GREAT TALK BY ROWENA,ALSO A  GOOD QUESTION TIME WHERE MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO CALL ON HER EXPERT ADVICE.

                                                

THOMPSON AND MORGAN TRIAL GROUNDS 30TH JULY

 DAGENHAM MEMBERS COACH WILL DEPART 8 30 AM FROM ST GEORGES ROAD DAGENHAM UNLESS   ADVISED DIFFERENT BY PETER

MONDAY 25TH JULY 2011 GREENFINGERS VENUE

OUR SPEAKER  FOR THIS DATE WILL BE    ROWENA KING 
HAVING TRAINED AT WRITTLE COLLEGE ,ROWENA IS ATTACHED TO JENNIKINGS NURSERY AND OVER THE LAST YEAR HAS TAKEN OVER THE FORMER BBC ESSEX GARDEN CENTRE AT ABRIDGE

SALVATION ARMY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

SALVATION ARMY, PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION, WAS HELD THIS YEAR AT BARKING,SOME OF OUR GARDENING MEMBERS ENTERED PHOTOS

AND SOME WERE WINNERS  

THE SNAP CLASS 

1ST RICHARD PLEASANCE

2ND ANN VANNUFFEL

FLOWER SECTION

1ST PETER RALTON

LANDSCAPE SECTION

2ND  PETER RALTON

AND COMMENDED

DAVID BENDALL

WELL DONE EVERYONE, MAYBE NEXT YEAR MORE OF OUR MEMBERS WILL ENTER .WILL ADVISE OF DETAILS AT THE BEGINNING OF 2012

                                           

                                        

BOYS AND TOYS

AT  ONE OF OUR GREENFINGERS MEETINGS, THESE THREE WERE CAPTURED ON CAMERA  AT THE BACK OF THE HALL. DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT

TOM HART DYKE AND OUR KATH

LOVELY PHOTO TAKEN ON OUR LAST VISIT TO LULLINGSTONE CASTLE

NEWS FLASH

Hot of the press
Hampton Court Flower Show, Tom Hart Dyke,
Plant Heritage awards
Awarded Silver Gilt Eucalyptus from his National Collection
Peter

JEAN GRIFFIN FROM BBC RADIO KENT

FOR THOSE  MEMBERS WHO REQUIRED JEANS  RECIPE FOR THE GARLIC CURE TO STOP  SNAILS ATTACKING YOUR HOSTAS HERE IT IS


Put 2 garlic BULBS ( not cloves) into 2 pints of water and simmer until soft.
Top back up to 2 pints and store in a lidded jar.
Add 2 tablespoons of the garlic liquid to 2 gallons of water and, using a rose on the can, sprinkle the liquid over the hostas. Repeat every two to three weeks.
Not guaranteed as a full cure but is helpful!

IF ANYONE ONE HAS SUCCESS WITH THE CURE PLEASE SHARE WITH US THANKS

BETH CHATTO GARDENS

MATTHEWS NURSERYS ROYDON

WONDERFUL BUYS

MORE HAPPY CUSTOMERS

EAST RUSHTON GARDENS NORFOLK

club evening visit to

 LONGHOUSE PLANTS NOAK HILL ROMFORD

RICHARD AND SUSIE OPEN GARDEN

                                Well done Richard & Susie, on your open Garden raising
                                 £380. for The work at The Salvation Army at Harold Hill

                                             In this photo: Susie Pleasance, Sally Brown

                                                    

                                              

                                                                                                                                                                              

STARS FOR A DAY

Linda Robson was great thoroughly enjoyed the morning with her she really made us feel comfortable and at ease we had the filming done outside in the back garden as it was such a beautiful morning the producer was nice and the camera crew wish we could do it all over again as it went so quick in all it took 2 hours the programme will take in some of the history of The Becontree Estate and the right to buy scheme when thy saw the Garden then wanted to film there Linda is really is down on your level and so funny she gave us a kiss when she left. .
Love Peter & Kathy