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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Chocaholics Paradise
It’s Mercy’s birthday today and as she is not known for her cake baking skills, Genevieve did her bossly duty and brought in a chocolate caterpillar to celebrate the day. and Vicky brought in some cup cakes left over from her son’s … Continue reading
“Best in show…..
…after the plants” comment from visitor collecting a bag at the cloakroom. For the last 5 years, through all the vagaries of the British climate, Plant Heritage volunteers and staff have manned the Chelsea cloakroom. This isn’t the loos as … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea, Cloakroom, Flower show, volunteers
Chelsea champions
This year Plant Heritage has two centres of operation at Chelsea, the Harry Veitch stand and running the cloakroom, so I have three days working up there. Although it makes for a long day, on Tuesday I got the 5.50 train … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea, David Austin Roses, Dibleys, Evison, Hoyland Plants, Lockyer, Peter Beales, Plantagogo, Robinson's, Sparsholt, Tynings Climbers, Westcountry Nursery
The Green Knight
Fourth generation nurseryman Harry Veitch (1840-1924) was knighted 100 years ago for his contribution to horticulture and the Devon Plant Heritage group are commemorating Sir Harry in their display in the Floral marquee at Chelsea Flower Show. The story starts … Continue reading
Red Labels on Boxing Day
Not a strong drink, but a definite exchange of goodwill – this year with a twist, as the Threatened Plants Project met the Plant Exchange. Threatened Plants? Fifty-six different genera of lovely garden plants have now been analysed (see full … Continue reading
Follow that Dahlia
The Annual Plant Exchange took place at our weekend in Lancaster – a great share out of rare and unusual plants among our members. Plants were brought from all over the country to be sent to members who had requested them at the … Continue reading
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Tagged agm, Annual Plant Exchange, conservation, critical, Dahlia, endangered, Princess Marie Jose, rare, unusual
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Loo with a view
Holehird Gardens in Windermere are run by the Lakeland Horticultural Society and this was our first garden visit on the recent Members’ weekend. Founded in 1969 these gardens have been developed, managed and maintained exclusively by volunteers. The site has … Continue reading
Pass the parcel
Margaret Robinson’s talk was followed by Peter Foley, nurseryman turned gardener who now enjoys growing for pleasure rather than for sale. His passion is Ligularia and he has inherited plants from Annette Benson who held a National Collection from 1998. … Continue reading
Veg talk
Having been brought up in a mining community in South East Northumberland, huge vegetables are part of my upbringing. However these giants were always reputed to be tough and tasteless, a myth debunked by Margaret Robinson in her talk on Saturday morning at … Continue reading
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Tagged agm, loofah, mammoth onion, Robinson's
and then there was one
I’ve just got back from the AGM at Lancaster via; Reading, to drop off Kalani, Woking to drop off Genevieve and Loseley to reunite Mercy with her car left there over the weekend. On my way back over to Guildford, … Continue reading
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Tagged agm, Gardeners' Question Time, Jane Lindsay, Lancaster
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