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The band played on
‘Singing in the rain’ was the number being played as I walked across the bandstand area on my way to get a cup of tea to warm me up. A month away from the longest day and it was bitterly … Continue reading
Putting faces to names
Although my shift working in the cloakroom didn’t start until 1.30 it really was worth getting up at 5 and getting the first fast train to London so that I could be into Chelsea before 7. I had a quick … Continue reading
The Colour Purple
(With apologies to Alice Walker) “I like the colour of the carpet” said Joanna as we arrived to set up the Chelsea cloakroom. Taking the shelves out of the stack to make up the Danish trolleys, Joanna checks with Helen … Continue reading
The dam bursts
With lots of pent up plant buying demand from the miserably cold Easter and April, the Surrey Plant Heritage Plant Fair stood a reasonable chance of doing well. But add a healthy dose of sunshine, a Bank Holiday weekend and … Continue reading
People
It’s the people who make the AGM so very special: some regulars, some first timers. This is a round up of some of the faces – not comprehensive by any means and in no particular order, but just a flavour … Continue reading
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Tagged agm, Exbury, Hampshire group, Longstock, NFU Mutual, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Water Gardens
Baker’s Dozen?
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens currently holds twelve National Plant Collections, providing interest throughout the year. For our visit to the garden the ‘Members’ Weekend’ crew were divided into four groups each one to be led by a garden expert. … Continue reading
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Tagged agm, Natiional Plant Collection, National Collection, The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens & Arboretum
Shop till you drop
After our trip around the Water Garden, we had the opportunity to visit the Longstock Nursery, home of two National Plant Collections (Buddleja and Clematis viticella) and the Hampshire Group May Plant Fair. Although the season wasn’t right to see the … Continue reading
Water gardens 2
Nine days earlier we had been at Longstock Water Garden for our exclusive fundraising event and what a difference those few days have made. Hostas which were only dark purple spikes showing through the soil were now green with unfurling leaves; … Continue reading
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Tagged agm, Benedict Roezl, Hampshire group, Longstock, Roy Lancaster, Water Garden
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Butterflies
Butterfly Conservation currently has over 34 Nature Reserves, one of them being Magdalen Down just east of Winchester, the venue for the 2013 Plant Heritage AGM. After a cup of tea, there’s nothing better after a long car journey than … Continue reading
Going, going,…..
…gone. Only with a silent auction, that doesn’t happen. Participants write their bid on a sheet of paper and when the auction closes, the highest bid wins. Roses from Catherine Penny made the journey from distant Lancashire and an Agapanthus … Continue reading
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Tagged Longstock, Silent Auction, Threatened Plants Appeal
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