Saughall Gardening Club

SAUGHALL AND SHOTWICK PARK

PARISH COUNCIL

Saughall Gardening Club

New members welcome. Membership fee: £1 per family

Saughall Gardening Club meets in the main hall of the Vernon Institute at 7:30pm on the third Monday of each month. Visitors are welcome to attend the Club's events without being under any obligation to join.

This is a popular club and has more than 80 members. The annual membership fee is currently £1 per family. Members can obtain a 20% discount from Johnson’s Oaktree Nursery, Fiddlers Lane , on production of their membership card.

If you would like to join, please contact the Club Secretary, Barbara Goode, on telephone number (01244) 880513 or come along to a meeting.

Events and Speakers in 2009

16^th Feb. “Muck & Magic” - An evening with Jim Ferns, Master Composter.

16^th Mar. Quiz Night - Prizes for the Winning Team

Tickets in advance from the Committee (or on the night, numbers permitting). Raffle and stand up bingo. Tea, coffee & light refreshments will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own drinks.

20^th Apr. “ Hilbre Island ” - A talk by Allen Burton, from The Friends of Hilbre.

18^th May “Fuchsias are Fun” - Talk by Peter Evans, from the Fuchsia Society.

15^th June “Ideas for Annual Show”

Talk and flower arranging demonstration by Judith Windsor.

20^th July: Club Visit to Stonyford Cottage Gardens & Nursery, Delamere.

Sat. 22^nd Aug. - Annual Show 2009

Entries welcome from members and non-members. Schedules should be available from May at Club meetings, from Committee members, and at Johnsons Nursery. More details below. Please note: there is no Monday meeting in August as this is replaced by the Show.

21^st Sep. “Easy Care Gardens”

Talk by Jenny Hendy, writer, journalist & garden designer.

19^th Oct. “Ornamental Grasses for Form & Effect”

Talk by Susan Nicholas, lecturer from the Welsh College of Horticulture.

16^th Nov. “Growing & Cooking Herbs for Simple Winter Warmers”

Talk and cooking demonstration by Julia Gilmore.

Annual Flower and Produce Show

The Flower and Produce Show will be held on Saturday 22^nd August 2009. There are a wide range of classes including cut flowers, vegetables, children's arrangements, pot plants and jams.

Most of the fruit and vegetables entered in the show are auctioned off at the end of the day, so come along and join in the bidding, if you would like to enjoy some locally grown produce.

The Show is open to the public from 2 p.m., so please come to see all the entries. The prizes are given out shortly before the Auction of Produce, which usually starts around 3 p.m.

New members welcome - Membership £1 per family

For more information please contact the Secretary on 880513

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