2012 Events
- remember the sidetable competition! Just bring something along and join in. The entries will be judged by you, the members. During the evening you will be invited to place a 10p coin in front of the entry you like the best (but NOT your own!). Exhibitors get to keep the cash - (more chance of winning than the National Lottery!) NOTE - Sidetable entries are still provisional.
January 19
Quiz Night and Faith Supper.
3 different flowers from your garden
February 16
Bryan King - South African Contrasts
Pot Plant
March 15
AGM/ Spring Show/ Plant Exchange/ John Gibson - Slides of Madeira
John Gibson grows and exhibits daffodils, he brought a display to our Spring Show last year. This year he has kindly agreed to judge for us and after the tea break he will show us slides of another of his passions - Madeira.
April 19
Dave Coleman - Auriculas and Pinks
Suitably timed for Spring, Dave, who hails from Northampton will talk about these popular plants
3 tulip flowers
May 17
Doreen Hillier-Bird - Grow your own drink
Doreen is from the Windmill Vineyard in Hellidon near Daventry. This may be a jolly evening - she is going to bring some samples for us to taste.
A Clematis Flower
June 21
Cheryl Waller - A Basket of Herbs
There is rumour that Cheryl's talk may involve some culinary aspects, and there might be some cake going around!
A Rose
July 19
Treasure Hunt
More wanderings round a local village trying to solve Ann and Iain's puzzling poems. At least you can work off the wine and cake ... until the meal at a local hostelry.
August 18
Beetle Drive
The dice will be flying, usually on the floor, as the beetle battles are fought out in Salem Hall
3 different flowers from your garden
September 1/2
Annual Show at Bosworths'
It's that time of year again.....
September 20
Stuart Dixon - Border Gems
Stuart was booked for 2011 but we had to postpone the talk when he visited his daughter in New Zealand. It will be worth the wait. His talk on ‘Border Gems’ will feature campanulas, salvias, irises and more! Many of his slides show plants he grows in his 18th century garden at Hebbs Farmhouse, Nottingham, which has been featured on BBC TV.
The exhibit that didn’t make the Show. If only!!!
October 18
Martin Towsey - Work of a Garden Manager
Martin will talk about his work as Garden Manager on the Woburn Estate. Let's hope he doesn't bring the lions along...
Autumn Colours in a Vase or Oasis
November 15
Howard Drury - Cornwall - The Unknown Gardens
Another popular speaker, Howard will uncover more lost gardens from the westernmost county.
SMALL Christmas arrangement with a candle
