The Reading & District Fuchsia Society will be holding two meetings in May.  The first is on Monday, 8th May and is a Fuchsia Talk given by John Nicholass.  The second is on Monday, 22nd May and is an instructional evening given by Sid Garcia.   Both meetings will be held at Maiden Place Community Centre, Lower Earley, Reading RG6 3HE.  The evening is free to members and £1 to visitors.   Further information from Ann Allen. Tel. 0118 9663730.  Email:...
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The gallery provides a visual record of the very enjoyable VIP...
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Blackthorn Nursery in Spring – Jon Evans, 25 Jan 2017 Blackthorn Nursery in Hampshire was a popular specialist nursery until the owners retired a few years ago, and turned it into their own private garden. Jon Evans had special access, and visited numerous times over several years to photograph the magical atmosphere of the place in spring. Gardening on clay overlaying chalk, Robin and Sue have planted bulbs in the woodland area to create a tapestry of colour from February to May, with swathes of snowdrops, cyclamen, anemone, trillium, narcissus, crocus, erythronium, and fritillary. Rare alpines and daphnes also feature strongly in other parts of the...
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SNOWDROPS for SALE There will be plants for sale at the next two meetings - 25 January and 8th February. Paul Barney will be selling on the 25th and Olga Baber on 8th...
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Linda Smith showed us how to create a damp environment for moisture-loving plants. She gave us practical ideas about making a water-retentive bed, and what plants would thrive for a varied display year round, in sun or shade. She was unable to bring any actual plants to show or sell, as the below-freezing weather meant all her plants were locked up in half an inch or more of ice. Still, a practical and interesting talk from a grower who knows her subject inside out, and has six consecutive Chelsea gold medals to back it...
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