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Art for a good cause and Gardens update

For those who enjoy their gardening this news update will be of interest, also to those who are keen to show their artistic side.

Little Bentley Waterways & Gardens

This annual show, which runs from 1st June, is one of the largest annual garden shows in east Anglia, regularly seeing over 8,000 visitors.  This year, there is an opportunity for your artwork to help raise funds for a local charitable organization.  Austin Hicks explains:

The Rotary Club of Colchester Centurion has been invited to run a fundraiser at The Little Bentley Waterways and Garden Show on the weekend of 1st & 2nd June. We are calling it ‘Art on the Run’ and we are hoping to collect 400 pieces of original Art and, in return for a donation of £10.00, visitors will pick a ticket and be guaranteed a piece of art. Funds raised will be donated to Rotary charities, particularly East Anglian Children’s Hospice (EACH).

We are interpreting the word ‘art’ in its widest sense – paintings or drawings, sculptures, photographs, pottery, wood carvings, embroidery or tapestry, quilting or any other item that can be admired for its creativity. Anything original or limited editions would be much appreciated.

For more information about the Garden Show please go to http://www.littlebentley.net.

We are well on our way to the 400 items but time is getting short.  If you feel you can help, please contact [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”]

West Bergholt Gardeners Association – Annual Plant Show

This ever popular event is taking place this year at 7.30pm on Monday 20 May  2013 at the Orpen Hall, West Bergholt.

There will be a large selection of plants at reasonable prices as well as a Garden-related bric-a brac stall.

Payment is by Cash or Cheque ONLY.   Enquires to  01206 855450 or 242124

 

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“Grow your own” sound good?

Wondering what a Rod is?
Wikipedia says:

The rod is a unit of length equal to 5½ yards, 16½ feet or 1⁄320th of a statute mile. Since the adoption of the international yard on 1 July 1959, it has been equivalent to exactly 5.0292 meters. A rod is the same length as a perch or a pole. In old English, the term lug is also used

Then you will be pleased to hear that at the start of a new growing season a few allotment plots have become available.

Most are five rod plots for which the annual rent is £15 or £9 for over 60s.  A few half size Taster Plots for newcomers are also available.

This is a good time to take up growing your own vegetables and if anyone new to the practice needs help there are plenty of seasoned gardeners to offer advice.

If interested please contact Terry Claydon on 242124 or Email [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”]

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From Wrest Park to Plant Magic – Gardeners Association update

Enjoy visiting gardens and parks …… then come and join us on our coach trip to English Heritage’s Wrest Park, near Luton, Bedfordshire on Thursday 19 July and enjoy miles of reinstated historic pathways, pavilion and statues.  We now have a few seats available for this day out, departing Orpen Hall at 9.30am and leaving the venue at 4.30pm.  Inclusive cost is £18 members; £20 visitors.  Telephone 01206 855450 or 242124 to book.

Our next speaker meeting and AGM will be on 17 September at 7.30pm in the Orpen Hall. Ben Potterton will talk on ‘Perennials for late Summer Colour’. Our programme continues as follows:

15 October Garden Maintenance – Tom Cole
19 November Small Trees for Small Gardens – Graeme Proctor (buffet supper)
10 December Modern Day Conservatory Plants – Barry Gayton
18 February The Magic of Plants – Ric Staines
15 March Climbers, Creepers and Crawlers – Michael Warren
15 April Sir Cedric Morris Iris Breeder – Sarah Cook
20 May Annual Plant Sale

New members and visitors always welcome.  Annual subscription is £10; visitor entry £3.  If you require information on our organisation please contact Valerie Lofthouse on 01206 855450 or [email protected].

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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All Gardeners’ Alert! Plant Sale 21st May

Come along at 7.30pm on 21st May to the Orpen Memorial Hall to bag the bargains from selections of bedding; fruit and vegetables; perennials and shrubs.  And not forgetting the bric-à-brac stall offering a host of second-hand goodies for your garden.   Entry is free and everyone’s welcome.

If you enjoy a day out visiting gardens of special renown; why not join us on our coach trip to Hatfield House, Park and Gardens on Wednesday 23 May.

We have seats still available for this visit, departing the Orpen Hall at 9.30am and leaving the venue at 4.30pm. Inclusive cost – £27 if you’re a non-member. Contact Terry 01206 242124 or Valerie 01206 855450 to book.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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‘Hardy Bulbs throughout the Year’…

… Frances Mount’s topic at  the West Bergholt Gardener’s Association meeting at 7.30pm on Monday 16th April in the Orpen Memorial Hall.

VISITORS (£3 entry) ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT THESE MEETINGS
Come and join the Association on their organised trips, all departing from the Orpen Hall.
  • Wednesday 23 May  HATFIELD HOUSE, WEST GARDEN & PARK
  • Sunday 3 June  WRITTLE COLLEGE GARDENS
  • Thursday 19 July WREST PARK, LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE
Announced previously on this news-feed.
For further details and bookings, contact WBGA Treasurer, 44 Pirie Road, West Bergholt  CO6 3TA  Tel: 01206 242124 – [email protected]
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Vegetables for value…

…is speaker Rodney Tibbs’s topic at at the West Bergholt Gardeners Association meeting at 7.30pm on Monday 19 March in the Orpen Memorial Hall.

Today the enthusiasm for growing vegetables is as strong as ever, motivated by an appreciation of the sheer quality and taste of fresh home grown produce and supported by the knowledge that it is cutting down on carbon emissions.

Rodney, who’s been growing vegetables for over fifty years, will be looking at the most rewarding vegetables to grow and the many different ways of growing them.

VISITORS (£3 entry) ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT OUR MEETINGS

Come and join us on our organised trips, all departing from the Orpen Hall:

  • Wednesday 23 May – HATFIELD HOUSE, WEST GARDEN & PARK
  • Sunday 3 June – WRITTLE COLLEGE GARDENS
  • Thursday 19 July – WREST PARK, LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE

For further details and bookings, contact WBGA Treasurer, 44 Pirie Road, West Bergholt CO6 3TA Tel: 01206 242124 – [email protected]

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Looking forward to Summer …

Come and join the West Bergholt Gardeners’ Association on their organised 2012 trips, all departing from the Orpen Hall.

Wednesday 23 May – HATFIELD HOUSE, WEST GARDEN & PARK

Sundial Garden, Hatfield House

An Elizabethan park with a famous Jacobean house and ‘17th-century character’ garden, Hatfield House is the home of the 7th Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and their family.

Visitors can enjoy the peace of the West Garden with its scented garden and fountains, and view the famous knot garden adjoining the Tudor Old Palace where Elizabeth I spent much of her childhood. http://www.hatfield-house.co.uk/

£25 Members; £27 non-members (includes coach; gratuity; House; West Garden and Park).

Sunday 3 June – WRITTLE COLLEGE GARDENS

Fifteen acres of grounds with seasonal bedding displays to meander around and landscaped gardens designed and built by the College’s students including a ‘Centenary’ garden.” The gardens will be open under the National Gardens Scheme. Times and cost to be advised.

Thursday 19 July – WREST PARK, LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE
Italian Garden, Wrest park

After decades behind virtually closed doors, its treasures overgrown and largely unknown, English Heritage is reviving one of Britain’s largest and most important ‘secret gardens’. Enjoy miles of reinstated historic pathways as you discover the garden buildings, pavilion and statues. Stroll in the recently restored Italian and Rose Gardens. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/wrest-park/

£18 members; £20 non-members (includes coach; gratuity and Park).

For further details and a booking form, contact WBGA Treasurer, 44 Pirie Road, West Bergholt CO6 3TA Tel: 01206 242124

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Get your green fingers going…

Come along to the next meeting of West Bergholt Gardeners’ Association on Monday 20th February in the Orpen Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. And meet Ric Staines, HND, Cert.Ed, professional horticulturalist who will talk on ‘To Prune or not Prune’. He’s had a book published on both sides of the Atlantic, has a regular gardening column, and features as a long standing gardening expert on BBC Radio.

Ric has run his own market garden growing a range of salads and other vegetables for all the major UK supermarkets. He then moved into lecturing, developing courses as well as teaching in Commercial Organic Production as well as the first ever course in Holistic Horticulture, which incorporated sustainable and co-creative gardening, permaculture, bio dynamics and the complementary health care uses of plants. More recently, Ric has been working as a consultant helping the BBC set up local community-based gardening programmes across the country.

Another diary date to note is …
Our annual plant sale to be held on Monday 21 May at 7.30pm in the Orpen Hall. This is one month later than in previous years. We will offer an extended range of vegetable and bedding plants, as well as perennials, etc at our bumper sale.

If you’re interested in becoming a member or coming along as a visitor, the annual subscription is £9; visitor entry £3. For details on our Association please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] tel 01206 242124.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Flower shows and Autumn

‘Around the Flower Shows’ was this month’s speaker topic at the West Bergholt Gardeners Association meeting when Richard Ford delighted his audience with an informative account of 28 years’ experiences of both exhibiting and visiting national and county shows.

RHS Hyde Hall

‘A Taste of Autumn’ was the theme for last weekend’s coach trip to RHS Hyde Hall by thirty-five members. A celebration of everything that is autumn was on offer – wonderful colours in the garden, fresh fruit and vegetables and traditional country crafts. The sweeping panoramas beneath big open skies gave way to an eclectic range of inspirational horticultural styles from traditional to modern.

‘United Women’

Visitors were delighted by a ‘mystery in stone’ sculpture exhibition. Displays punctuated the gardens, adding interest and fascination. Left – ‘United Women’ by Washington Musonza representing the importance of coming together.

The Association’s next meeting will be on Monday 21 November with speaker Roger Harvey presenting on ‘Hellebores in the Winter Garden’.

For further enquires on the Association please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] tel 01206 242124.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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