Meeting Details
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Time | 10.00 am on first Friday of the month |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Location | Members’ Gardens |
| Coordinator | Martin & Margaret Evans |
What we do
Our group comprises members with an interest in plants, gardens and gardening. We meet at each others homes over the winter months with visits to gardens of interest in the spring / summer. We learn from each other, discuss topics of interest and swap plants / seeds / produce etc.
With 20 members the group is currently full.
Reports
November 2009
In September we enjoyed a guided tour of the gardens at the Castle Green Hotel with the gardener, Kevin Preston. In October and November we visited members’ gardens, learnt how to make flower arrangements for Christmas and swapped plants and produce. Our December meeting will be a Christmas Jacobs Join and quiz.
In January, February and March 2010 we have arranged three indoor meeting jointly with the Monday and Thursday groups. Members of the Monday and Thursday groups are also very welcome to attend our April meeting in Gressingham.
We increased our membership from 15 to 20 at the coffee morning in September and are currently full.
Please note that from April our meeting date will change from the 1st to the 3rd Friday of the month.
Our programme for next term is:
- Thursday 7 January: 2pm Abbot Hall Social Centre. Garden Design by David Redmore.
- Monday 8 February: 10am Jennifer Armitage, Preston Patrick Hall, Crooklands. Perennials by Kevin Preston.
- Friday 5 March: 10am Cumbria Wildlife Trust Conference Room, Plumgarths, Crook Road, Kendal. Wildlife Gardening by Simon Harlow and walk around the garden at Plumgarths.
- Friday 16 April: 10am The Old School Room, Gressingham. Biodynamics in the Garden by Lib Cottam and garden visit.
Margaret Evans
June 2009
Members have enjoyed four more garden visits in and around Kendal, each different in size, design, age and vision! More outings are planned – see diary for venues. We have also swapped plants, seeds, ideas and experiences.
We now have room for one or two new members.
We would welcome other garden group members to join us at 11am on 4 September for a tour of the large gardens at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal with the gardener Kevin Preston.
Martin Evans
March 2009
We have enjoyed indoor and outdoor meetings – Holehird Gardens, member’s gardens, the local British Trust for Conservation Volunteers tree nursery, a flowers for flower arranging demonstration and a Jacobs Join lunch with garden quiz in December. We have a varied programme of garden visits planned for the next few months – venues are given in the newsletter diary. Members of the Monday and Thursday garden groups and partners are invited to join us on 1 May (Summerdale House and Nursery, Nook, Nr Lupton), 19 June (Farletonview, Crooklands) and 7 August (Brockhole gardens). Please ring for details.
Martin Evans