Meeting Details
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Time | 2.00 pm on first Thursday of the month |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Location | Abbot Hall Social Centre (Winter)
Members’ Gardens (other seasons) |
| Coordinator | Janet Galloway |
What we do
Welcome to the third gardening group for U3A members. I hope this will be as successful as the other two groups and that it will provide a stimulating forum for swapping ideas, plants and experiences.
Hopefully we can accommodate 20-25 people by holding our winter meetings at the Abbot Hall Social Centre where we will have room for demonstrations and slide shows or films.
The idea for the first meeting is to get to know each other, hear about each others gardens and possible areas of knowledge or expertise and find out what we, as a group, would like to do during the year.
Please come with your ideas and we can, hopefully, compile a programme for the year. I thought it might be nice if you could also bring some photos of your gardens and any plants you might have spare to swap or buy. Money from the plants sold could go into a pot to perhaps buy in some local experts to talk to us ......... anyway
these are my initial thoughts so I hope you will join us on Thursday 6th. November, 2-4p.m.
Reports
November 2010
We have acquired a number of new members this year and the group in thriving. We have compiled a varied programme for the year and have already had a joint meeting with the other groups when a representative from Horticare talked about their work with people with learning difficulties.
We are going for a Christmas lunch next month with a visit to Beetham nursery and optional Christmas wreath workshop afterwards.
- 6th January – Joint meeting at Abbott Hall Social Centre to hear a talk on Garden Design by David Redmore.
- 3rd February – Visit to Holehird Gardens to see first signs of Spring and discussion on planning for continuous colour in the herbaceous border.
- 3rd March – Joint meeting at Abbot Hall Centre – Gardeners’ Questions and Plant Swap.
Future meetings: Seed planting, visit and talk to Halecat nursery, garden visits.
Janet Galloway
March2010
Our programme for next term is:
- 1st. April - seed planting, plant swap and splitting perennials.
- 6th. May - Members garden in Levens and visit to Kath's Garden Centre.
- 3rd June - Wooden planters and visit to holmes Garden Centre.
We are meeting at members houses to concentrate on practical projects.
Janet Galloway
