Last month’s coach trip to south Wales was fairy well attended and members enjoyed the opportunity to visit High Glanau Manor and Wyndcliffe Court. A few photos from the day appear below – thank you to Anna Yates for providing them.

Booking for the plant swap event at Wiveliscombe on 18th August closes in a couple of days. There are only one or two places left so if you want to go and still haven’t booked, please get in touch with Penny as soon as possible.

Looking ahead to September, we have a self drive visit to Gaspar Cottage, Forest Lodge and the Blooming Wild Nursery coming up on the 12th. More details can be found on the Group’s website, www.somersethps.com. Again, make your booking with Penny please.

Our Saturday lecture programme resumes at West Monkton Village Hall on 21st September. We have Sally Morgan coming along to tell us about “Controlling Pests and Diseases in the Organic Garden”.

The lecture begins at 11.00am and is preceded by our popular annual 50/50 plant sale beginning at 10.00am.

Bring your surplus plants to sell to other members and guests. The Group keeps half the sales price and the other half is returned to you.  Please put two identical labels  in each pot with the name of the plant, the price and your name written on them. As one label is removed to enable the amount owed to each person to be easily added up, please use pencil on the labels so that they  can be returned to you for reuse.

Remember: prices ending in a zero only please.

Jane Hunt