Our next meeting is coming up on Saturday with Paul Green, not only a talk but a practical demo too.

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Saturday 18th October

Paul Green – ‘Plants for the Season: A Practical Demonstration’

Paul’s nursery, Greens Leaves, based in Gloucestershire, specialises in rare and unusual plants from around the world. He always tests new varieties tested for their hardiness in the UK’s variable climate. In this talk, Paul will be giving a practical demonstration to help us understand how to grow the plants that he recommends for the season. If you’d like to order plants for him to bring on the day, take a look at his website:

http://www.greensleavesnursery.com/index.html

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Meetings and lectures are held at West Monkton Village Hall unless otherwise specified. All meetings at West Monkton Village Hall are free to members and there is a modest charge of £5 for non-members (when space is available). The Group has a plant stall and a book stall at most of the lectures listed, and holds a Flower & Pot Plant of the Month competition.

Talks usually start at 11am with doors open at 10:30 for chat, tea and biscuits.

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Message from Martin Jones (Chair)

Interest in the raffle held at meetings had fallen very low so the Committee decided to buy a few prizes which we hope will be attractive and lead to greater participation. Judging from last month plants and bulbs were popular but we would welcome suggestions for other prizes (tools, garden gloves, chocolates, wine…..?). We are still happy to receive donated prizes if these are garden relevant and desirable!

If you have ideas please contact us.