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7 – 10 June 2019 – Gardening Club Visit to Dorset
Friday 7 June Our first stop was at West Green House in Hampshire. In 1990 the property was badly damaged by an explosion and the gardens were in a neglected state. The National Trust (NT) nearly demolished it but thankfully … Continue reading
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Flower and Bees – A Perfect Partnership
David Coop David impressed and charmed our members a couple of years ago when he gave a talk about compost. Who knew that such a subject could be so fascinating?! He is now the research, development and marketing director at … Continue reading
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5 March 2020 – Interesting Plants for Winter and Spring Colour – Simon & Jay McWilliams
Our March meeting was wet and windy outside the hall, but gloriously full of spring on the inside. Our members were greeted by an eye-catching display of flowering trees and budding plants, all provided by our speaker Simon Mac Williams … Continue reading
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Latest News
Hello readers! As you have probably guessed our programme of talks has been suspended until at least October. Sadly, too, our Annual Show will no longer take place in September. However, we have optimistically booked Fowlmere Village Hall for our … Continue reading
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APRIL 2020
The following articles were written for the Fowlmere & Thriplow News. We have not had meetings since March 2020 “Well, you thought that you would have a rest from reading those Gardening Club articles every month in the … Continue reading
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Gardening Memories 2
We hope that readers enjoy the second article of Club members’ memories – thank you for your kind comments about the first one which appeared in the June issue of the Fowlmere & Thriplow News. By now we are … Continue reading
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Cancellation of 2020 meetings
Fowlmere and Thriplow Gardening Club Cancellation of 2020 meetings With regret the Club has taken the decision to cancel our remaining meetings for 2020 – October, November and December. Although village halls may be opening up for small meetings your … Continue reading
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Gardening Memories 3
The ‘lockdown’ has given us time to wander more around our gardens. I am sure that I am not alone in stopping by a particular plant and memories come flooding back of the day it was purchased, or when it … Continue reading
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Gardening Memories 4
Here is another article in our Gardening Memories series based on contributions from our members This delightful and informative piece from Shirley reminded me how lucky we were to live in an area which has many wild flowers – even … Continue reading
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