Chalfont St Peter Garden Club Newsletter - June 2006
Chairman: Charles Flawn
Secretary: Linda Hills-Harrop
Garden Hut Manager: Cliff Thayer
Treasurer : Robert Bastin
Dear Member, some good news if you are an R.H.S. member, you
will be able to get entrance to Yaldings Organic Gardens
FREE on Keiths coach trip on June 28th. Please deduct £4
from the cost if you are a RHS member. If you have not yet
booked, then please do it now, ring Keith.
Meetings;
This months meeting will be at 8pm on Wednesday 21st in the
Church Hall when Mr.Hilary Newman will tell us about The
Plant Hunter these are the men who discovered the exotic
plants from around the world many of which now adorn our
gardens and give such pleasure. OUR SUMMER SHOW - 19
AUGUST 2006
The 2006 Show Schedule accompanies this Newsletter. I hope
you will support the show with lots and lots of entries, in
spite, of the water difficulties. A reminder to 2005 Cup
winners that the cups must be returned to the hut by
mid-June to allow time for engraving. Judging by the entries
in the Spring Show we hope the new photographic classes on
page 12 will be popular. Important clarification: only one
A4 size entry per person per class. The A4 card or paper may
display more than one photo. Members of the same household,
for the photographic classes only, may enter the same class,
unlike rule 4 for all other classes. Grace Hunter. Show
Secretary. Janes Garden Tips
With water conservation in mind, make life easier in the
greenhouse by covering staging with capillary matting, pots
resting on a moist matting will take up water from below,
reducing the need for overhead watering that may damage
blooms or leaves, moist capillary matting also maintains
high humidity around the plants which reduces their need for
moisture. Run matting over the edge into a reservoir of
water, which is kept topped up, the matting will suck up
water as required, make sure pots are firmly down on matting
and ensure the compost touches matting through holes in base
of pot. Now the risk of frost has passed plant out summer
bedding, vegetables, pots and hanging baskets (hardening off
first) protect young plants from slug and snail damage.
Plant out dahlias in a well-prepared site containing compost
and fertiliser, as they are hungry plants, protect from
slugs and stake as necessary. Continue to water and feed
clumps of daffodils and tulips while foliage is still green
to help them build up food resources for next year, let
leaves die back naturally and cut away later this month.
Look for red lily beetle (I have already found them this
year) pick off and dispose. Prune away any plain shoots you
find on variegated shrubs. Sprinkle fertiliser around
perennials, shrubs and roses after weeding, then apply a
mulch to conserve as much moisture as possible. Plant out
beans, sweetcorn, courgettes and marrows, for these put
plenty of compost in the planting hole and allow plenty of
room between plants. Carry on planting beetroot, brassicas,
salads, spinach and carrots. Tie in new shoots of cane
fruits raspberries, loganberries, and blackberries. Make
sure birds have plenty to drink so they dont resort to your
crops for moisture. Keiths Coach Outings
OUR NEXT OUTING IS on July 26th TO SQUERRYES COURT &
GARDENS. (WESTERHAM) - THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE WARDE FAMILY
SINCE 1731. SET IN 20 ACRES IT ALSO CONTAINS A LAKE AND AN
18TH CENTURY DOVECOTE. AFTER THE 87 STORM THE GARDENS WERE
RESTORED TO THEIR ORIGINAL FORM. WITH WOODLAND WALKS. - I
HAVE ARRANGED FOR COFFEE ON ARRIVAL (INC). FROM WHENCE WE
WILL SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS FOR THE HOUSE TOUR. THE VENUE HAS
A LICENCED RESTAURANT, WITH LIGHT LUNCHES AVAILABLE. (A
REMINDER THAT THE COACH DRIVERS TIP IS INCLUDED IN THE
PRICE) PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES OUT TO CH.ST.PETER GARDEN CLUB
AND SEND WITH BOOKINGS TO MR.K.GOULD, TAKE TO THE HUT ANY
SUNDAY AM. - AS ALWAYS, I WILL CONFIRM POSTAL BOOKINGS BY
PHONE! COACH LEAVES CHURCH LANE 9.30am.on 26th JULY.
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BOOKING SLIP (INCLUDE TELEPHONE NUMBER. PLEASE)
PLEASE BOOK ME ( ) SEATS FOR SQUERRYES COURT & GARDENS on
WED. JULY 26th.
( ) C/MS @ £17.50ea. PLUS ( ) N/MS @ £18.50 TOTAL (
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The Garden Hut will be open on Sundays from 10.00 am
to 12 noon. Very important, you must show your
Membership card. We have supplies of 14 hanging baskets
fill these with SHL compost which is the very best for
hanging baskets, tubs, troughs etc, it contains a wetting
agent to moisture retention.
We have stocks of top class Decorative Pine bark, which will
enhance beds, suppress weeds and reduce evaporation. Your
lawn will now require feeding 3 times a year to obtain best
results and we have what you need in stock. Help in the
Garden Hut is urgently needed on Sundays, please come
forward and help us, ring Cliff on 01494-873401 Higher
Denham Open Gardens for NGS on June 11th.
Start at the Higher Denham Community Hall off Old Rectory
Lane to collect your map of the 5 gardens, of which 2 have
the Misbourne running through them. Gardens open from 1pm.
Cream teas; raffle, plant stall and a Plant Doctor are all
on-hand.
Gerrards Cross Gardens Open June 11th from 3pm.
This is a very special Open Day just for Club members so you
MUST have your Club membership card to gain entry to
Swarthmore Quaker Care Home in Marsham Lane off Oak End Way,
then to Dr. & Mrs. Barry Scotts garden at Knowles House, 4
Vicarage Way, GX and afterwards at Richard and Judy
Englands at Highlands, 19 Vicarage Way, GX for a cup of
tea. Donations to Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society.
Local Events. C.O.A.M. Special Events info: 01494-872163 or
871117
(Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane,
near Chalfont St. Giles) www.coam.org.uk
Caversham Public Convenience Centenary Celebrations 3 & 4
June
Chiltern Wood Festival 17 & 18 June
Celebrate the Heavy Horse Traditional displays and
demonstrations 25 June
Antiques Valuation Evening Eric Knowles & valuers from
Bonhams Auctioneers (6.00 pm - 9.00 pm) 27 June
Gardens Open (normally 2 to 5pm) home made teas are
available at most of these events
The Old Sun House Pednor HP5 2SZ 04 June 2006
Cowper & Newton Museum Gardens Olney MK46 4AJ 10 June 2006
Swarthmore Quaker Care Home Marsham Lane off Oak End Way
Gerrards Cross @ 3pm. 11 June 2006
Higher Denham Gardens. 5 gardens 11 June 2006
The Manor House Bledlow 18 June 2006
Hughenden Manor High Wycombe HP14 4LA 18 June 2006
Weir Lodge, Latimer Road Chesham HP5 1QQ 25 June 2006
Old Thatch, Coldmoorholme Lane Well End, Bourne End SL8 5PS
30 June 2006
Buyer Beware. Through the medium of this Newsletter the club
is bringing to your attention, opportunities that may
interest you, however, you must satisfy yourself that they
meet your requirements as Chalfont St. Peter Garden Club
will accept no legal, moral or financial responsibility.
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