Chalfont St Peter Garden Club Newsletter - June 2007
Chairman: Charles Flawn
Secretary: Linda Hills-Harrop
Treasurer: Robert Bastin
Garden Hut Manager: Cliff Thayer
http://www.gardenclub.org.uk Dear Member
Dear Member The Garden Hut will be open every Sunday
10.00am to 12 noon. It is very important that you
remember to bring your membership card and show it when you
make a purchase.
The Hut is well stocked with all Peat, Composts, Mushroom
compost, Barks, Fertilizers, Lawn care products and
sundries. Also refills for Fruit Moth Traps, Salt for
dishwashers, Plus some garden tools and special offers. This
months Best Buy is a Stainless Steel Fork and Trowel set at
£6.70 per pair. (RRP £13.90). The set would make an
excellent present for the gardener in your family(Christmas).
Scotts Bug Clear now in stock, particularly effective in
treating Greenfly, Blackfly, Whitefly and Caterpillars on
fruit, vegetables and flowers. A special order S/S digging
fork for the wife of a member has now been delivered.
Finally WE NEED YOU to volunteer and provide help at the
HUT. We have a few regulars but we really need more
volunteers if we are to continue to provide the desired
service. It is a great way to share your love of gardening
with our enthusiastic members who flock to The Hut on a
Sunday morning. Please phone Jane Ryecart or Cliff Thayer
Thanking you in anticipation!
Cliff Thayer JUNE MEETING: 20 June 2007 Lush Weed
Free Lawns
Our speaker Nigel Timpson will educate, inform and entertain
you whilst covering every aspect of lawn care. There will of
course be an opportunity to ask questions on any specific
lawn problem you may have.
Chalfont St Peter Church Hall 8 to 10pm
Refreshments available
The appeal of Flower Shows is that element of
perfectibility. In our own gardens the weather, pests and
our own limitations result in something pleasing and
rewarding but usually lacking in perfection.
At these shows we see quality plant cultivation all around,
new varieties, the gimmicks and masterful design. You are
sure to come across plants that will convince you they will
make your garden that bit more interesting or beautiful.
There are national shows and shows in village halls they are
all special and worth a visit.
13 - 17 June - BBC Gardeners World Live NEC Birmingham
3 - 8 July - Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
18 22 July - RHS Flower Show Tatton Park Cheshire
Summer Show 18 August 2007
I hope that you have all received your Show Schedules now
and that you are planning lots of entries! Please encourage
our friends and neighbours to enter the show as well as
visiting it. We hope to encourage more entries for the
Junior classes. The entries for these are free but the entry
forms must be filled in and retruned by the close of entries
on the 15th August.
Last years cup winners are asked to return teir cups to the
Hut as soon as possible, but certainly by 19th July so that
they can be engraved and polished ready for the 2007 Show.
If any cup holder finds this difficult please contact John
Warren
Grace Hunter. Show Secretary
The Plant Sale and Swap on 16 May 2007 was a great
success. There were some great bargains and a variety of
plants to please all tastes. The weather was kind enough to
allow display tables of plants outside the Community Centre
as well as in and the atmosphere was alive with the names of
plants and future plans for their cultivation.
Electronic Newsletter
We now have 34 members who have joined the experiment to
receive the Newsletter by e mail. BUT we need more members
to participate. Please consider joining this initiative by
emailing your address to
info@gardenclub.org
You will still continue to receive the Newsletter in a paper
version at present but I am now considering stopping sending
the duplicate newsletters that are sent by post to save the
cost on postage. However Show Schedules and Membership cards
will continue to be sent through the post.
The delivery of Newsletters by hand will continue
indefinitely.
KEITHS COACH OUTINGS: -
27 June 2007 PARHAM HOUSE Due to few bookings to
date we need more support to avoid cancelling this visit.
The coach departs Church Hall/ lane at 9.30am with a comfort
stop on the way. For late booking please ring 01753884012
25 July 2007 RHS Wisley As an affiliated club we have
one free visit per year. The new glasshouse (Official
opening by the Queen June 26) is the size of 10 tennis
courts and contains 3 climatic zones.
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No of seats
.. RHS Wisley @ £13 for mems/ £14 nonmems
Name & Address
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Cheques payable to Chalfont St.Peter Garden Club please send
to:-
Mr K Gould c/o The Chalfont St Peter, Community Centre
Janes June Garden Tips:
After all the welcome rain we have had, weeds are becoming a
problem, keep up with their removal and give a good layer of
mulch to preserve the moisture. Cut down faded foliage of
spring bulbs and lift if necessary to make room for summer
bedding, which can be planted out after hardening off, give
them a boost by watering with liquid feed. Early flowering
perennials need deadheading and if you are lucky will
provide a second flowering later on. Bearded iris that have
become congested, need lifting and dividing now; cut leaves
away to a few inches and replace healthy portions of
rhizomes so they rest on the soil surface. Potted lilies
need support with a few canes, also watch our for red lily
beetle, picking off any adults larvae or eggs you find.
Houseplants can be moved outside into the fresh air to
reduce the build up of pests and diseases.
Plant tomatoes, marrows, courgettes, beans outside. Try
dwarf French beans which seem to crop more consistently
during hot dry summers than runner beans. Also, sow outside
beetroot, carrots, thinning these out later on. Successive
sowing of lettuce may be temperamental in summer, as seeds
stay dormant in high temperatures; ensure success by sowing
in modules. Place 2-3 seeds in each module and place in a
shaded place. Thin seedlings keeping the strongest, keep
moist and plant out with minimal root disturbance. Keep the
greenhouse well ventilated and damped down during hot
weather.
Most importantly dont forget to enjoy your garden during
the lighter evenings at this time of year.
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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