Chalfont St Peter Garden Club Newsletter - October 2007
Chairman: Charles Flawn
Secretary: Linda Hills-Harrop
Treasurer: Robert Bastin
Garden Hut Manager: Tony Gelder
http://www.gardenclub.org.uk Dear Member
Janes October Garden Tips
Plant up Spring bulbs, tulips can be planted later in the
month. Create a crocus carpet, especially around trees and
less formal parts of the garden. To make it look natural,
take handfuls of corms and scatter; use a bulb planter to
take out core of soil, popping the corm into the hole,
replace turf and water. After flowering allow their grassy
foliage to develop and refrain from mowing until end of May.
Prune climbing roses cutting out old growth and tying in
new. Sow sweet peas in cold frame, Autumn sown plants will
produce blooms much earlier. Many plants have attractive
seed heads for drying to display indoors; poppies, achillea,
physalis and grasses and can be used by cutting off the seed
head with plenty of stem and allowed to dry naturally. Cut
back perennials. With all the garden debris being cut back
at this time of year, chop the stems into small pieces or
invest in a shredder, this can all be composed.
When clearing old peas and beans plants cut off the top
foliage for compost and dig in the roots as they contain
nitrogen which acts as a natural fertiliser. Prepare ground
for planting bare rooted trees, shrubs, fruit trees and
canes next month. Sow broad beans and hardy peas in shallow
trenches for a crop in early summer, protect with a cloche
or fleece during the winter. Remove yellow leaves from
brassicas to prevent diseases spreading. Continue harvesting
crops carrots, potatoes and fruit for storage, making sure
its clean and dry; check for signs of damage or rotting.
Marrows and squash once ripened in the sun and skin hardened
can be stored in a well-ventilated shed. Any tomatoes that
have not succumbed to blight this year can be cut from the
plant and ripened on the vine. Any cleared land can be
planted with a green compost, which will be dug in later
FEEDBACK ON SEPTEMBER TALK
The September talk by Charles Overton about Water
Lilies was very impressive. He obviously has enormous
experience of these plants, and proved to be an engaging
speaker to a very appreciative audience.
OCTOBER MEETING: 18 October 2007
Chalfont St Peter Church Hall 8 to 10pm
Refreshments available
The speaker for October is Dr.Kathy Brown of The Manor
House, Stevington, Nr. Bedford. She is an accomplished
speaker.
She is a garden Author, Landscape and Garden Designer, and
creator of The Manor House Garden at Stevington,
Bedfordshire.
Her Garden is open to the public, and has a "starred entry"
in The Good Gardens Guide!
www.kathybrownsgarden.homestead.com
Her Talk to our Club is entitled -- "BULBS FOR ALL SEASONS".
She will also bring along some bulbs which will be for sale
during the evening.
Kathy is travelling quite a distance to talk to our Garden
Club, so we hope that as many of you as possible will be
able to attend her presentation.
National Gardens Scheme
KEITHS COACH OUTINGS: -
Tuesday 9th October, 2007
We have been fortunate to obtain a number of tickets to the
RHS Autumn Show at The RHS Halls in Vincent Squiare. (This
years theme is Harvest Festival).
The cost of £12.50 includes coach, drivers gratuity and
entrance. It will not be necessary for RHS members to show
their cards.
Depart from Chalfont St Giles Green at 9.00 a.m.
Leave Vincent Square at 3.00 p.m.
Eating arrangements either for catering facilities in the
Hall or the many cafι/restaurants in the area.
No of seats
..RHS Autumn Show @ £12.50 for members/ £13.50
non members
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Post code
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Cheques made out to Chalfont St Peter Garden Club to Garden
Hut Sunday Mornings
The Garden Hut opens 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.
Now is the time to buy your Autumn garden requirements inc.
Autumn Lawn Feed (especially after the good expert advice
given to Club Members at a recent Wednesday night club
meeting. A new stock of Sulphur Candles has arrived for
fumigating the Greenhouse and similar places.
We require more 1ltr (2 pint) empty milk containers, Please
bring to the Hut on Sunday mornings
Many thanks for all your support.
Tony Gelder - Hut manager
For Sale
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
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