Chalfont St Peter Garden Club Newsletter - January 2009
Chairman : Grace Hunter
Secretary : Susan Mills
Garden Hut Manager : Tony Gelder
Assistant Hut Manager : Keith Gould
Treasurer : Robert Bastin
I hope you all had a very good Christmas and New Year.
Let's hope 2009 will be a good year for gardening. 2008 was
good for some plants but not for gardeners as we all like to
sit outside and enjoy looking at the results of our hard
work.
There are some very good meetings arranged for 2009 and
some interesting outings and I hope as many of you as
possible are able to enjoy them. Do not forget the very
useful service provided by the Club at the Hut on Sunday
mornings.
With very best wishes for the coming year,
Grace Hunter, Chairman
Dates for your Diary
18 January Hut opens at 10.30 a.m. until 12 noon
21 January 8pm in the Chalfont St Peter Church Hall 8 p.m.
Graham Talbot - Sweet Peas and Plants for Sale &
Refreshments.
Members Free but visitors £1.00. Please show your Membership
Card.
25 January Hut opens at 10.30 a.m. until 12 noon
16 April Spring Show
29th May Plant Sale Outside hut - details to follow.
22nd August Garden Club Annual Show
December meeting report
Seventy-five Club members enjoyed a fish and chip supper
for the Christmas meeting.
Jo and John Brewster are volunteer guides at St Pauls
Cathedral and Southwark Cathedral. Jo gave us a slide show
and recorded Christmas music. She traced the history of the
celebrations at the Winter Solstice from pre-Christian times
to the present day. Her pictures included some very
attractive local scenes with seasonal snow.
KEITHS COACH OUTINGS
I thought you all might like to know that a magnificent
garden called GLEN CHANTRY (Ishams chase, Wicham Bishops,
Essex, CM8
3LG) is due to open for its final year in 2009, Fridays &
Saturdays only: May 15th till August 15th from 10am till
4pm. Owners Wol & Sue Staines are retiring. Entry £3.50p
adults; 50p for young children. Plenty of off road parking
and a tea room for light refreshment.
THE GARDEN HUT January 2009
The garden hut will next open in January 2009 on Sunday
18th and 25th from 10.30 to 12 noon.
Normal opening will start in February. Very important - you
must show your Membership card, (you can also bring your
2009 membership renew forms and payment to the hut)
Request for garden club members help PLEASE can you
spare 2 hours on 1 Sunday every 3/4 months? If yes, please
contact Geoff Mitchell on 01753 885984, any Garden club
committee member, or better still visit the club on Sunday
mornings (see above for opening times).
All those members who have ordered seeds from the Club
please collect these on the 2 Sundays in January when the
hut is open.
Thank you for your support during 2008 and heres hoping
for a successful gardening in 2009
Help Needed
Would either one or two people be willing to help with
the audio at the Hall for our Meetings? We need 1 or 2
volunteers to receive training.
Bryan is handing over this task to Phil in the New Year
but it would be good to have a cover for holidays etc.
Please ring Bryan on 01753 884007 to discuss the matter
further.
New Members always wanted - why not copy this Renewal Form
and ask a neighbour to join word of mouth is always the
best advertisement.
Chalfont St. Peter Garden Club Membership Renewal Form
2009
Membership Fee £6.00 per/yr
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meeting.
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Janes January Garden Tips
Its best to pick a dry bright day to prepare borders,
start by cutting back dead tops of perennials chop up and
compost, remove weeds, split any large clumps, replanting
the outer portions, any self-sown plants such as foxgloves
can be moved, to a more suitable place, fork over the soil
and mix in compost being careful not to dig up or squash
emerging bulbs, fill any gaps or vacant pots with primulas
that are available now in full flower. Prune buddleia, roses
and other shrubs during mild weather. Finish cleaning the
glass in the greenhouse, try to ventilate the greenhouse on
sunny days to prevent the air becoming stagnant and clean
any remaining pots, trays and containers. Also clean out
water buts inside and out, this will give plenty of time for
them to refill with water for use in the Spring and Summer.
Some salad crops, lettuce, radish, baby carrots, spinach and
salad onions can be started in the greenhouse in modules for
planting in the next few months. To prepare for spring
sowing and planting, cover areas of prepared soil with
polythene to allow the soil to dry and warm up, secure
firmly to the ground. Prepare a deep bean trench and add
kitchen peelings and other compostable waste, sprinkle in a
little soil as you go. Put plenty of mulch around the base
of fruit trees and bushes and along rows of cane fruits to
improve the soil and lock in the moisture to ensure a bumper
crop this summer.
RSPB garden bird survey weekend 24/25 January. more info
www.rspb.org.uk or in the press nearer the time.
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