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Little Waltham Gardening Club

Dear Members (and other gardeners)

Little Waltham Gardening Club is looking forward to welcoming everyone who has an interest in growing plants to its new programme of events for 2024.

Best wishes Margaret Williams (Hon. Sec and Chair)**

The Spring Show is the next meeting of the LWGC on 6th April

*******PLEASE NOTE*******

The Spring Show Schedule can be downloaded from the website (please go to menu SPRING SHOW) and click on the link.

*******ADDENDUM TO SCHEDULE –  ONLY 5 PIECES OF THE SULTANA SLICE BAKE  ARE NEEDED FOR SHOWING (see page 7 of schedule)********

    Ken Crowther was our first speaker of the year at the Little Waltham Gardening Club meeting in February. Ken spoke about the ‘Changing face of Gardening’ over the years mentioning that he started as an apprentice with London Parks. Ken suggested that we should try and group colours together in our gardens to make more impact. The use of chemicals was discussed and he said how they used to get rid of moss on lawns with mercury. Ken advised us that he had been lucky to choose a career that he’s enjoyed and
is still enjoying to this day. He now has a show on City Sound radio in addition to a website for gardening advice www.worldradiogardening.com
        The President’s Trophy for February was ‘Anything Blooming in your Garden’. This was won by Lesley with a beautiful Camelia. Our next meeting is the AGM on Wednesday 6th March and a Flower Arranging Workshop on Thursday March 7th.
        Following this is the Spring Show on Saturday 6th April – please check our website www.littlewalthamgardeningclub.co.uk for more information. 

*****ON MARCH 7TH*****

LITTLE WALTHAM GARDENING CLUB – FLOWER ARRANGING WORKSHOP

THURSDAY 7th MARCH 2.00pm in the URC Schoolroom.

Tutor Jean Ridgewell, will show us how to make an arrangement of flower and foliage for a pew end, maximum 18” long.

PLEASE BRING: a plastic pew end – it’s like a shallow rectangular dish with a handle on. There will be limited number to borrow. A block of floral foam (‘Oasis”), knife to cut oasis, scissors, secateurs, plastic sheet to protect table top, bag for rubbish. Please bring some foliage if possible. There maybe some extra foliage available. NB The flowers, spray carnations, will be purchased by the Club to make sure that the buds open in time for the workshop.

COST- £6.00, including the flowers

 Maggie Williams ( 01245 360042)

*********ON APRIL 6TH**********

 

**General Club Information**

The Club was formed in 1983 with the object of providing members with the opportunity to meet and discuss items of gardening interest. (Club History)

Members enjoy free entry to all 8 evening meetings. In April we hold our Spring Show   and garden visits are arranged for the summer months.

Members also enjoy the opportunity to purchase seeds and horticultural sundries from a well known seed catalogue up to 50% discount.

We are a friendly bunch of amateurs who are always learning about gardening in all its forms. Whether you have a window box or a vast area of land, please come and join us and share our passion.

Meetings held on 1st Wednesday of the Month at 7.30pm (Doors open 7pm)

Venue – Little Waltham Memorial Hall CM3 3LN (Opposite LW Doctors’ Surgery)    Car Park at rear of Hall

Contact Margaret Williams 01245 360042                                                                                          info@littlewalthamgardeningclub.co.uk

Annual subscriptions  from March 2024  £10.00

Visitors £3 per visit