Somerset Group

Somerset

                   
 

Plant Heritage Somerset Group
 
PROGRAMME 2011
All indoor meetings are held at Edington Village Hall
(north side of A39 between Bridgwater and Street) unless otherwise indicated
 
Members’ plant sale one hour before each lecture
 
Admission free for members, £3.50 non-members except where stated otherwise
Please contact Pauline Clapp for details of trips and Visits Early booking essential!
Tel 01278 451631
Further details in Spring Newsletter
 
 

 
       PROGRAMME 2011
Thursday, 20 January
12.30 for 1.00
 
 
New Year Lunch, KingWilliamInn, Catcott.
Menu choice and payment to PaulineTel: 01278 451631 by 14th January.
Saturday, 29 January
1.30
2.30
 
Plant Sale
Lecture Sue Applegate on Peonies.
Saturday 26 February
1.30
2.30
 
Plant Sale
Lecture Rob Evans, Pheasant Acre Plants, on Gladioli.
Saturday 26 March
1.30
 2.30
 
Plant Sale
Lecture Sally Gregson on Hydrangeas


NB CHANGES TO THE PROGRAMME BELOW FROM THAT PUBLISHED IN AUTUMN NEWSLETTER
 

Saturday 16 April
 
 
 
Plant Hunters’ Fair, Lower Severalls, Crewkerne
Specialist nurseries 1 mile NE of Crewkerne between A356 and A30. Admission includes entry to garden. Refreshments
 
Tuesday 26 to 28 April
 
N.B. Extra!
 
 
 
Tuesday 3 May
N.B. Change
 
 
3 day Coach visit to Barnsdale Staying Hilton Hotel, Leicester, after dinner talk by Nick Hamilton. Also BartonHouseGardens, Moreton in Marsh, Ryton Organic Gardens, & LongCloseGardens, nr Loughbrough
 
 
Valley and SavilleGardens   CANCELLED

 
 
Monday 20 June
12.30
2.30
 
N.B. Change
 
 Visit KilverCourtGardens and lunch if required
Visit to Church Farm and SpindleCottageGardens,
Binegar,with cream tea. (Cars)
 
 
Thursday 7 July  
 
N..B. Change
 
 
 N B Moved to September
 
Saturday 16 July
1.30
2.30
N.B. Change
 
 
Plant sale
Lecture Phil Kerton Sweet peas ( from Pawlett)
 
 
Saturday 23 to
Monday 25 July  
 
Visit to Tatton Park Flower Show & Arley Arboretum and Gardens, Staying at 3 star Chimney House Hotel, set in 8 acres of woodlands.
Saturday 10 September
 
 
Tuesday 13 September
 
Autumn Plant Fair, Nynehead Court, Wellington
 
 
Visit to Compton Acres and Knoll gardens nr Poole Dorset
 
Saturday 1 October
 
10.00
12.00
11a.m and 2p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 14 - 16
 
Autumn Day
 Members plant sale
Bring and Share lunch.
. Caradoc Doy, with (hopefully) Tony Eccles of the Royal Albert Museum, Exeter 'Plant Hunters and Pioneers', the story of the Veitch Nurseries of Exeter and Chelsea and the plants they introduced.
 
 
Visit to Courson Flower Show, France
 
 
Saturday 12 November
1.30
2.30
 
Plant Sale
Lecture Chris Bailes on Hardy Orchids
Saturday 3 December
11.00
12.00
 
Plant sale
AGM
Christmas Lunch at Edington Village Hall and followed by Don Everitt. (Talk to be arranged).
 
Anuual membership

Key Contacts

Mary Sephton (Secretary)
01934 842915
 

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