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We spent an enjoyable afternoon taking
cuttings and potting on as well as working out the answers to James’ quiz of antique
artefacts.
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| Who would have known that this article, when opened up, was in fact a Chinese opium dealer’s scales! |
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| Ann’s tulips Red Riding with stripy leaves |
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| Ann’s pot of Muscari (latifolia, Mount Hood, Peppermint, Blue Magic and Atlanta with Anemones (blanda, White Splendour, ranunculoises, , ranunculoises f.p., nemorosa vestal, lipsiensis, virescens and Robinsonia |
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| Ann’s container includes Erythroniums (tuolumnense, revolutum, Margart Matthews, Joanna, pagoda and White Beauty), Corydalis Solida George Baker and curviflora), Fritillaria meleagris and meleaagris white) and Ipheon uniflorum |
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| Judith’s Hacquetia epipactis |
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| Judith’s Tulips: the white Purissima and Apeldoorn, which come back each year, with a frilly daffodil |
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| Judith’s Euphorbia Silverleaf |
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| Gill’s Euphorbia, Primroses and Pansies go well together |
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| Gill's’s jug of flowers includes Daffodil Thalia, Cardamine heptaphylla and the lime green smyrnia |
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Sue
G brought Anemones – the white flaccida and Anomenella
thalictroides, Primulas – the orange Doncliffe , the pink Rosea, the dark
leafed Drumcliff and the macrophyllia
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| James told us the story of the Snowflake, so called as it began to snow as William Curtis first came across it. Read more about William Curtis here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Curtis |
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Jenny’s
Camellia, which is about 17 years old, has started to bloom this year
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Gardening
Matters
Some members visited Harlow Carr this week
and can thoroughly recommend a visit to see the Rhododendrons and the print
exhibition in the Bath House
Notice
Board
We are due for a clean-up of the Paxton
car park and the kitchen. Date to be
advised.
The Friday Forum day trip to Derbyshire is
on Friday 20th July. Full details
on the Visits 2018 page
Next
Meeting
May 4th – A presentation on propagation
by Peter Williams
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