Your Village Gardening Club
In April we had a very interesting talk, by Stefan Edwin White, about the story of John Tradescant and his family. It was such a shame that we had a small attendance – I guess it was because it was a cold and miserable evening and people didn’t want to venture out.
On the 6th May our meeting is an evening garden visit to LIME CLOSE GARDEN (arrive at 6.30pm), 35 Henleys Lane, Drayton, OX14 4HU. The garden is famous for its displays of Iris. Tickets are £6.50 and available from Blewbury Post Office or through Maggie Maytham in Upton on 01235 850126. Don’t forget to say whether you need transport.
SATURDAY 13th JUNE we have a visit to THE HARRIS GARDEN, READING UNIVERSITY and then a lunch at THE GRIFFIN PUBLIC HOUSE, CAVERSHAM.
(Harris Garden, Pepper Lane, Reading, RG6 5RQ. The Griffin P.H. 10-12 Church Road, Reading, RG4 7AD).
Arrive at Harris Garden at 10:30am for guided tour and then lunch at The Griffin, Caversham at 1.00pm.
Transport will leave Blewbury Village Hall at 9.30pm.
Ticket 1: Garden tour, one-course lunch & coffee – £7.50 per person
Ticket 2: Garden tour, one-course lunch & coffee, plus transport – £13 per person
PLEASE BOOK YOUR TICKET(s) THROUGH KAREN AT BLEWBURY POST OFFICE OR MAGGIE (IN UPTON) ON 01235 850126 OR EILEEN (IN DIDCOT) ON 01235 510095 TO CHOOSE YOUR LUNCH AND BOOK TRANSPORT IF YOU REQUIRE IT. Please call these numbers if you have any questions.
THE SCHEDULE FOR OUR ANNUAL SHOW ON SATURDAY 11TH JULY IS NOW AVAILABLE at Blewbury Post Office and through Maggie or Eileen. Included at the Show will be a ‘Beetroot Bonanza’. We hope to have eighteen varieties of beetroot on display (grown by our committee members), together with tastings and recipes you have never seen before!! More news on the Show next month.
DID YOU KNOW? Britain’s Richard Hope holds the world record for growing the longest beetroot, stunning visitors to the 2003 Llanharry Giant Vegetable Championships in Wales with a whopper measuring 6.146 metres!!!
Happy Gardening
Eileen