BLEWBURY AND UPTON VILLAGE PRODUCE ASSOCIATION – Your local village gardening club
Our summer garden visit takes place on SATURDAY 4th JUNE and we will depart from Blewbury Village Hall at 9.30am and have a pick point in Upton at the Village Hall at 9.40am.
Our trip is to HIDCOTE MANOR GARDEN in the morning (arrive 10.30am) and KIFTSGATE COURT GARDENS in the afternoon (arrive 2.00pm), both in CHIPPING CAMPDEN. Cost: Hidcote Manor – £10.90 (National Trust members free) / Kiftsgate Court – £8.00. Plus – Transport £8.00. Café at Hidcote for lunch.
PLEASE BOOK YOUR TICKET AT BLEWBURY POST OFFICE OR THROUGH MAGGIE MAYTHAM in Upton (01235 850126).
A REMINDER FOR ALL GARDENERS IN BLEWBURY & UPTON – We have a selection of tools and equipment available for use – for a donation. Here is a reminder of our list of equipment:
Mantis Rotavator with various attachments and a Projector for presentations – contact Karen Brooks 850219
Fertiliser Distributor, Long Arm Pruner and Garden Roller – contact Joyce Gilbert 850388
Gazebos, Lawn Scarifier & Aerator and Electric Leaf Vacuum – contact Margaret Maytham 850126
Don’t forget we have an e-mail address: vpa.in.bl.up@gmail.com If you have any gardening problems, please send us an e-mail and one of our members will be in touch to help you with advice. We do have a lot of experts in our team. Please take advantage by talking to some of our members who have a vast amount of experience and knowledge.
We also have a website!! Please have a look – https://blewburyanduptonvpa.wordpress.com/
DID YOU KNOW? Caterpillars can devastate a crop of cabbages like a biblical plague of locusts, but you can help protect younger plants by adding about half a tablespoon of salt to your watering can. The plants absorb the salt, making them unpleasant for caterpillars who bloat and die if they consume it, but the cabbages will have expunged the salt by the time they reach maturity.
Happy Gardening
Eileen