Riseley Gardening Club AGM
Tuesday
11 October 2016 – 7.45pm Riseley Village Hall
Cheese
and Wine
We do hope you will be able to join us for this
year’s AGM. Please note that we have
changed our day again and plan to meet on Tuesday evenings from now on. Nominations are invited for committee members
– please use form below or if you would like to join the committee call Sue
Davies. Cheese and wine will be served
and there will be a viewing on DVD of “Behind the Scenes at Gardeners’ World” -
a behind the scenes tour of TV’s famous garden Berryfields. Annual subscriptions will be payable on the
night. Please pay your subscription by
cheque if possible.
We are still
working on the programme for the year, but below are the events already booked:
Tuesday 22 November, 7.45 pm Village Hall – Andrew Sankey
will talk to us about Gertrude Jekyll:
“a
look at this fabulous lady in hob-nailed boots who made such
an impact on English
gardening and gave the courage for women to make gardening a profession.
We`ll look at the making of Munstead Wood, her relationship with Edwin
Lutyens and the gardens she designed.” Andrew is a garden designer/landscaper, nurseryman
and lecturer. His passion is working with plants and being out in the garden –
whether dividing and potting up plants, constructing herbaceous borders or
lecturing on companion planting
Tuesday 6 December am - Breakfast at Beckworth Emporium NN6 0DL– an opportunity for Christmas shopping as well as good food – shared transport.
Tuesday 14 March 2017, 7.45 pm Village Hall – Andrew
Mikolajski is a gardening
author, lecturer and speaker. Most recently, he has been a horticultural
adviser on the new edition of the RHS A–Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. He will talk to us about Lamport Hall in
Northamptonshire which we hope to visit in May with Andrew as guide.
Late
April – morning walk
guided by Andrew Gell to end with pub lunch – date and venue to be arranged
Tuesday 13 June
2017 – evening visit to Walnut Cottage, Chawston, Bedfordshire. Over 2000
species give year round interest. Bulbs, herbaceous, water, bog plants, ferns,
grasses, shrubs, trees, coppiced paulownias. Rare, exotic and unusual plants.
Large pond, level grass paths. 1 acre young trees and shrubs. 2500sq metre
glasshouse growing Chinese vegetables.
Friday 14 July - Riseley Garden walk and social –
cheese and wine
Nomination form
for Riseley Gardening Club Committee
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I would like to nominate ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
For the position of
chairman/treasurer/secretary/committee member (delete as applicable)
Signed …………………………………………………….…….. Seconded …………………………………………………
Date……………………………
Please return to Sue Davies, 160b High Street,
Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DR