Our talk this month was entitled "Delightful Gardens Near and Far " given by Mr Mike Webber.
His
slides showed gardens from as far away as New Zealand and America with
others from around England and many closer at home in Dorset. Starting
with January he worked his way through the year pointing out the
different aspects of each season - like the fact that one sees the shape
of the garden better in the winter, which is important as a garden
should have a well balanced composition. According to Mr Webber one
should never see all the garden at once, a good garden should always
give surprises and arouse your curiosity. The size of the borders is
important, too narrow a border is never going to look good. The ideal
size for
a border is eight feet deep ( although not many of us have gardens big
enough for that!!). Mass planting is always more effective and roses are
less likely to develop blackspot if they are grown in a mixed border.
He finished his very interesting talk and slide show with examples of
many garden features including knot gardens, arches, paths, topiary and
statues.
Flower of the Month Competition was won by Pat Inglis with a Camellia.
Date
of next meeting - Wednesday 9th April @ 7.30pm - speaker will be Joy
Everington on the Pleasures and Perils of Showing and Judging.
Future Dates :- 20th May - Coffee Morning and Plant Sale 10.00 - 12.00.
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