For our first outing of the year a group of thirteen hardy Strollers ventured out on a very wet Thursday morning to stroll around Titchfield Park.
We were lucky to be allowed inside the Chapel in the graveyard which hasn’t been used since the start of Covid. It has been left just as it was after the last service was held there, hymn books, organs and official documents all collecting dust. It’s now used by the gardeners as a store. Maureen had a few tales to tell about the park and the graveyard too!
After the Christmas break, January’s meeting was well attended and members enjoyed tasting the recipes of the day. A big thank you to all those who helped in any way, with signing in to loading the oven to washing up. It was very much appreciated.
The next meeting will be on Monday 24th February, when three different recipes will be demonstrated and tasted.
By the time you read this we will have had our February meeting, a talk on A Spring Garden.
We are currently taking names for our first trip, on 3rd March, to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, leaving Ogle Street at 9.30 am. The cost is £20.
There are some gardens opening in February for the NGS, I thought some of you might be interested if the weather is favourable!
15 and 16 Feb
The Dower House, Melbourne, DE73 8JH Oak Cottage, Well Lane, Swadlincote, DE11 8AG Church Farm, Church Lane, West Drayton, DN22 8EB
22 and 23 Feb
Hedgehog Hall, 3 Loddington Rd, Tilton on the Hill, LE7 9DE The Old Vicarage, The Fields, Middleton by Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4NH
Just a reminder that we are having our plant swap a month earlier this year, at our April meeting, so if you are starting to plan your growing for this year, or indeed have already started, and you have more than you need, please bring some along to exchange with others.
Patricia Rayner is coming to that meeting to talk about Japanese Gardening. She was snowed in when she was due to come in 2024, so we look forward to her talk this year.
