Potato Day Saturday 9th February

There will be all the usual fun, advice, potatoes, plants, seeds and delicious Drimpton Food

10.30 am to 2.30 pm

Drimpton Village Hall

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RHS "The Garden"

The most recent copy has just arrived, lots to read, 
here are just a couple of items I thought to mention.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM)

I don't know about you, but I do find it useful to look out for the RHS Award of Garden Merit symbol when selecting plants and seeds. When the scheme started in 1992, it was agreed to carry out a review after 10 years, that has just happened and a revised list of AGM plants will be published at the RHS Plant and Design Show, 19-20 February and soon after on the RHS website - here
See page 46 "The Garden" February 2013

How hardy is that plant?

The RHS has revised and improved its system of rating plant hardiness. As it will be appearing on labels we'll have to get used to it!

See page 68 "The Garden" February 2013

Gardeners' Calendar

Always handy to see what needs doing and what may have been forgotten.
Find it here

Quiz and Puds and People!

What an evening we had yesterday!

I don't know if the Bob's reputation as Quizmaster supreme, the warmth of Drimpton Village Hall or the tasty treats on offer - you could even buy a strip (of taster tickets) from Linda, our treasurer. Whatever the reason the hall was full with tables even up on the stage for a couple of the teams, there were 25 in all, including our guests from Chard Gardening Club.


The winning team was made up of golfing friends  They called themselves the  Glove-Lions. One member  holds a season ticket to support Yeovil Town and another is a one time steward at Millwall, yet still they managed to win!

Chard have invited four of our members to their Social Evening and 21st Birthday celebration (it is very social - their guest speaker had me in stitches when I went one year). This year it is on 9th May at 7.30 pm. For more details of this and to take up Chard's offer to join them on their coach trips - please contact Barbara for contact information.

Quiz and Puds ... and MORE!

A word to the wise

Wednesday is our popular Quiz and Puds night - but just a warning - don't have dinner before you come. This time there will be savouries too, for you to taste and enjoy - all prepared from recipes in the Drimpton Meets, Greets and Eats recipe book.

Come and have your taste buds, as well as your brain cells, tickled.

Quiz and Puds 

Wednesday 16th January 2013

Drimpton Village Hall

7.00 pm for 7:15 start 

Christmas and New Year 2013

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone in the Horticultural Society and to anyone who stumbles across this blog.

Coming up in 2013

January

Our first meeting in January is the popular Quiz and Puds - open to all, not just members, so gather your teams of 4 and come and have your taste-buds and brain cells tickled.

Quiz and Puds 

Wednesday 16th January 2013

Drimpton Village Hall

7.00 pm for 7:15 start 

Entry is £2.50 per person - that includes the first pud. After that you can buy taster tickets to sample treats from "Meets, Greets and Eats" 

February

In February it's one of our Big Events of the Year

Potato Day

Saturday 9th February 2013

There will be all the usual fun, advice, potatoes, plants, seeds and delicious Drimpton Food.

March

Wednesday 20th March 2013

... and now for something completely different ...
"Weeds as Medicines" 

Guest speaker, registered medical herbalist Lucy Jones

Wednesday 20th March 2013

Drimpton Village Hall

7.15 pm for 7:30 start 

Open to members, guests and visitors (small entry fee for non-members).

Potato Day 9th February 2013

Yes I know it seems a long way off, but February will soon be here and I just had this update from Pennards:

As the days get ever closer just a brief update to you all. At the moment we have over 90 varieties on order. We have increased the popular ones so that we have them for the later days as well as the early ones for 2013. Unfortunately  Lady Christl which is a very popular early has been a crop failure but we have managed to secure supplies of a good alternative variety in Premiere. We will also have 2.5 kg bags as well as single tubers for some of the popular varieties.

Onion sets and shallots are ordered and should be available in good quantity for all the events.

As ever we will have Rhubarb and other fruit trees and bushes plus our huge range of Heritage and Heirloom seeds including some excellent varieties new to us but ones we have been looking out to offer for some time.

Finally do have a great Christmas and look forward to a better gardening year in 2013.

Best wishes

Chris & Mike

Pennard Plants

Christmas Luncheon

The coal fire burned brightly in the Royal Oak hearth, welcoming the Horticultural Society members as we met to enjoy the delicious Christmas meal that Sandy had prepared for us.

Members enjoying Christmas cheer together in the Royal Oak