BRIDGWATER and District U3A
Garden Group
Meetings: Second Thursday of each month
Group Leader : Sue
Telephone: 01278 421123
THE GARDEN GROUP
Bridgwater U3A Garden Group Update October 2018
Once
again
it
is
time
to
return
to
Woolavington
Village
hall
for
the
winter
programme
of
talks.
We
start
at
2.15pm
and
for the princely sum of £2 you can have an interesting talk, refreshments and a raffle ticket.
The programme for this winter is as follows:
Thursday 11th October 2018
Gill
Hazel
is
returning
to
talk
about
growing
and
showing
sweet
peas.
You
may
remember
that
she
came
in
January
2017
and
talked
about
Gladiolus.
Sweet
pea
growers
advocate
planting
in
autumn
for
the
following
year
so
her
talk
is
in
time for us to take heed of her advice.
Thursday 8th November 2018
I
am
sure
you
will
remember
Nathalie
Mignotte’s
excellent
talk
on
the
Gardens
of
Versailles
in
February.
Today
she
will
be
telling
us
about
Islamic
Gardens.
We
have
been
hearing
a
good
deal
about
Paradise
Gardens
from
Monty
Don
lately
but
Nathalie
tells
me
that
Islamic
Gardens
are
‘so
much
more
than
Paradise
Gardens’
and
she
is
going
to
Morocco
in
October so will have brand new photos and experiences to share with us.
Thursday 13th December 2018
This
time
last
year
I
said
I
wanted
to
be
able
to
introduce
our
next
garden
group
leader.
Nobody
has
come
forward
as
yet.
Please
get
in
touch
with
me
if
you
are
even
thinking
about
it
but
have
questions
to
ask.
I
am
not
going
to
twist
any
arms.
The
most
important
thing
I
would
say
is
that
it
absolutely
does
not
have
to
be
run
in
the
same
way.
It
would be a shame for the group to fold but I cannot run it forever.
However,
at
this
meeting
we
will
be
doing
‘fun
stuff’
as
my
grandchildren
say.
Without
a
new
leader
in
sight
we
can’t
talk
about
plans
for
next
year
(though
I
still
have
hope)
but
we
can
reminisce
about
the
last
five
years.
With
that
in
mind
I
have
a
new
challenge
for
you
all
–
not
the
usual
quiz.
June
is
putting
together
pictures
of
places
we
have
been.
We
have
mostly
been
very
lucky
with
the
weather
-
Bowood
House
Rhododendron
garden
apart
-
so
there
are
lovely
photos to see. Please bring a plate of something ‘teatime tasty’ to share please.
Thursday 10th January 2019
Adrian
Hutchison
is
coming
to
talk
about
Plants
for
Shade.
I
am
sure
that
most
of
us
will
have
a
shady
spot,
whether
wet or dry, that needs some inspiration.
Thursday 14th February 2019
Nicholas
Wray,
curator
of
Bristol
Botanic
Gardens,
where
we
had
a
really
interesting
time
this
summer,
is
coming
with
a
talk with the title ‘Gardens and Landscapes of Sicily’ Maybe inspiration for a holiday?
Thursday 14th March 2019
Our
last
meeting
and
I
have
asked
Mary
Benger
from
Burrow
Farm
Garden
to
give
us
a
talk
called
‘Gardening
made
Easier’.
I
am
very
much
hoping
there
will
be
tips
to
make
the
long
list
of
deferred
tasks
waiting
for
me
in
my
garden
and allotment a bit easier. I don’t imagine I am the only person hoping to benefit from this!
Everyone is welcome
Sue,
Garden Group Organiser,
Tel. 01278 421123
Note: In all cases before joining a group for the first time please telephone the group leader.