Mr William Morris was our speaker in
October. His talk was entitled 'Propagating Cacti and Succulents
from Seed' which, perhaps, does not sound particularly interesting
or exciting. However his talk and slides covered much more that
the title suggested and the few members who were there really enjoyed
the evening. Mr Morris at one time was a teacher of biology and
botany but he was not boring in any shape or form. He showed us
some lovely slides and explained to us the delicate procedure necessary
to propagate your own seeds. We were all left wondering whether
or not we could be successful at something apparently so easy but
yet so intricate. He also explained the many different ways that
nature itself uses to propagate seeds. Altogether a very interesting
talk, but it was such a shame that not may of our members were
there.
Our November speaker was Richard Ayers, who until he retired was
the Head Gardener at Anglessey Abbey. His talk was entitled 'Who
wants to be a Gardener?' and he showed slides of four local gardens,
the development and planting of which he has been involved in.
The slides were excellent and all those present went home wondering
how on earth they could make their own gardens just a bit like
Mr Ayers own. Although the weather outside was foggy and grim we
had an excellent turn out for the evening and hopefully everyone
who came thought it was well worth leaving the fire and the telly
for.
Then on Friday 25th November we had our Annual General Meeting,
when all the necessary business was concluded quickly and satisfactorily,
followed by cheese and wine. About twenty of our members attended
and, judging by the buzz of conversation and laughter, we all enjoyed
ourselves.
Our speaker on the 23rd January is Mrs Sylvia Allworthy from Burrough
Green. Many of our members visited her garden in July last year
and it was wonderful so I am sure her talk will be interesting
and entertaining.
Then on 27th February we have a talk on 'Vegetables' by Peter
Fisk of Great Barton. I visited the Chrysanthemum Society's Show
in Bury St Edmunds last November and Mr Fisk won lots of prizes
at that Show. Home grown vegetables are supposed to be very 'in'
this year, so come along and learn how to grow them successfully.
All our meetings begin at 7.30pm in the W.I. Hall and new members
are always welcome. Membership for the year is £3 and meetings
are £1 for members and £2 for non-members, but this
includes tea/coffee and biscuits.
Jackie Fieldsend
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