Cirencester's Gardening Club

Stratton & Baunton Horticultural Society est. 1877

 

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Meetings second Thursday each month from  September to May

7.30pm -9.30pm

Stratton Village Hall, Thessaly Road, Stratton, Cirencester

 
 

Programme 2012

Thursday 12th January      Butterflies of the Cotswolds  by Sue Dodd & Sue Smith

      Competition 4 – A Photograph of   a Christmas Tree (max size 7x5inches)

Thursday 9th February    Behind the scenes at Berryfields  by Geoff Carr

     Competition 5 – Mr Potato Head

Thursday 8th March  Spring Bulb Show (see far right)

     Questions, Answers, and Feedback!

Thursday 12th April Propagation Methods   by Victoria Logue + plants for sale

     Competition 6 – A Hand-made Easter Card 

Thursday 10th May Fabulous Fuchsias   by Angela Thompson + plants for sale

     Competition 7 – A Spring Flower  Arrangement

Thursday 24th May  Social Evening to be arranged (with food)

Saturday 9th June  Coffee Morning & Plant Sale   Bob Harrison’s, 4 Stratton Brook

President’s Garden Party Date & venue to be arranged later

Friday 24th to Monday 27h August     Annual Flower Show Weekend

 

Later events still to be confirmed:-

Thursday 14th September  To be advised

Thursday 11th October Harvest Supper

Thursday 8th November  Annual General Meeting

Thursday 6th OR 13th December  Christmas Party

 

SPRING BULB SHOW Thursday 8th March 2012

SCHEDULE

Class  1   One Bowl of Hyacinths no more than  10in  diameter.  

Class  2   One Pot of Large Flowered Daffodils  Single Headed

Class  3   One Pot of Miniature Daffodils or Narcissi may be of mixed varieties

Class  4   One Pot or Bowl of Crocus  

Class  5   One Pot or Bowl of Tulips.

Class  6   One Amaryllis

Class  7   A container of any plant grown from a Bulb, Corm or Rhizome

Class  8   An Orchid plant.

Class  9   A Flowering Houseplant excluding Orchids.

Class  10 A Foliage Houseplant.

Class  11 A Vase of  3 Tulips.

Class  12 A Vase of  5 Large Flowered Daffodils.

Class  13 A Vase of  7 Miniature Daffodils may be mixed.

Class  14 A Vase of mixed  Spring Flowers & Foliage.

Class  15  Four cheese scones – own recipe

Class  16 A decorated hard-boiled egg      

Class  17 ‘Easter’ an arrangement of Flowers & Foliage to interpret Easter-accessories may be included, some material may be purchased

 

HAAG CUP (Presented by Mr & Mrs GL. Haag)                will be awarded to the best Exhibit in Classes 1 to7

TAYLOR CUP(Presented by the Family of the Late Bernie Taylor) will be awarded to the Best Exhibit in Classes 8 to 14

WELLS CUP (Presented by Mr Mrs M Wells) will be awarded to the Best Exhibit in Classes 15 to 17

Prize Money in each Class

First £2.00  Second £1.50  Third £1.00