On Sunday 19th April we will be holding the 2015 Spring Show at Lowdham Village Hall. We would love to have as many entries as possible in all classes. It is free to enter and there are prizes for each class. Entries need to be in by 11.30am on the day and prize giving is 3.30pm. The show is open from 1pm to 4pm, where there will be refreshments served and spring flowers, photographs and paintings to enjoy. A copy of the schedule can be downloaded from our website.
Clumber Park – walled kitchen garden – talk by Chris Margrave (Head Gardener)
An excellent and informative talk was held on Thursday evening the 19th Feb 2015 in Lowdham W.I. hall, being well attended by 50 people, including 10 non-members of the Society. The Head Gardener, supported by photographs, some of which were images of the garden and gardeners of the Dukes of Newcastle from bygone years, gave us a ‘potting shed’ history of the garden. We were told how the walled garden was planned, maximising the position of the garden and the surrounding walls for vegetable, fruit and flower planting and sowing throughout each season. The garden now has over 130 varieties of rhubarb (not sure about the custard!), with the Head Gardener explaining it would have been a ‘very lengthy talk’ if he was to impart his extensive knowledge of rhubarb. Furthermore, there are 72 varieties of heritage apples from the East Midlands and Yorkshire, being part of the National Plant collection. The work of the National Trust gardeners and volunteers over the years in extending and maintaining the herbaceous borders, fruit and vegetable garden provides a wonderful opportunity for people of all ages to experience and learn more about a walled kitchen garden.
You should make a note in your diary as we are scheduled to have a follow-up evening accompanied visit round the Clumber Park walled kitchen garden on Thursday the 25th June 2015.
Talk on Thursday 19th February
CLUMBER WALLED KITCHEN GARDEN
A talk by Chris Margrave the head gardener
Thursday 19th February 7.30pm at the W.I. Hall
Please come along and find out about the work that they have doing at Clumber. We are following this talk up with an evening visit to The Walled Kitchen Garden on Thursday 25th June.
SOCIAL EVENING
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow evening, Thursday 8th January, members of Lowdham Horticultural Society are invited to a social evening hosted by The History Society. It is at Lowdham W I Hall at 7.30pm.
No need to bring anything, just yourselves.
Seasons Greetings from the Society
We wish everyone who supports and follows our blossoming society a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015. We thank everyone who has helped at and attended our village shows, informative talks and has joined us on visits.
The two images are from the St Mary’s Church Lowdham, ‘Community Christmas Tree Festival of Hope and Memories’ which took place on the 13th & 14th December 2014. The picture above is of the Lowdham Horticultural Society tree, entitled ‘Hope for Spring’. Hope you like it!!!
The image below is an overall view of the front of the church with the Society tree in the far left corner, doesn’t the church look wonderful decorated with the Christmas trees.
Well, I reckon that’s about all for this year, so don’t forget the talk this Thurs (18th Dec) at 7.30pm in the Lowdham W I hall, which is entitled ‘Winter Visitors’ by Mike Reid from the RSPB. No doubt this talk will ‘sow some seeds’ on the birdtable rather than in the ground……….although both possibly!
