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to the edition of the Life in Buckingham magazine, It’s quite scarey that it’s only about 30 days till Christmas with a very busy and successful 2017 coming to an end. I would just like to say thank you to all my customers who continue to support me into my 18 years in business. With 2018 around the corner I have lots of new idea’s and exceptional marketing packages available so feel free to give me a call.
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TOWCESTER MUSEUM
The volunteers and trustees of Towcester Museum warmly invite you to our magical Victorian-themed Christmas celebration, which will be held on Saturday 9th December from 10am - 4pm. Entry to the Victorian Christmas as well as ‘The Towcester Story’ and the ‘Old Railway Exhibition’ will be FREE all day! You will be merrily welcomed into the museum by the wonderful Towcester Studio Band who will be playing Christmas carols. The museum will be decorated traditionally and our volunteers dressed beautifully in period costume, so that you can experience the
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Buckingham Choral Society, Felix Mendelssohn Elijah on Saturday 2 Dec 2017, 7.30 pm at Buckingham Parish Church.
Mendelssohn’s Elijah is composed in the style of the great oratorios by Bach or Handel, but his highly dramatic style, at times bordering on the operatic, sets it apart from the Baroque predecessors. Mendellsohn wrote to a friend: ‘…the dramatic element should predominate.
The personages should act and speak as if they were living beings.’ Elijah was first performed in front an audience of 2000 people in Birmingham in August 1846 and immediately was an unprecedented success. It was without doubt the crowning point in Mendelssohn’s musical career. But it was also his last triumph, as his life was tragically cut short and he died the following year, only 38 years old. A
translation into Mendelssohn’s native German meant that Elijah continued to be popular with English and German speaking audiences ever since. Buckingham Choral Society will be supported by the highly acclaimed Orchestra of Stowe Opera and a cast of brilliant soloists from the Royal College of Music. The concert will be conducted by the Society’s Musical Director, Julian Mann.
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How to survive the holidays… with your sanity intact! We’re being bombarded, as usual at this cheery time of year, with festive messages, an abundance of tinsel, baubles and wrapping paper littering every surface…….phew!! If that’s not enough to have steam pouring from your ears, add in the prospect of incoming in-laws – ‘tis indeed the season of smiling through gritted teeth and peeling a barrage of sprouts! I’ve battled my way through many a yuletide, emerging at New Year in varying states of chocolate overdose and exhaustion, but it has helped me come up with a few top tips to keep you sane, starting with preparation you can do now:
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GARDENING THIS MONTH As we approach Christmas and the biggest buying bonanza for houseplants, Buckingham Garden Centre’s Chris Day thinks it’s time we put potted foliage and flowering plants back onto our windowsills for good.
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In gardening we enjoy fads and fashions, everything horticultural moves, flows, ebbs and wains in and out of popularity. Just look at this summer – Begonias, Dahlias and Hydrangeas have seen a massive upsurge in popularity but what about houseplants? Well, its good news for lovers of Yuccas, Cacti, Peace Lilies, Air Plants, Orchids and Poinsettias as sales have increased, fuelled by the so-called millennial gardeners. This new generation of gardeners want to enjoy growing plants but that requires land – preferably land you own. In a recent survey of 500 14-24 years olds, 75% said they enjoyed growing plants, but many added that they didn’t have the space
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but many simply haven’t got the garden to do it in, so the next best thing is to grow some exotic indoor plants. It was back in 1947 when a nurseryman by the name Thomas Rochford termed those plants we grow indoors as ‘houseplants’. It was the ingenuity of this family run business that introduced UK gardeners to the likes of African Violets, Swiss Cheese Plants, Poinsettias, Rubber Plants, Money Trees (Crassula ovata, pictured) and Weeping figs, amongst others. This commercial grower, where I spent my own apprenticeship back in the late 1970s, introduced home gardeners to a myriad of foliage and flowering plants which we take for granted today. In winter, as we approach Christmas, the choice is much wider in terms of foliage and flowering plants, so it may seem odd that I suggest the possibility of buying a small collection of cacti and succulents. Cacti can be reasonably priced and a small group on a windowsill can be very effective. They are also easy to look after, the principal need being that they should be well watered between spring and early autumn, and from autumn through until early spring be given no water whatsoever. They do need a light position and reasonable warmth – other than that they are very little bother. The Christmas (and Easter cacti) are quite different from the usual desert cacti.
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Our fascination with Schlumbergera, the Latin name for the Christmas Cacti extends across generations. Quite often plants are easily rooted (in late spring is best) and passed to family members with the legacy of the plant adding anecdotal folklore to our potted favourites. This group of cacti are termed forest cacti so need more moisture through the growing season and can even be grown in more open textured potting composts rather than sandy or gritty mixes. They are best given a holiday break outdoors in summer before returning indoors in September.
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effects of transport. These plants dislike cold, draughty locations so warm conditions in the home will ensure good longevity, and make sure you protect them on their journey from the shop to your home. The plants are controlled in height by using clever growth retardants – that’s why if you keep your Poinsettias for another season they grow much taller in their natural state. You can of course trim them back by pinching the stems in the spring to encourage bushiness but be wary of the sap of the poinsettia as it can be an irritant. To keep your Poinsettias healthy, it is essential you position the plant in good light away from direct sunlight and draughts. Avoid temperatures below 55°F (13°C). Overwatering too, quickly damages the plant. When the surface of the compost begins to dry out, water thoroughly. Place the pot on a pebble tray, as a humid atmosphere will prolong the bract life. The process to encourage new bracts can be complicated so ask in the Plant Info Office if you need the details. However, successfully re-bracting a plant is something you should have a go at and if you do succeed you can say you’ve cracked it! Incidentally it is National Poinsettia Day on the 12th December so make sure you celebrate it in some way!
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A family of four Free Tickets to see Cardboard Carnival Children's
Show - 17th February
Barbara Guiver for winning the Christmas Tree and Adma Sparkes for winning Central Leisure advert on page 19 the tickets
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