Catterall Gardening Club

CATTERALL GARDENING CLUB

Tues 20th Sept, 7:15pm

Thank you everyone who attended our meeting in June, when we were shown a wonderful selection of plants by Jaqueline Iddon. It was a glorious summer’s evening and we learned a lot about the blooms Jacqueline showed us as she gradually made them into a beautiful bouquet. There was a chance to buy some of the plants we had been shown and it was a friendly and relaxed evening with a fantastic selection of home made cakes to go with tea or coffee at the end of the talk. Unfortunately our July meeting coincided with the hottest day ever and it meant that Gardening Club that evening was cancelled, as the flowers that were needed for the planned talk could not be picked and kept in good condition in such hot weather. We were also worried that a lot of people would not want to attend on such a sweltering evening. We are sorry if anyone was very disappointed, but the good news is that, at the time of writing, the planned talk for July will take place at our August meeting. Our meeting in September will be a talk by Guy Topping about the history of Barton Grange and The Flower Bowl. He will talk about how the garden centre has been successful in winning the Best Destination Garden Centre in 2022. This will be our last meeting for 2022 and it is amazing how quickly the summer has flown past. I hope you have all enjoyed the programme of interesting and varied talks, the plant sales, the raffle, the home made cakes and biscuits and, most of all, the chance to socialise and catch up with friends and neighbours. Meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in Catterall Village Hall. Cost is £3 per meeting, or £15 to become a member and attend all the meetings from March through to September.

April Haxby