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We enjoy learning from presentations on varied gardening subjects.
| Date | Speaker | Subject | March
2nd | - | Introduction to the Gardening Year | April
6th | Mike Davey | A suburban garden throughout the year | May
4th
| Steven Routledge
of The Woovers, Caunton | Hanging Baskets and Planters | June
1st
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| Plant Identification and Quiz | July
6th
| Mavis Wilkinson | Herbs: names, myths and uses | August
3rd | Garden Visit | To the garden of Sheila Whalley, Berry Hill Lane, Mansfield. | Sept
7tht | Geoffrey Smith
| Illustrated Talk (Slides)
'Imperial Gardens of Japan' | Oct
5th
| Linda Davey | 'Bags of Biodiversity' | Nov
2nd | Paula Routledge
of Floral Media, Caunton. | Flower Arranging |
 | |  | Jackie Ling | Members enjoyed a joint visit with Sutton-in-Ashfield U3A's gardeners to Barrie and Lynne Jackson's lovely garden in Annesley Woodhouse in August 2009 where they had devoted many hours of work creating an example to us all.
Jackie Ling |
Helpful Links (all suppliers offer on-line, telephone and/or mail order unless noted otherwise)
Ashwood Nurseries - this Kingswinford nursery is a famous Helebore specialist but offers much more
Binny Plants - this Lothian nursery offers a wide range of good plants
Blackmore and Langdon - a regular prize-winner for their Begonias and Delphiniums
Bluebell Arboretum and Nursery - a specialist in trees, shrubs, climbers and woody herbaceous plants
Cottage Gardens - famous for their huge range of unusual Herbaceous Perennials
Crocus - sell pretty much everything you need for the garden
Garden Organic - the national charity for organic growing
Garden Seeker - a directory of Nottinghamshire garden centres
Kelways - famous for their Irises and Peonies
Meadowview - specialise in Irises (sibirica, enstata and germanica), Peonies and Hemerocallis
Ken Miur - offers a huge range of stoned and soft fruit trees, bushes and plants and more.
National Gardens Scheme - a registered charity that opens gardens in support of nursing and caring charities
Nickys Nursery - a huge range of seeds and more at discount prices
Peter Beale - this oustanding Rose specialist and garden centre is in Norwich
Reg Taylor's - a large garden centre near Southwell. (Collection only)
Royal Horticultural Society - the UK's leading gardening charity
Royal National Rose Society - is a charity dedicated to the culivation, etc, of Roses. Their show garden in St Albans is open during the summerRHS Plant Finder - the Royal Horticultural Society's database of all plant varieties currently available
Thompson and Morgan - offers advice and a huge range of seeds and plants
Vertigrow - this York nursery stocks over 1000 varieties of shrubs, perennials and mature trees
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Contact: Freda Cooper on 621173 or Avril McGee on 452688
email: Freda_Ian@talktalk.net or Peter.McGee1@ntlworld.com
Meeting venue: St Peter's Centre, Mansfield
When: First Tuesday 10.00 - 12.00
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