Jessica Pannett from Shropshire is our speaker for the July meeting on Thursday 13th July at 7.45pm in the Christ Church Centre, Stone. Her talk will concentrate on the use of foliage in the garden.Jessica is a lecturer and broadcaster for local radio on gardening topics.

On July 27th we have a bus trip to Middleton Hall near Tamworth and to a private garden – The Burrows. Further details are on our Events page.

Please note that there is no meeting in August. If you are visiting gardens over the summer why not share your photos with us by emailing (one or two) or downloading onto a memory stick to bring to the September meeting – they can then be added to our Photo Gallery page.

Photos from our June meeting and from RHS Chatsworth can be found on the Photo Gallery page.

Garden Visits.  Don’t forget to check for NGS gardens open locally this month . In addition Barlaston Community Group had such a success with an Open Gardens weekend last year that they are running it again this year. On the weekend of July 15 – 16th a range of gardens across Barlaston will be open from 11am until 3pm. Tickets (programmes) cost £2 from Kitson’s Chemist in Orchard Place.