Our first meeting after the summer break is on Thursday 14th September when Alun and Jill Whitehead of Aulden Farm near Leominster will tell us about their favourite Cornish Gardens in a talk entitled Pasties and Tin Mines. Full details are on our Programme Page.

Our trip to RHS Bridgewater on September 28th is fully booked, you could ask to go on the waiting list in case of any last-minute cancellations. Those already booked should be getting details soon.

We have had an email about the Eccleshall Show to be held on September 2nd at Sugnall. The Horticultural and Craft Section have an award that was presented by the Stone Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society a number of years ago – for the best exhibit of chrysanthemums or dahlias. So they thought they would contact us to see if any members would be interested in entering any of the open flower (or other) classes at the Show this year. The schedules and entry forms can be found on the Show website.

There are still a few Plant Hunters Fairs being held (more or less) locally before our next meeting – Bodenham Arboretum on Sept 2nd, Ness Botanic Gardens on the 3rd and at Weston Park on the 10th. Full details on their website.