Our June meeting is on Thursday 11th at the Christ Church Centre, Stone, starting at 7.30pm and with tea/coffee available from 6.45.
Ou speaker for the evening is John Crace, a well known plant pathologist, with a career record in plant disease research for Government and more recently as an adviser to the RHS. Though his talks are on serious subjects he can look on the lighter side. This evening he is talking on the positive aspects of fungi as well as the (negative) impact of moulds. This evening’s talk – Fabulous Fungi (Malicious Moulds) – is a must for every gardener!
The photo is rust on a hollyhock leaf. It looks even worse on the other side! Definitely ‘malicious’.
This Monday (Bank Holiday) there is a Flower Power plant fair at Rode Hall, full details on their website.
Next weekend – May 30-31st – The Old Dairy House, Trentham Park is open for the NGS from 1.30-5.30pm
There are two Plant Hunters Fairs not too far away in June – Sat-Sun 6-7th Hodnet Hall Gardens and Sat 21st Middleton Hall. Full details on the Plant Hunters website.
Lots of gardens are open for NGS this month. Check in your Yellow Book(s) or online for details of the following not too far away and in Staffordshire –
Friday 5th The Secret Garden Little Haywood 11am-4pm
Sunday 7th Ashcroft and 26 Claremont Road Eccleshall 2-5pm
Friday 26th The Secret Garden Little Haywood 11am-4pm and Yarlet House Yarlet 10-1
Sat and Sun 27th and 28th Yew Trees Eccleshall 10-4
And in Shropshire
Fri 5th Lilleshall Home Farm nr Newport 10-4
Sat June 6th Little Heath Green Cottage nr Market Drayton 11-4
Weds 10th Goldstone Hall Market Drayton 12-5
Sunday 14th The Berringtons Farm Woodseaves 12-4
Weds 17th The Hundred House Hotel nr Telford 11-4
Thursday 18th Boscobel House and the Royal Oak Bishops Wood 5.30-7pm (pre-booking essential)
Sat and Sun 27th and 28th Grooms Cottage nr Telford 11-4
Also in Shropshire on Sun 14th follow the Kingsland Garden Trail, Shrewsbury which is open for for the Shropshire Historic Churches Trust Gardens 2026
And to finish with – a couple more fungi, but not rusts, smuts or moulds, just fabulous; and not growing in my garden either.
Stone Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society 