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Philippa’s Newsletter – November 2020

November in our Gardens by Philippa Thomas. Our evenings really do draw in over the first two weeks of November and the last of our hardy late summer flowering plants fade away. We can still occasionally see some beautiful clear blue mornings, some wonderful foggy evenings and then, the most picturesque scenes of frosty landscapes. [...]

2022-09-05T17:11:01+01:00October 28th, 2020|

Philippa’s Newsletter – October 2020

October in our Gardens by Philippa Thomas In these exceptionally tricky times when it can be difficult to know what the right thing to do is, we are now cautiously optimistic. Our gardens are keeping us physically active and mentally at rest. October can be our gateway month, our weeks are presently filled with bitter [...]

2021-10-06T11:29:06+01:00October 11th, 2020|

Philippa’s Newsletter – August 2020

AUGUST IN OUR GARDENS by Philippa Thomas We’re not in the same boat but we’re in the same storm. At this stage, some of us are more aware of the fragility, the precious nature of life and then, the precious nature of Nature, itself. Time can be elastic and then, it can be the opposite.....We [...]

2021-10-06T11:28:55+01:00July 28th, 2020|

Philippa’s Newsletter – July 2020

JULY IN OUR GARDENS by Philippa Thomas. We have all had to adapt to the strange times that we are currently living in. . . Isn’t it like a war with an invisible enemy . . . Despite All This, July brings long warm days that continue late into the evening. It is such a [...]

2021-10-06T11:28:48+01:00July 16th, 2020|

Philippa’s Newsletter – May and June 2020

MAY AND JUNE IN OUR GARDENS by Philippa Thomas. What A Roller Coaster our Last Number of Weeks have Been.   Closing our hall doors to our family and friends feels so bizarre and strange, yet we truly know that it has to be done. While Coronavirus has undoubtedly, brought so many traumatic changes to our [...]

2021-10-06T11:28:34+01:00May 29th, 2020|

Philippa’s Newsletter – April 2020

April In Our Gardens by Philippa Thomas. Nature’s clock is ticking away and April is possibly, the busiest time in the garden.  Maybe, get your wellies on as Spring has really sprung, at last.  Let’s not panic, - one step at a time and enjoy.  Expect the inevitable April showers this month but with sunny [...]

2020-12-04T14:11:50+00:00April 14th, 2020|

Philippa’s Newsletter – February 2020

February in our Gardens by Philippa Thomas. Officially, February is the start of Spring with rising temperature and our Dawn Chorus increasing in volume.  February often flatters to deceive.  There is always the chance of a few warm days that can fool one into thinking Winter has gone and remember March then, ‘can come in [...]

2020-12-04T14:11:42+00:00February 28th, 2020|

Lilioceris Lilii, the red lily beetle by Peter E Lynch

If you grow lilies or fritiillaries you will have this bright lacquered red beetle pest. I first saw lily beetles in my garden about 2014. They were more a curiosity, and after I found and killed the two of them, there was no sign the rest of the year. From then I would occasionally come across them doing no particular damage and delete them on sight.

2018-11-29T16:19:37+00:00November 26th, 2018|

Notes by Dr Mary Toomey on the Talk ‘Hellebores and Friends’ given by Dr Julian Sutton at our Club Night on Tuesday, 23rd October 2018.

The talk on Hellebores and Friends on Tuesday, 23rd October by Dr Julian Sutton was excellent.  While there are numerous cultivars of hellebores it was good to learn more about some splendid species and their role in hybridization. I grow a few species and they help me welcome spring with cheerful anticipation. I watch H. x ericsmithii stir into action [...]

2018-10-26T16:04:54+01:00October 25th, 2018|
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