Lavant Horticultural
Society, Chichester
OCTOBER
MEETING
'Secret Corner of
France'
Mike
Read
Mike gave us an excellent presentation on
the Vercors region, a natural park situated south of Grenoble,
where he guides wildlife visits that he now organises
himself.
The remarkable quality of his photography showed stunning vistas of mountains, forests and
green valleys to wonderful
effect.
He presented its flora and fauna with top quality images:
alpine pastures with masses of wild flowers;
an unbelievably wide variety of wild orchids;
many species of birds not to be seen in the UK,
including
eagles, vultures & other birds
of prey;
a wide range of mammals from marmots to
ibex.
Find out more from Mike's own website
by clicking on the picture
above.
NOVEMBER
Garden Visit 12th July
The weather was perfect and the
expectations raised by Garden Director Wolfgang Bopp's
introduction
at the January meeting were not disappointed.
The highlight was the Centenary Border - the longest in the country, but equally impressive for the quality anddepth of its planting, set off by the trees.behind.
However, there was much more of interest in these multi-facetted gardens, full of promise for any season.
Lavant Christmas
Fayre
Saturday 25th
November
Lavant Memorial
Hall 2 - 4 pm
Come to the Lavant
Horticultural Society stall for your Christmas plants and
wreaths.
The Hall will be packed
with other festive stalls.
SEPTEMBER
MEETING
Aster
amellus, its Friends &
Family
Monica Lucas
Monica showed many varieties of
Aster amellus & several other powdery mildew resistant
Michaelmas daisies with both images and plants in flower.
She highlighted their advantage in
bringing late colour to the garden, showed how they could fit in
with other plants & gave tips on growing them
successfully.
For more details of
Monica's talk, click here:
ANNUAL PLANT
SALE
Sunday
14th
May
Total sales beat the record set 2 years ago.
There was a high turn-out for this community event. Sales of the wide selection of plants, from members &
from East Ashling Nurseries, went very quickly. Many stayed to enjoy a cream tea and catch up with friends.
The members' plants' section was
particularly well stocked - many thanks to everyone who donated
plants.
JUNE
MEETING
'Roses with a
Twist'
Roger
Hirons
Click on the rose
(Mme Alfred Carrière)
to read the notes
on Roger Hiron's talk
Roger's talk was packed full of useful information.
The "Twist" was
that the "roses" in the title meant
the whole rose family,
For information on previous talks,
go to the
Archive
Lavant Village Fete
Saturday 17th June
The Plant Stall run
by
Lavant Horticultural Society had a very busy
afternoon, raising well over £500, used with the other
Fete takings to support various local causes.
This was due to the excellent range of
plants that were on offer - many thanks to everyone who donated
plants.
Special thanks to Mick Bleach
of Bleach of Lavant - the plants he sourced were key to
the stall's success.
