A review of the LDGA year
A gallery of photographs recounting all the things we’ve been doing in 2016.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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January
31/1/16 – Members flocking in to take advantage of …
… the early season sale.
February
AGM? I think that means Awfully Good Meringues
18/2/16 – Members gathering for the AGM – good turnout
Final preparations underway – plenty of bumph to read
March
25-26/3/16 – It’s water saving week and…
…we have joined Letchworth Sustainability Forum & Affinity Water…
…to promote…
…water saving…
…in the garden.
April
21/4/16 – Peter Jackson from Scotsdale Garden Centre…
… and the rose bushes he brought along.
May
1/5/16 – Mayday in Howard park and a second outing for the water saving display.
19/5/16 – Gary Hammond, Chair of North Hertfordshire Beekeepers Association and LDGA member talks to us about the art of keeping bees.
He also brought along this beekeepers skep
which is an early form of beehive.
June
5/6/16 – Our plant sale…
… at Stotfold Mill.
Yes, it was a bit chilly
Loads of plants for sale, only £1 each as well.
It’s our old friend the ‘Saving Water in the Garden’ display again.
Here’s our stall at the Letchworth Festival, well one side of it anyway.
Still promoting the water saving bit.
2nd & 3rd prizes in our water saving competition, the lavender was donated by Hitchin Lavender.
1st prize, a water butt and stand which was donated by Affinity Water.
Plenty of strawberries, £1 a time…
… not so many tomatoes
left though.
11/6/16 – Letchworth Festival Community stalls Day
Zena poised,
ready to serve the next customer.
More of the crew put in to the shade
by the lovely flowers.
Have a closer look at 2nd prize donated to us by Baldock Flower Farm.
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18/6/16 – Open day at
Baldock Flower Farm
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19/6/16 – Open gardens
around Letchworth
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July
Some lovely summer flowers on display
Cracking cauliflower
“Summer Holidays” from Northfields school
16/7/16 – Summer Show
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Some patchwork and lace from the handicrafts section
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31/7/16 – Fuchsia Show
at Caldicote Church
August
10/8/16 – Members enjoying the Plot to Plate picnic…
… not much left now!.
September
Giant decorative dahlia – Sir Alf Ramsey
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Floral art in a spiral form
6/9/16 – Wisley Flower Show
They certainly know their alliums, these two
A dry garden
Rows of colourful dahlia blooms
Sprung a leek?
The best pot plant in the whole show – well done JB
What might have been!
10/9/16 – Autumn Show. See more pictures
An arrangement created by florist demonstrator Claire McNamara
October
11-13/10/16 – Green Shoots’ volunteers clearing the overgrown site
Getting there, outlines of a few beds starting to appear
The first raised bed nearly finished, just a final rake over
That’s it, first phase finished, well done everyone. Even the dog’s tired
November
17/11/16 – Claire McNamara joins us…
…to give flower arranging demos.
Let’s see – room for one more…
…and here is the first arrangement, complete with its Wimbledon roses.
Claire working on the second arrangement, a log sandwich this time.
…and here is the second arrangement, also featuring the Wimbledon rose.
