Ibsley & District Horticultural Society
March Newsletter
Spring greetings to you all
Isn’t it great that the days are drawing out and we can at least see positive signs that our gardens are coming to life. I have loved going out to see my snowdrops, but the cheerfulness of the daffodils is a pure joy.
Energy is returning to the garden, the pace of growth is quickening, and the greening up is beginning in earnest. I love seeing the fat buds unfurl and the cherry, camellia and magnolia blossoms that fill our gardens and streets.
I have sown some seeds and potted up plants that I have divided and these I will be taking along to our Plant Sale on April 22nd. I hope that all of you have been doing the same as we need your support to make it a success. If you have a lot of plants to sell, then please book a table or you can share a table with others. Terry Ings (01425 653834) is in charge of booking tables so please get in touch with him to book your spot.
Also get your family and friends to come along as you won’t find better plant bargains this year. The plant sale is also a good place to sell any garden related items so bring them along as well. Please don’t forget to bring bags along for all of those plants that you will be tempted to buy and remember that it is cash only sales as we have no facility to take cards. I will be raiding my piggy bank on the day so the date to remember is April 22nd!
Before the plant sale we have both our regular monthly meeting and on April 20th there is a trip to Hinton Ampner near Arlesford. This is a beautiful National Trust house and a garden that will be full of spring interest. Details will be given at our meeting on March 30th so do come along and find out what is being organised for you.
The Club has missed some of our regular members during the winter months and we are hoping that with lighter evenings we will be seeing you again. This month our talk will be on climbers by Martin Young who as well as being able to give advice will also be bringing some plants with him to sell.
This will also be our annual seed swap evening so bring along any seeds that you wish to swap. You may have some special seeds that you have gathered in your garden and that you would like to share. I have some Allium seeds that I hope will grow this year. If you have seeds to swap then bring them along and for a small donation you may find some others that catch your eye. Please try and bring an entry our monthly competition as well.
We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting on March 30th.
Your Committee
