COLINTON GARDEN CLUB
NEWSLETTER NO 69 February 2005
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“Ae night the storm the steeples rocked,
Poor labour sweet in sleep was locked,
While burns, wi’ snawy wreeths up-choked,
Wild-eddying swirl,
Or through the mining outlet bocked,
Down headlong hurl.”
From “A Winter Night” by Robert Burns
The great gales appear to have spent their force and the air is calm and still. Icy white fingers of snow still clutch the Pentlands portending Winter has not wrought his last. Despite the January gloom, delicate pale scented snowdrops droop shyly under the shrubs and winter aconites flounce frilly skirts of green.
January is two headed; a time to look back and a time to look forward. The Garden Club is in good spirits. We had a very enjoyable Christmas party and I would like to thank all the members who attended and all who helped and contributed to make this a memorable occasion. I shall never forget those wonderful hats adorned with fruit and vegetables; robins and ivy; and spades and snowmen!
We have just had a very informative talk on Alpines, which defy the rigours of ice and snow to bloom in jewel-like colours. Now we are looking forward to our plant-hunting lecture by Ken Cox of Glendoick. This promises to be a very special occasion. The meeting will be open to friends who will be asked to pay a small fee of £3. Our March meeting will be held on Easter Monday and the talk is about conservatory plants.
Sadly a number of Committee members are standing down at the A.G.M. in April. I know that there are many talents among the members. Please come forward! Your Committee needs you. I stepped into the gap when Pam Hume left but I promised that this would be my final term of office. It is time for a new blood Chairperson. I look forward to hearing from you.
Happy New Year.
Isobel Lodge, Chairperson
Forthcoming EventsDreghorn Loan Hall (upper hall) 8pm Monday 28th February Special Event Into the unknown: Plant hunting off the map in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Monday 28th March The “Pallet Gardens” at “Gardening Scotland”
The annual show “Gardening Scotland” is being held in Ingliston from Friday 3rd June to Sunday 5th June and will feature the very best and newest in the gardening scene up here. The “Scottish Gardeners Forum” in which we of course participate, is organising a competition for its members. This is to design a pocket-sized garden to a theme of our choice, and to make that mini-garden on site at Ingliston. The SGF think this is too important for Colinton to be left out, and we agree with them. So let’s get organised and create our own little corner of Colinton at the show! Let us have your ideas by our next meeting on 28th February and we can get designing and planning! Good luck and good thinking! Christopher Davies Spring into ActionWith Spring approaching, revive your former Wimbledon-like turf by borrowing the Club's highly efficient lawn scarifier! And / or borrow the grass aerator...the tree loppers, hedge trimmer, etc. Contact John Lodge on 441 3934. |
New Library Books
Back Garden Nature Reserve, by Chris Packham Flora Celtica, by William Milliken/RBGE Gardeners Question Time Plant Chooser, by BBC/Matthew Biggs Jo McEwan (Librarian) Fertilizer OrderYour order form is enclosed. Exclusive Offer to Club MembersArchie Hunter is offering all members the chance to purchase garden
furniture at discounts of up to 50%. Can you help?Would you like to become part of the Committee? This is an opportunity
for anyone interested to contribute to the running of the Club. If you
have some free time we would love to hear from you. Thank you. Friends WelcomeMembers, please tell your friends and relatives about our club's events and meetings. They are welcome to come along and see what we have to offer and will hopefully want to join us. Linda Innes (Membership Secretary) |
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How about some fun and a challenge? Let’s show the other gardening
clubs what Colinton can do!
As part of the renewal of the library stock, we have purchased 3 new
books: