Gardening 3
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| Group Leader: | Sue Rossin - see Bulletin for telephone number |
| Time: | Second Wednesday of each month |
| Venue/Location: | Wren Room, St Mark's Church Community Centre, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedford |
| Vacancies: | Full, but there is a waiting list |
We meet at the Wren Room during the winter, usually October, November, January, February and March to discuss trips out during the following year. Sometimes we have a speaker. In December we have our Christmas lunch.
In the warmer months, April to September, we visit gardens usually within an hour's drive from Bedford. If we go further afield e.g. for our annual day out, we will hire a coach.
Our programme for 2020 so far:
| Feb 12th | Illustrated talk by Kathy Brown from The Manor House, Stevington, Beds on 'Distinctive Containers Autumn Through Spring' |
| March 11th | Illustrated talk by David Fowler on gardens within an hour or so from Bedford. |
| April 8th | Visit to the Swiss Gardens, Old Warden. |
| May 13th | Visit to Kathy Brown's beautiful garden at Stevington. |
| June 10th | Visit to the garden at Beck House, Wrestlingworth nr Sandy. |
| July 8th | Visit to Stuart’s Perfect Perennials, Upper Caldecote, Beds. |
| Aug 12th | Visit to The Old Rectory Gardens, Sudborough, Nr Kettering |
| Sept 9th | Annual day out this year is to RHS Hyde Hall,Essex. |
| Oct 14th | Normal meeting, Wren Room, St Marks, Brickhill. |
| Nov 11th | Normal meeting, Wren Room, St Marks, Brickhill. |
| Dec 9th | Christmas lunch. |