Cookham & Cookham Dean

Horticultural Society

To create a garden is to search for a better world. Whether the result is a horticultural masterpiece or only a modest vegetable patch, it is based on the expectation of a glorious future

We meet at Cookham Dean Village Hall . Members Free - Visitors £2

(Annual Membership £7 - enrol at the door)

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PROGRAMME 2009

A Programme of Talks for garden enthusiasts by gardening experts

Wednesday 24 June

Visit to The Plant Specialist Nursery and Garden, Whitefield Lane, Great Missenden, Bucks. at 6pm. Sean Walter, who runs the Nursery, will show us round and answer questions about their splendid collection of herbaceous perennials, grasses and bulbs. Parking is available close by but please share cars where possible. There will be a charge of £2 per person, to include tea and coffee. www.theplantspecialist.co.uk

Whitefield Lane is at the end of Great Missenden High Street, opposite the main entrance to Missenden Abbey. Maps will be available at the May meeting but if you have any questions in the meantime, please tel. Mary Downes, 01628 524881.

Wednesday 29 July

Visit to Thrive, the Horticultural Charity, The Geoffrey Udall Centre, Beech Hill, nr. Reading, at 5:30pm. Further details will be available soon.

August

No Meeting

Wednesday 30 September

Cindy Barnes “ Growing our own Future”, a local project. An opportunity to hear about local initiatives involving organic and sustainable gardening and agriculture, including an introduction to “Transition Town Maidehead”. Vinnie McCann who runs Waltham Place and is an organic farmer, will also be speaking.

Wednesday 28 October

Elizabeth Farrar talk on “Pansies, Violas and Sweet Violets”

The history and cultivation of these much loved but often misunderstood plants.

Wednesday 25 November

AGM and pre-Christmas meeting.

Jan Sambrook will be with us to talk about and show us specimens of several different kinds of Holly.

7.30pm to 9.30 pm with a break for refreshments

The Village Hall, Cookham Dean unless otherwise stated

Everyone welcome. Entry fee for non-members: £2

Claire Phillpot 01628 473631