Dore Garden Club Programme of Events for 2011

Unless stated otherwise in the programme meetings will be in the Dore Methodist Church hall from 7:30 pm to approximately 9:00 pm.

January 25th, Wednesday Flowers and Gardens of Barbados Hilary Hutson
 
February 16th, Thursday Orchids for Beginners Carolyn McQueen, Secretary of the Sheffield Orchid Society
  An introduction to growing and looking after orchids
March 21st, Wednesday Poisonous Plants Sue Kohler, past chair of FOBS
  Sue will be talking about the many poisonous plants which can be found in both in the wild and cultivated in gardens and conservatories. She will describe what makes them poisonous, and the effects and symptoms of poisoning.
April 19th, Thursday A History of Whinfell Quarry Gardens Kath Cox of Friends of Whinfell Quarry Gardens
  Kath will talk about the creation and history of the gardens .
May 16th, Wednesday My Favourite Top Ten Gardens Don Whitton, holder of the National Collection of Euphorbias
  This talk isn’t about historic parks or large landscaped gardens but just fabulous gardens where herbaceous plants take pride of place .
June 21st, Thursday Renishaw Hall Gardens
  This is an evening walk through the gardens of Renishaw Hall with one of the gardeners.
There will be an additional cost for this meeting of £9 for members and £11 for non members.
Please note that this meeting starts earlier than usual; we meet at the Hall at 6:15pm .
July 18th, Wednesday A visit to two local gardens at 122 & 124 Dobcroft Road Our hosts are Dr Simon and Mrs Julie Olpin
  No. 122 is an attractive 250ft long garden with colourful herbaceous borders, two wildlife ponds, a productive vegetable garden with raised beds and a greenhouse. There’s a fine old oak tree, a summerhouse and various secluded sitting areas.
No. 124 has an informal garden with mainly hardy exotic plants used to create a jungle effect. This is a long, narrow, site (about 250ft long) densely planted with mature trees, eucalypts, acacias, many large bamboos, palms, tree ferns and bananas.
Entrance to both gardens - £2 for members and £4 for non-members
Please note that this meeting starts at the earlier time of 6:45
August No meeting
September 19th, Wednesday Jersey Royal - The magnificent gardens of Jersey Stuart Dixon
  Our presenter, Stuart Dixon, is a lecturer, writer and broadcaster, who has restored his 18th century garden at Hebbs Farm in the Trent valley in Nottinghamshire.
His talk will describe various gardens in Jersey, including one which was (and possibly still is) owned by the president of the Camellia Conference. And which of course has lots of camellias! He will also talk about the plants that can be grown in gardens in Jersey`s more temperate climate .
October 18th, Thursday Waterside Nursery Linda Shaw
  Linda will talk about creating and planting a pond, caring for ponds and water features, choosing plants and livestock, and ongoing maintenance .
November 21st, Wednesday AGM followed by “Honey Bees” - their importance and what gardeners can do about their decline Jez Daughtry of the Sheffield Honey Company
  Jez will describe how he became interested in honey bees and what it is like to be a bee keeper. He will also talk about the role of honey bees and their importance in agriculture and domestic gardens, and how gardeners can help sustain healthy populations .
December No meeting


Visits
Several visits will be arranged during the course of 2012 and details will be provided closer to the events.