31st May 2019 Update

Good morning everyone,

Many thanks for attending the fund raising at Polly’s and Roger and Jane’s, and for your generosity.

The total amount raised was £203-80p, which is a significant amount in view of our numbers, and it does reflect the level of enthusiasm for our gardening group.

Many thanks to Polly and family and Roger and Jane for all their fund raising efforts.

We also sold seven of John Davies’s gardening books, with £2 from each copy going to Gardening Group funds. Thanks to John for his generosity.

We will look into opening a bank account as soon as possible.

Today (31st) at 6pm we have hanging baskets and tubs practical training with Paul at Tavernspite Nursey between 6pm and 7pm.

Please make every effort to attend, since Paul has been very generous to do this for us.

Will update you soon with regard the talk by Andrew Martin from the Carmarthenshire Meadows Group.

Finally still anticipating visits to Aberglasney, Picton Castle and Scolton Manor... later in the summer.

However, would appreciate your views on a suitable day and time to visit these venues, since it’s important to find a convenient time for as many people as possible.

Kind regards,

Roy

1 May 2019 Update

Good morning gardeners,
Can you confirm that you would be interested in visiting Aberglasney Gardens on the evening of the 7th of June please.
The plan would be to have a conducted tour of the gardens with Joseph Atkin (head gardener), lasting an hour.
Then for those who are interested, there's Live music at 7pm from 'Sax Pax', also if you wish you can book a table in the restaurant or bring along a picnic.
If you want to book a table and meals for the music by the pool, then please contact the tearoom direct on 01558667959.
The cost is £60 (total not each) for the w & t session and if you stay for the music at 7pm it's £10 for non members and £8 for members.
There is no charge for entry to the garden at 5pm.
Obviously before going ahead, I need to know how many are interested, so I know the cost per person (£60/number of people).
See link below for more info:
http://aberglasney.org/events-and-exhibitions/

As for Picton Castle, there’s two options, the first option includes a talk followed by a guided tour around the gardens by Roddy Milne (head gardener), learning about the species of trees and plants along with the history of the gardens. This w&t session starts at 5:30pm, lasts and hour and the cost is £6 per person for >12 persons and the minimum charge is £72 (total).
The second option is the above tour but with refreshments (tea, coffee, cakes) the cost would be £8:50 per person for >12 persons and minimum charge is £72 (total), again the starting times would be 5:30pm and lasting an hour.
There appears to be a more extensive menu available for those who are interested, but we would have to arrange this with Maria in the restaurant.
There are other events during the year at Picton, so if we agreed on a date, it could coincide with an evening event,such as outdoor cinema....
Have look and see what you would like, see link below:
https://www.pictoncastle.co.uk/

Perhaps we could discuss this when we visit Janes and Rogers on the 26th of May (3-6pm) for the fund raising tea please.

Other items of interest include:

Narberth big plant sale on May 4th.
Templeton plant sale on May 11th.

Kind regards