Good afternoon everyone,
I hope you are all in good health, and that your flower and vegetable gardens have managed to survive the late summer weather?
Many thanks to those who managed to join us on our first zoom meeting on the 19th of August. If you've time, then I would appreciate feedback, positive or otherwise regarding how you feel about using zoom as a means of communicating?
These are my brief notes from our Gardening Group meeting:
The hall remains closed, though we await information from the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) and our insurers that will allow us to safely re-open the place to the public sometime soon!
Our finances are healthy, and as a consequence of lock down etc, then there is no need to ask you all for an annual membership.
The only visit remaining on our summer calendar was to Panteg Llanddewi Velfrey on the 12th of September starting at 2pm. However, I will confirm if this can go ahead nearer the date, so that those who wish to attend can make arrangements.
As for possible winter gardening talks, we are aiming to hold them in the village hall, although this is dependent on the WAG instructions and our insurers, along with your individual requirements.
For example; We could zoom or podcast the gardening talks to those who wish to remain at home, and have a talk to a socially distancing audience at the hall? This all depends on a number of factors, most of which is developing day by day.
Talks so far include: Paul & Liz O'Neill Llwyngarreg "Plants we've Killed" - Piers Lunt Abergwili "Designing Hidden Gardens" - Trish Cormack "No Dig" - Caroline Whittaker Glyn Bach Llangolman "History of Medical Qualities of Monardas" - Jake Rayson Forest Garden Wales - "Introduction to Forest Gardening" (https://bit.ly/backyard-
Other speakers who have yet to reply include, Joseph Atkin Aberglasney - Huw Richards Huw's Nursery....
The Virtual Gardening Show is seeing a number of entries (ok 6 is a number), so please submit your entries soon, after all it's only a bit fun, and not to be taken too seriously. Although the entries for the Art creation of a famous painting are looking very interesting, and I only wish I could share them all with you!
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Proposed gardening visits in 2021 include: Llwyngarreg - Glyn Bach - Panteg - Upton Castle - Stackpole Walled Garden - Aberglasney - Abergwili - Picton Castle - Colby Lodge - Nantyietau St Clears.
Finally, below is the link to the BBC Gardeners Question Time.
Kind regards,
Roy
