HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Would you like to join the West Bridgford & Rushcliffe Horticultural Society? Membership is open to allotment holders and private gardeners living in Rushcliffe. The society sells fertilisers, compost, pesticides and fungicides, to members from the huts on Burleigh Road, Gamston Bridge, Loughborough Road and Stamford Road allotment sites on Sunday mornings. There is a [...]
NEWS FROM THRUMPTON FLOWER FESTIVAL
Thrumpton Flower Festival takes place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June from 1-5pm each day. There’s plenty for all the family including the church flower display, village gardens, bar and teas. In addition, on the Saturday afternoon there will be various stalls and live music. Free car parking is available for this event for [...]
MARCH GARDEN NOTES
By John Draper Crocus, iris and some early daffodils will be providing great colour in the garden and new leaves will be emerging from shrubs and trees. The key job is to feed existing shrubs, roses and flowers ready for the rush of new growth. Depending on conditions it’s also time for seed sowing, planting [...]
MARCH NATURE NOTES
By Neil Pinder Garden Moth Survey The Garden Moth Survey, which has been running since 2007, aims to pull together the data recorded by hundreds of moth enthusiasts throughout the land. In 2009 there was a push to get more ‘moth-ers’ involved from the East Midlands and there were over a dozen of us who [...]
GARDENS – MINI NATURE RESERVES
Gardens are important places for wildlife, as woodlands and wildflower meadows are becoming damaged or disappearing. The UK’s 15m gardens cover around 270,000 hectares – an area greater than all our designated National Nature Reserves put together. In 2005, the Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society conducted a survey to find out more about [...]
FEBRUARY NATURE NOTES
By Neil Pinder There are around 30 native tree species in Rushcliffe and on farmland Ash and Oak predominate. These, along with Elms, were planted or grew up along the enclosure hedges that are now around 200 years old. Elms still exist in the hedgerows and grow into tall bushes before being stricken with Dutch [...]
Monday 1st March
The Lady Bay Gardening Club meets at All Hallows Church in Lady Bay at 8pm. This month, Sally Cunningham from Leicester, will talk about Organic Gardening.
FEBRUARY GARDEN NOTES
By John Draper The promise of spring is just around the corner and your garden should contain interesting flowers, foliage and scents, despite the cold weather. If it doesn’t contain anything of interest you may want to visit your local garden centre to see what’s naturally in bloom at this time of the year. Beds [...]
SILVER FOR KEYWORTH IN BLOOM AWARDS
Keyworth has collected a scattering of silver awards in the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom Awards. Having gained a bronze award, at its first attempt in the competition last year, Keyworth collected its first silver award from the judges in the ‘town’ category and a special judges award for its well designed and managed [...]
JANUARY GARDEN NOTES
By John Draper While there is plenty of time left before we feel that spring is really with us, you can use this time to write down the good and the bad points of your 2009 garden. Make a note of the pleasing plants, good combinations of colours and successful fruit and vegetables you have [...]