Mo Sawyer Mo speaks on many topics, but we've asked her to talk about 'The making of a shade garden' as most gardens will have at least one area where shade is perceived as a problem. 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start, Free for members, £3 on the door if not a member. Tea, Coffee and biscuits available N.B Membership fees Membership fees are now due and you can pay Joanna at our first meeting (cheque or cash), or by bank transfer - £14 single/ £20 joint.
EARLIER START THAN USUAL TO ACCOMADATE THE AGM - starts at 7.30pm Tonight we will be holding our 'as short as we can make it AGM' followed by the talk for the night. In a change to our advertised schedule....we have moved our talk planned for February to November and swapped Laura Willgoss for her husband, Jack. Discount offer On top of what sounds like an interesting talk, and one very relevant for our times, Wildegoose Nursery is offering TGS members a special discount of 10% off orders placed online, valid until the 19th November. You just need to type in ‘Tattenhall’ into the coupon code box at checkout. On top of that, you can also save yourselves £9.50 postage if you can collect the order on the 12th November at the talk; all you have to do is to tick 'local pick' up on the delivery choices at checkout. Looking at their online catalogue, some items are showing out of stock, but Jack if you want something that's sold out, email them direct and he'll have a look around to see if he can find some of whatever it is. You can't say better than that! The email address is office@wildegoosenursery.co.uk - better make it clear you're from TGS and not leave it till the last minute to give them a fighting chance.
Michael Marriott Rosie Irving has not been well and will not now be able to give the talk to us on 11 Feb. We may be able to get her at a later date and will keep you posted. Michael Marriott is one of the world’s leading rosarians. He is also well-known for his rose garden design and his common sense approach to looking after roses. He was an integral part of David Austin Roses for 35 years and has intimate knowledge of all of the 200 plus English Roses bred and introduced by David Austin Roses. His enthusiasm is infectious and his knowledge of roses is encyclopaedic, especially for the species roses, the old roses, the climbers and ramblers, the best modern roses and of course David Austin’s English Roses. He is particularly enthusiastic about the very varied fragrances to be found in roses having worked side-by-side with famed “rose nose” Robert Calkin. As a garden designer, he is known for dense romantic beds whether purely roses or mixed in with perennials. He has designed many rose gardens and borders around the world of varying sizes, both public and private. Public gardens include the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in Regent’s Park, Hampton Court Palace, Wynyard Hall, Trentham Gardens and the David Austin garden near Osaka in Japan.
James Allison of Water Garden Solutions
Speaker to be confirmed from New Hope Daylilies