NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTS
FUCHSIA SOCIETY
AUGUST 2019 NEWSLETTER
MY MONTHLY GARDEN DIARY – AUGUST
FUCHSIAS
W/C 27 July
- Most of my time is concentrating on my fuchsias, keeping them fed and watered. If I remember, I turn them.
W/c 3 August
- Referring to the schedule, I am constantly sorting out potential fuchsias for certain classes. Some are obvious but others, not so!
- Thursday is when I sort my plants out. I label them and cross reference them against the schedule. They are put to one side as I won’t have much time to sort them out tomorrow (Friday).
- Friday is hectic, shopping in the morning and the afternoon is down at Attenborough Village Hall, preparing the room, setting up the tables and putting up the gazebos (even through strong winds are forecast).
- Saturday – show time! Staging and stewarding in the morning and welcoming the public in the afternoon.
- Sunday – more public come to see the fantastic fuchsias on show and then it’s all over. However, it doesn’t just finish there, once plants are lifted; tables are dismantled and transported back to The Depot. The gazebos are dismantled. For some it doesn’t finish there, the van has to be returned and other errands completed.
W/c 23 August
- Derby & District Fuchsia & Gardening club held their 50th Annual Show at Grange Hall, Littleover on the Saturday 23rd. So for me, it was much of the same, choosing which plants I was going to take, checking the schedule carefully. It was a busy and tiring day, but worth it. There were many exhibits which caught your eye and most classes were supported.
- Sunday meant that it was the Beauvale Horticultural Show. I wasn’t exhibiting as many plants at this show, so it wasn’t as stressful!
GENERAL GARDENING
W/c 17 August
- A visit to Abbeywood Gardens, Cheshire on the Sunday was thoroughly enjoyable. Weather was kind to us. There was a plant fair to tempt us and the prairie garden was stunning.
W/c 23 August
- Wow! What a hot Bank Holiday weekend! Monday (the hottest) found me pruning back my apple tree, forsythia and hazel. I then mowed the lawn and did some deadheading (mainly sweet peas).
Show Weekend
Despite adverse weather conditions again this year, we put on a decent show that we should all feel proud of.
We had 24 exhibitors and 242 entries. 63 were in non-fuchsia classes (see further statistics below). Congratulations to Carol Yeomans who was awarded 1st prize in the Beginners Class and congratulations also go to John Goucher who won 2nd in Beginners and 1st & 2nd in the Novices class.
A big THANK-YOU to everyone, you helped make the show a success, thanks to the catering team who kept us fed and watered over the 3 days. Thanks also to all the committee members who work very hard behind the scenes to ensure we put on a successful show. Finally, thanks to all exhibitors, friends and family for all your contributions. Couldn’t do it without you!
Show Statistics
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
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Number of Exhibits |
230 |
193 |
229 |
217 |
214 |
242 |
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Number of Exhibitors |
24 |
17 |
27 |
20 |
20 |
24 |
There were exhibits in all but two classes this year. The classes with nil entries are below: -
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Class |
Description |
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7 |
1 Pot Full or Half standard, any cultivar, ASP |
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17 |
1 Plant single or double, any Bob Pacey cultivar – Max 152mm (6”) pot |
The most popular classes for number of exhibits this year were:
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Class |
Description |
No. of Exhibits |
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25 |
Coleus 1 plant – max 175mm (7”) Pot |
16 |
|
40 |
1 plant ornamental or variegated-leaved cultivar - Max 165mm (6.5”) pots |
13 |
|
26 |
Begonia Rex 1 plant any size pot (max 7” Pot) |
10 |
|
27 |
Any other non-flowering Pot Plant 1 Plant per Pot – Max 165mm (6.5”) Pot |
10 |
PLEASE NOTE: The cultivar of this year’s free cutting was ‘HAYLEY JACKSON’
WANTED
If anyone has been searching for a long-lost fuchsia, then why not ask your friends at the society! The Noticeboard will now be on show at our monthly meetings. Complete form and attach to the noticeboard. Simple!
Please use forms already provided in previous newsletters or there will be some near the noticeboard.
NEWSLETTER
If anyone wants any item included in the Newsletter, please let me know, either at a meeting, or phone me on Tel: 0115 8758928, or email: jayne.daykin@ntlworld.com I will gladly include any article or event in the Newsletter.
Also, if anyone would rather I send them an electronic copy, please let me know.
Remember: It is YOUR newsletter.
FUNDRAISING
The easiest way for all internet users to help raise funds for our Society is simply by every time you search the Web you use easysearch.
Easysearch combines results from Yahoo!, Windows MSN Live Search and Ask.com in one simple search, the address is http://nottsfuchsia.easysearch.org.uk Please try it and encourage others too. Don’t forget if you make any purchases on the internet, to go through our webshop to make sure we receive commission from the retailers (currently over 2000 well known retailers), the address is http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/nottsfuchsia .
Dates to remember
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14 & 15 Sept |
Long Eaton & District Horticultural Society (100th Anniversary Year) Annual Autumn Show – held at Coronation Hall, Portland Road, Toton, Notts, NG9 6EE. Open to the public from 2.00pm Saturday; from 10.00a.m Sunday. Admission Free
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24 Sep |
Monthly Meeting: Ian Strawson talking on ‘Fuchsias’
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22 Oct |
Monthly Meeting: Jeff Bates talking on ‘Colour in the Garden’
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26 Nov |
AGM followed by Xmas fuddle
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Remember our next meeting
Will be
Tuesday 24TH SEPTEMBER 2019
IAN STRAWSON
ON
FUCHSIAS