The society hosted Andy King at the Rachel Fowler Centre for our monthly meeting on 29th August.
The topic was bearded iris. Andy gave a fascinating and in-depth presentation on the many and varied forms of iris before focusing on his specialty, bearded iris. I think most of us were stunned to discover there are around 70,000 named varieties of iris. There was also a short demonstration on dividing and replanting iris.
The date of the Society’s 13th Flower and Produce Show is Sunday 17th September at the Assembly Hall, doors are open to the public from 2pm to 4:30pm, come along and check out the exhibits. There will be flowers, vegetables, handicrafts, baking and photography to admire. Admission is £2.50 for adults including a beverage, kids go free.
A coach full of members are heading to RHS Wisley for a day out on 24th September. On Tuesday 26th September we are back at the Rachel Fowler Centre for a presentation by John Tucker, the theme for the talk is ‘keeping the show on the road – tips on achieving an all-year-round garden.’
The talk is open to members and non-members; admission members £1, non-members £3.
Report by Melksham Gardeners’ Society
