If you fancy a day out on Sunday 25th July, head to Brandon and Wolston for their garden walkabout.

Gardens will be open between 12 and 5, for a £5 entrance fee (no charge for children).

There will also be refreshments, plant stalls and music to entertain you.

Sadly, at a recent meeting of the Flower and Produce Show Committee they reluctantly decided to cancel this year’s show due to the ever-changing Covid rules.

We hope that you continue to grow your fruit, vegetables and flowers to your usual high show standards and we look forward to seeing your crops next year when the show will be back bigger and better!

We were sad to hear that one of our members – Valerie Webb – passed away recently. Our condolences go to all her family and friends.

We’re pleased to be back at Myton and have started tackling the backlog of the last year.

And what a backlog! There’s plenty to do and not always enough people so new volunteers would be very welcome.

If you can help out please contact Liz Campbell for a chat or email [email protected]

Some good news for a change!

A few of our upcoming speakers are offering Zoom talks to tide us over until we can meet again.

The first of these will be Fergus Garrett on March 8th. We will be sending details out by email. If you’re a current member but haven’t registered your email address with us yet, please let us know on [email protected]

As it could be some time before we can welcome Fergus Garrett back to Coventry to talk to us in person, you may be interested in these online lectures about Winter Work at Great Dixter.
Friday 29th and Sunday 31st January. Cost is £15 a head.
Click here for more details and how to book your place.

We were sad to hear that one of our retired members – Ken Trewhella – has passed away in Cornwall at the age of 97.
Ken was a keen member of the club before he moved away; opening his garden for the NGS and acting as our Show Secretary for many years.

Sadly, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the team were not able to maintain the garden throughout lockdown. However, they were able to resume visits on the 13th October. Nine members have started the mammoth task of getting the garden in order.

Meanwhile the club has given the garden a £100 donation out of the Copper Collection funds.

There won’t be a Bulb Challenge in April 2021 because we can’t distribute the bulbs in time but you now have extra time to get your camera poised for some interesting interpretations of our Photographic Competition topics. These are : ‘Pests’ and ‘Hidden Delights’. Judging will now take place in November 2021. Full rules here

A special edition newsletter is on its way to all current members with an update on plans for future meetings, the AGM and the Myton Hospice Garden amongst other things. We’ve emailed copies where we can, otherwise keep an eye on your letterbox.