Past Meetings & Events
JULY ON-LINE MEETING
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 19:30Dear Garden Club Members,
It probably wont come as a surprise that due to the current Covid restrictions we have cancelled our meeting at the Town Hall on 21 July. However, we will continue with our on-line meetings.
Our next on-line club meeting is on 21 July and a WebEx invite will be sent out shortly.
Some really good news we are being joined by Zoe Smith, Urban Peregrine Project Officer of the Hawk and Owl Trust Sculthorpe Moor. Zoe will give an update from the 2020 Norwich Peregrine Project (which I believe has been very successful) and Sculthopre Moor Nature Reserve.
Our meeting will start at 7.30pm with Zoe giving her talk at 7.45pm, followed by questions and then opening up to all members as detailed below
I, for one, am really looking forward to this and if you haven't joined us before for an on-line meeting I would urge you to do so this time.
The Committee have decided not to have a member presentation this time (unless someone really, really wants to give one), but we will open it up to all members to:-
'Show and Tell' (anything or plants of the moment that they are proud of),
'Plant Identification' (we all have plants that we don't know the name of, either we have thrown away the label or they have just popped up and we can't find them on the net - but I am sure that someone in the club will probably know exactly what they are)
'Questions Regarding any Gardening Problems'.
If you could please send any photos to me in advance, as I will then, during the meeting, share with the group when you are ready to talk, therefore eliminating the need for you to learn how to bring up the photo or photos yourself.
In addition, I will also try and arrange for an external speaker Au Fait with WebEx to give a presentation for say 20 minutes. If successful I will let you know the details.
I look forward to receiving your photos and 'seeing you' on 21 July.
Jeff Johnson
JUNE MEETING CANCELLED
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 19:45MEETING CANCELLED
Gabriel Read
Of Gabi’s Garden
‘A Year in the Cut Flower Garden’
Gabi is an organic flower grower and florist and will talk about the flowers and foliage she grows for her floristry studio.
JUNE ON-LINE MEETING
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 19:30Dear Garden Club Members,
Our next on-line meeting will be held Tuesday 16 June at 7.30 for a 7.40 start. Therefore, no need to all rush to log-on at the same time, but obviously be ready for the 7.40 kick-off! I will send a WebEx invite to all members I have email addresses for, which is only about 60% of the membership, so 25 members are missing out. I know some don't have emails or would prefer not to communicate by email or join an on-line meeting, but if you do know any members who would like to participate please ask them to contact me.
I was hoping that one of our external speakers, whom we have had to cancel or a speaker I have booked for a future talk may have been willing to give an on-line presentation, but I have had no luck in recruiting any of them. However, Tina Sutton has agreed to give us an on-line tour of her garden and I am afraid you will have to put up with me again, this time I will give a talk on our gardens, which will also include a brief history of the Kiln House plot. If we have time we will also have a Q&A session where you can ask gardening questions, which I am sure other members will have the answer to, so therefore get your thinking caps on and ask those questions which have been niggling away for sometime. If we don't have time for a Q&A session this time keep your questions for the July meeting.
The last meeting, I thought, went quiet well for our first attempt, although we do have to try and iron out a few problems, which I believe we will do; people need to switch on video (if they want to) for us to see them, once the meeting starts at 7.40 I will mute everyone whilst presenters are on and after people can ask questions by pressing the waiving hand symbol which alerts me that you wish to speak, I can then unmute you, this solves the problem of people talking over one another.
For the future if you wish to give a talk about your garden, plants in general, nature or any gardening topic please let me know. I will also continue to line-up an external speaker and if successful will give full details in a couple of weeks.
Please all keep safe and well.
Jeff Johnson
MAY ON-LINE MEETING
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 19:30Reepham Garden Club - Trial On-Line Meeting
I have today sent an email to members who have provided us with their email address (a copy is below):-
The Committee has had a couple of meetings now using Cisco Webex, which has proved to be fairly reliable and secure. We have therefore decided to have a general meeting using Webex on Tuesday 19 May at 7.30pm (our usual day and time for a Town Hall meeting.)
I will be giving a short presentation entitled 'The Trials and Tribulations of a Garden/Koi Pond' and Karen Brockman 'A Tour of My Garden'.
Webex is really easy to use, if the Committee can use it I am sure everyone can!!! However, I must stress that this is a trial run, so please bear with us if we do have a few hic-hups, although it would be good to have a fairly large audience to give it a good trail.
The meeting is only open to members or guests of members. If you are interested in 'attending' the meeting could I please ask you to email me (jeffandcaroljohnson@yahoo.co.uk) and then I can send a formal Webex invitation - that is the only way you can log-in.
I look forward to hearing from you (and, with a bit of luck seeing you!)
Jeff Johnson
ANNUAL PLANT SALE - CANCELLED
Saturday, May 16, 2020 - 08:30CANCELLED
Our Annual General Plant Sale (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE DUE TO VE WEEKEND)
As always, to be held at Reepham Market Place. Plants of all shapes and sizes donated by our members for sale to the general public. Come along and snap up a bargain. Open from 8.30 until sold out. Snooze and you may lose!!!!
APRIL MEETING & AGM CANCELLED
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 19:30CANCELLED
AGM at 7.30 followed by:
Lynn Shannon
Tour Guide at Norfolk Lavender
The History and Workings of Norfolk Lavender
The talk will also include how the oil is extracted and tips on growing lavender.
MARCH MEETING CANCELLED
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 19:45Geoff Freeman CANCELLED
Plant Breeder
All Forms of Propagation from Seed through to Grafting and Budding
FEBRUARY MEETING
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 19:45Dr Carl Sayer
University College London, Department of Geography and lead in the ‘Norfolk Ponds Project’
‘Saving Norfolk’s Ponds’
Dr Sayer is a highly respected expert in the quality and nature of our ponds and lakes. As a Norfolk ‘boy’ he has a special interest in the decline of our county’s ponds and this talk will cover the work which is being carried out to restore these precious environments.
JANUARY MEETING
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 19:45Tamara Bridge
Award Winning Chelsea Designer 2015 RHS Young Designer of the Year 2019 Winner of Channel 5's The Great Gardening Challenge
‘The Ups and Downs of Designing and Building a Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show’