Wendy’s Garden

Gardening on the Essex Coast

www.wendysgarden.co.uk

Wendy’s Diary   at Merseaislanders.co.uk

Acer Brilliantissima

Scilla Peruviana

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Colchicum February 2006

Miniature Irises  

February and March 2006

Viburnum Bodnatense ‘Dawn’

Snowdrops 9th March

Daphne Bholua

Heavily scented and in flower from late winter

A new purchase from ‘Growing Together’ one of my favourite nurseries, opened at Layer Marney about a year ago and specialising in unusual plants

Corkscrew Hazel  March 2006

MIHS 22nd Annual Spring Show 2006

The Show  on 1st April 2006  proved very successful after earlier concerns that the Daffodils would not bloom in time. Entries overall were well up

on last year and there was a steady stream of visitors.  There were record entries in many of  the  Flower classes and definitely far more  

cakes and preserves  than in recent years

Trophy winners were:-

Fitzpatrick Floral Trophy - Mark Farthing

Bill Bareham Trophy best Flower exhibit - Mrs Janet Pickering

Vic Kent Trophy for Best Polyanthus - Mrs Brenda Baldwin

Mary Sienkiewicz  Memorial Cup for best pot plant - Mr & Mrs D Cooper

Luckham Trophy for Vegetables - Mr & Mrs D Cooper

Barton Trophy  for most points Flower Arrangement - Mrs Maureen Wade

Sheila Phillips Trophy for Home Industries - Mrs Carol Banks

Duane Trophy for most point children’s classes - Rosie Farthing

Society Cup  for Best exhibit Children’s classes - Jessica Green

February - March 2006

 in the garden

And Spring Show results