 Prestatyn Horticultural Society at the Flower Show |
The Society was founded in 1922, which makes it second only to the Cricket Club in its length of existence as a Prestatyn club or society. Its title reflects the period in which it was founded rather than its present status and function; but whilst consideration has been given to substituting "Gardening Club" for "Horticultural Society", at present there are no plans for this.
The subscription for 2008/9 is £5 per annum and £1 per meeting to include tea or coffee. Further details can be obtained from the secretary - R. Hunt on Prestatyn 852131.
Programme for 2008/2009 Session 4th March 2008 "Tree Propagation" - Kevin Bailey 1st April 2008 "Talking Dirt – A glimpse into soil ecology" - Dr Elizabeth Stockdale 6th May 2008 An Evening Visit 3rd June 2008 "Herbaceous Perennials for Spring and Summer" - Sue Beasley 1st July 2008 "How to grow apples" - Richard Lewis Friday/Saturday 25th/26th July Prestatyn Flower Show 5th August 2008 "Gardening for Butterflies" - Jan Miller 2nd September 2008 "The National Garden Scheme" - Marion MacNicholl 7th October 2008 "Allotments and Vegetable Gardens" - David Toyne 4th November 2008 "History and Restoration of Erddig Hall Gardens" - Glyn Smith (Head Gardener at Erddig Hall) December 2008 No Meeting - Christmas Luncheon and possible trip to be arranged 6th January 2009 "How not to get stung" - Ken Alderson (apiarist) 3rd February 2009 AGM and Members' Night 3rd March 2009 "A garden for Birds" - Keith Offord
Prestatyn Vinca (Periwinckle) Collection - 4th Annual Report 2007 (Abridged)
The Prestatyn Horticultural Society and Prestatyn Town Council Vinca Collection is located at the Pendre Memorial Gardens, which is located on the corner of Gronant Road and Fforddlas, near the top of the High Street.
At the end of the year 2006 we had all but one of the varieties in the Vinca major species, though at the time of writing this abridgement (February 2007) we have all of the RHS listed V major varieties plus an unlisted variety – V. major subsp. major. We lack one variety in the V. difformis species – V. difformis ‘Oxford’. The larger number of varieties within the V. minor species, (numbered at 29 in the current RHS Plantfinder Internet list) has proved more challenging; we lack 6 varieties, partly through having experienced some losses. We have a number of unlisted species thanks largely to gifts from the curator of Prague Botanical Gardens, Pavel Sekerka. We have V. herbaceae, a single variety species according to the RHS list, but our specimen of V sardoa the other single variety species, lost in 2005 has yet to be replaced. It is hoped that the collection, situated in part in Pendre Memorial Gardens, may be used now to provide roots for ground cover elsewhere there, in substitution for wood chip. FKW/Feb '07 |
  
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