| January 24th, 2011 |
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Week 1 - Plant of the Week : Small Trees
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06:31 pm
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Our Plant of the Week for this term will be Small Trees. This includes some large shrubs that can be trained into the shape of a small tree.
Members have bravely agreed to take a tree or shrub each, and do some research then tell the rest of us what they have found. Well done, everyone.
Here is the handout:
( Small Trees )
Here's the pro-forma to help you with your research:
( Small Trees pro-forma )
And here is the schedule:
Tuesday Group
1 Maureen - Amelanchier
2 Jean - Pineapple Broom and Mount Etna Broom
3 Jean - Hawthorn
4 Joan - Crab Apple
5 Sheila - Rowan
6 Judy - Cotoneaster
7 Hugh - Cercis
Friday Group
1 Tracy - Contorted Hazel
2 Jean - Rowan
3 Margaret - Cornus
4 Mary - Cotoneaster
5 Helen - Amelanchier
6 John - Crab Apple
7 Enid - Apple
8 Shirley - Pineapple Broom and Mount Etna Broom
9 Paul - Hawthorn
10 Carole - Wisteria
And here are some pictures to get you going:
Small Trees
If you have any images for your slot, let me know and I will post them.
JoCurrent Mood:  busy |
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Week 1 - The Garden in January
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06:55 pm
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Our main topic for this week is The Garden in January.
Here are the handouts:
( The Garden in January )
( Seasonal Plants for January )
We also looked at doing a check of out gardens each month, and here's the diary format we came up with:
( Monthly Garden Diary )
We also saw that OPAL are carrying out a survey on hedgerows:
Hedgerow Survey
The latest ‘citizen science’ survey by the Open Air Laboratories Project wants gardeners to select a 3 metre stretch of hedge, and record information about its appearance, flowers, fruits and nuts, the insects it is home to and evidence of animal holes and burrows.
Find out more at http://www.opalexplorenature.org/surveys
Look for the Biodiversity Survey in the list that you'll find there.
Have fun!
JoCurrent Mood:  creative |
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We'll be doing Pruning during week 2, and there is homework.
You're asked to have a look round the garden and assess your shrubs and climbers for flowering/fruiting, normal pruning regime and general performance in those areas.
So, don't forget - it may be a long time back to remember for last year's spring flowering shrubs, but you can do it!
JoCurrent Mood:  crazy |
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