klhs newsletter february 2016
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The February 2016 issue of the quarterly King's Lynn Horticultural Society.TRANSCRIPT
A “stinking helle-
bore” (helleborus foeti-
dus) in our garden.
klhs.co.uk
February 2016 Volume 3, Issue 1
King's Lynn Horticultural Society klhs.co.uk
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BO-TANICAL GAR-DEN VISIT
Kelvin Fairweather, Soci-ety Publicity Officer, de-scribes a visit to the Cambridge University Botanical Garden with members of his family last September.
We caught the 9.54 train from King’s Lynn to Cam-bridge arriving 10.40am, then had a 30 minute walk —about half a mile—to the garden.
Having paid the £5.50 entry fee, (which includ-ed a free map of the site)
we were free to explore the 16 hectare grounds, firstly exploring the first tree-lined walk in total 38 trees, all expertly labelled with names, countries of origin and date planted.
Over 20 beds were plant-ed, each with a different theme and in each, plants were clearly labelled. One bed was planted with plants which arrived in the country in different periods going back to Roman times.
Amongst the trees in dif-ferent areas were Sequoi-as (Redwoods), a fruiting offshoot from Sir Isaac
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A display of cacti in one of the glasshouses.
KLHS News
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE
Cambridge Uni-versity Botanical Garden Visit 2 Annual Meeting 2 Christmas Din-ner Report 2 Forthcoming Events 3 New Schedule 3 Membership Due 3 Society stalwart Cyril 4
Newton’s apple tree (Flower of Kent) which is said to have inspired his theo-ry of gravity, Oaks, Willows, Maples and a massive Cedar of Lebanon, all of considerable age.
There is a very good café and gift shop.
A range of glasshouses containing plants from around the world were spe-cifically laid out in their climate zones, from mountainous, to dry, to rainfor-est. These are well worth exploring, as is the whole garden.
We spent around five hours looking round and could have spent more, but we had to catch the train home.
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CHRISTMAS LUNCH
A Christmas lunch organised by the Socie-
ty at the Stuart House Hotel, in King’s
Lynn, proved an enjoyable occasion.
Seventeen people attended the event on
December 6th, 2015.
ANNUAL MEETING
The Royal British Legion
Club, in Tower Street, King’s
Lynn, will again be the venue
for the Society’s annual meet-
ing.
Wednesday, March 23rd, is
the date when the officer and
committee posts will come up
for re-election. Any-one inter-
ested in getting involved
should go along.
The apple tree grown from
a cutting from Sir Isaac
Newton’s home.
A colourful flower bed
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
TALK ON KLHS HISTORY
A second, more detailed look at the history of the KLHS will be taken on Mon-
day, April 4th.
“King’s Lynn Horticultural Society: History Revisited”, an illustrated talk , has
grown from details contained in a booklet produced by Kelvin Fairweather in
2014.
Kelvin, the Society’s Publicity Officer, felt there were more routes to investi-
gate and continued digging for facts after the booklet had been published.
The talk is certain to provide some surprises and also gives an insight into the
social history of King’s Lynn over the last two centuries.
BINGO
A bingo session to raise funds for the Society has been arranged for a few
weeks after the talk, on Wednesday, April 20th.
Both these events are taking place at the Royal British Legion Club, in Tower
Street, King’s Lynn, and are due to begin at 7.30pm.
“[…] these events are taking place at the Royal British Legion Club, in Tower Street, King’s Lynn, and are due
to begin at 7.30pm.”
NEW SCHEDULE
Members of the Society’s committee are
finalising the new schedule which will cover
shows for the next two years, 2016/2017.
The Amberley Hall Care Home, in King’s
Lynn, have kindly donated a new trophy to
be awarded in the cookery section.
The schedule should be available in the next
few weeks.
MEMBERSHIP DUE
A reminder that it is time to
renew your membership of
the Society. This remains at
just £5 for adults and free
for under 16s.
A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE FOR LONG-STANDING SO-CIETY MEMBER
Cyril Route of King’s Lynn, has
been a member of the Society for
many years. And not only that,
Cyril, who is now in his nineties,
must be one of the oldest. And,
remarkably, he still works on his
allotment close to his home in
North Lynn—proof that fresh air
and exercise, plus lots of fresh
vegetables, work wonders!
Now, Cyril has lent us some pic-
tures taken by local newspaper
photographers so that we can
share some of the highlights of
his days as a grower, and of his
time with the Society!
In recognition of his commitment
to the Society, Cyril has been
made a life vice president. Keep
up the good work, Cyril!