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W E L C O M E………………….

Whilst we are unable to meet - let’s stay in touch by sharing some images

of perhaps one of our arrangements, our garden, plants, flowers, views on

our walks, encouraging words, humour - the list is endless!

This is a first issue (trial!) put together by the Committee and hopefully,

in the future, Club members will contribute to any further editions.

This time can prove difficult for us in so many ways. However, being able

to stay in touch with our ‘flower friends’ will hopefully, help us to look

forward to being back together in the near future.

Take care and Stay Safe.

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Lock Down Issue 1

Liskeard Flower Club

May 2020

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Cheryl’s Tulips

Our Country Lanes

Maureen’s ‘Big Daddy’ Perfect Hostas

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SPRING

AWAKENING

I Love the spring

colours in

Our countryside.

Reminding us that

better days are

ahead as we live in

hope in a beautiful

part of the country.

Kay

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Sycamore Glory and Friend

This spectacular patch of common

sycamore grows on the hedge beside our

yard. Every Spring the leaves emerge in

these glorious colours. We have no idea

why - further along the hedge the

sycamore is just normal green. At the

Cornwall Spring Garden show last year, I

used some stems from it in a Constance

Spry style exhibit. The pony is a three

year old, called Tawna Rosetta . . . I

thought she provided a nice colour

harmony!

It’s always interesting to visit other people’s gardens. When our flower

club had a garden party at Christine’s home in 201u8, I was inspired by her

marvelous shady ‘Hosta Corner’ With magnificent, perfect specimens in big

pots. That Autumn I dug up my poor plants which had been struggling in a

dedicated bed that had become completely overrun with nettles and

bindweed.

I already had various large pots, used nice fresh compost, and topped that

with sharp sand to help deter slugs. By laying an area of second-0hand

paving slabs underneath I was able to create a relatively slug-free zone and

am delighted to see my plants coming through now strong and healthy. My

Hosta display is not enhanced by the scaffold tower currently in their

midst … but it did allow me to take this aerial shot!

Fiona

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Pretty Wild How We Used to

Eat Cake after Someone Had

Blown on It……

Good Times……..

Friends are the fruitcakes of our lives,

some are nutty, some are soaked in

alcohol, some firm, some sweet, but

altogether, they are great to have in your

life

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FRESH & COLOURFUL

Kay’s Garden

Amazon: Your package will be delivered on Wednesday

Me: When is that?

Jill’s White Tree Heather

Heather

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Lockdown has turned us all

into versions of

Alan Titchmarsh!!

Lin B

Lin’s Garden

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Mary’s Garden

Jill’s Tree Peony

“You must do the things you think you

cannot do”

…………………. Eleanor Roosevelt

(Does not apply to haircuts during

Quarantine)

Quarantine h as me realising why my

dog gets so excited about something

moving outside and gong for walks and

car rides.

I just barked at a Squirrel!!