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Hello again to you all

Just wanted to thank those people who supported us today at the Plant Sale - in whichever way that was in such terrible wet weather!!! Getting soaked was the call of the day!

Could not really have been much worse - could it ???

We sold quite a lot after having such an amazing amount of mixed plants donated this am, and what we ourselves had grown and brought along also

It was great to see you all and lets hope the sun shines tomorrow and onwards so we can enjoy life again in outside spaces and in our gardens once more.

Sadly this heavy wet weather has served to damage many newly growing plants and bushes and tree branches are flattened and it looks so sad about just now

However nature will recover and we just have to be tolerant and patient with it as it occurs.

Thank you all so much once more and hoping to see you again soon on maybe the walks as offered or visits as they occur

The gardens and water butts were getting dry and I feared a drought if it carried on - but luckily it rained but why not just overnight and not today ???

Due to this inclement weather for now i have postponed arranging a couple of planned visits that I had wished to book shortly.

Bear with me and we will arrange something soon and meet up again before long; as long as weather allows - as I am sure you will support that otherwise it is not pleasant for all and spoils the trips.!

I am sure Summer will return soon !

I am ever hopeful and am learning to be so patient these days !!!

Please keep in touch

Kind Regards

Mary B x

I want to see sunshine and spot Butterflies and Bees and beautiful plants in flower again. June is usually well know for Roses and Honeysuckles that smell great. Want to see them all once more x

Hello all

Hoping to see you at the Plant sale on Saturday

Thank you to those of you who have already pledged some donations of plants for the stall, but I think we could do with a few more if anyone has any please bring to the hall on Saturday am for us to sell on. Much appreciated.

Meanwhile I have just had a very kind invite from Bexhill Gardening club who have very kindly offered for any of our members to go with them FREE on a "guided Tree walk around Alexandra Park on Wednesday 24th @ 2.30 for a 2 hr walk to identify the splendid and famous Victorian Tree Arboretum of " Champion Trees" There are a total of over 1,000 trees apparently there ( not sure we would see them all!)

If you would like to attend please confirm to me firstly (or Alan on 07870525441) so that I will then let Bexhill group know.

They will be meeting at Harmer's Lay- By PC TN34 2EL just before 2.30 that afternoon and refreshments will be available in the Cafe nearby before you go home if required (cost of this will not be funded by the club)

Sounds great !

Thank you all

Mary B

Have added some tree pics Alan took in the Park over latter years to give you a taster! We love it there!

Hoping you are all having a great weekend and maybe enjoyed a few Open Gardens and the Flower show at Sedlescombe today? What a great day for them all

I have found 2 more beautiful events that are opening to share with you all here today

This week the Beautiful Chichester Flower Festival is on within the magnificent Cathedral. I have been a few times and it is absolutely amazing and well worth a visit if you get the chance It takes your breathe away all the exhibits in my opinion are far above any others I have seen anywhere.( refer to their website for photos)

Also I have seen this lovely garden in Benenden is opening for several days in the High Weald for their local Hospice (in July and August for just £5 each)

Take a look and see what you all think

Alan and I think it is well worth it and if perhaps a few of you would like to go one day and car share we perhaps could go there together? (or apart if you so wish) Let us know and dependent on response we will decide

There will be more Open Gardens for the NGS ( in the Yellow Book) too this week and ongoing, and of course gardens for our local Hospice too ongoing week on week -which I am sure now most of you will have obtained schedules for by now ,but this week Winchelsea Beach is welcoming visitors to their garden on Saturday 6th - the same day as our Plant Sale so perhaps go there after ? - stmichaelshospice.com.

Have a great rest of this weekend and the week ahead and to help us plan could any of you who intend to donate plants to the sale on Saturday 6th please let me know as we would like to know what we maybe short of.

Please support us.

Thank you for coming back to me asap

Kind Regards

Mary B

Photos/details of Open events to follow here and the Plant Sale Poster Please share about as you can Enjoy this wonderful weather whilst we can!

Hello to you all

HOT HOT HOT !!!

Hope you are keeping cool and keeping your plants watered well.

Just a reminder that we have our Annual Plant Sale on the Saturday of the 6/6/26 ( love the date) at the village hall as part of the village market

Please sort out a few plants to donate to the stall at the village market that morning of the sale if poss. please 10-12noon

Any plants are Welcome - Pot Plants, Annuals, Perennials and any garden related items that are saleable please and of course produce/flowers( if you have any by then would be great to sell on and look so nice) We will have seeds for later sowings too if you want any.

We so look forward to seeing you there and we hope you will support us (any plants left over at the sale we will take straight down to the St Michael's Hospice where they produce/collect plants for their Open Gardens and other event days)

There are a couple of Tree walks arranged by CPRE www.cpre.org.uk where you will have a guide to show you around ,in local Parks around the area

The first couple I saw most locally are one in Alexandra Park Hastings ; which is a beautiful park with amazing aged trees and shrubs etc So worth a trip on the 29th or 30/5 10.30-12noon Look at their website for more info

On the same date Sedlescombe have open gardens for St Michael's Hospice. 7 Lovely looking gardens and so worth a trip.

On the same day Saturday 30th the village has their Flower show open in the afternoon, so would be great pop in there too and support them.

Would be quite a busy but rewarding day.

Hope the weather holds for them all with all the preparation that goes into preparing them for show to the public .

So hope you all have a chance to support the Hospice by visiting these lovely privately owned gardens and maybe get inspiration from many .We always do.

Best Wishes to you all and thank you for keeping in touch

Look forward to seeing you on the 6th if not before

Call Alan if anyone needs plants/garden items collected before the 6th

07870525441

THANK YOU ALL and KEEP COOL! x

Please pass on these details to your friends and family x

Hello to you all

What a change in the weather - how sad - I was loving the warmth but hopefully it will return soon! The frosts have hit some plants around. I even saw a lot of Potatoes growing in a garden yesterday that have been hit and are browned on the tips of the plants. Beware if you have young plants in your garden or had planned to plant them out.

Just informing you all that there are some lovely looking gardens open tomorrow for Saturday 16th May in Northiam village for the St Michael's Open garden fundraising scheme. They all open from 10.30am.

Hoping some of you may consider a trip out there. There are 6 gardens open with Refreshments in one and if the sun shines these visits can be so pleasant and always very tasty! (Great Dixter is not included in these visits, but is in this village nearby, so if you fancy seeing that also this is perhaps your opportunity?!)

Also tomorrow there is a Japanese themed garden open for the NGS scheme. Open from 1-4pm . Alan and went last week and were made up with it. Very pretty, so unusual and small but so detailed and so worth a visit. This is at 96 Ashford Rd ( opp. Alexandra Park Rose garden area)TN33 2HZ

So hope you can enjoy the weekend whatever you do.

Also please remember to donate to our Plant sale on 6/6 at the village hall/market We would love to have a large selection of all plants for our customers. Thanks so much .

Mary B

+Enjoy a few photos here that we have taken over this Spring around our favourite spots.