Getting your information onto the Somerset Federation of Gardening Clubs Website

The website has recently been overhauled and updated and we hope that you like what you see. To make it YOUR website we welcome your feedback and ideas on how to make the website work for you. The website is here for you to use - advertise your events - have a link to your website - have details of your Club programme - there are many ways to help your Club promote itself and help in getting new members. To get information onto the website, just drop an email to webmaster@sfgc.org.uk giving details of what you want published. The Noticeboard is there for major events such as a Flower Show, Plant Sale or other such event. The adverts will be displayed in date order with the earliest one first. If we have a lot submitted then those a long time ahead will need to be held over until nearer the time. Posters that you are using to publicise the event would be appreciated. The Noticeboard is for member clubs only. All items for the website can be sent in using: ● Microsoft Word ● Open Office Text ● Word Pad ● Notepad ● Apple Pages or almost any other word processor programme Please save it as a normal page and do not send it in a web page or HTML page even if your word processor allows that. Photographs of member’s gardens can be displayed and we have a page for these - please submit the photos separate from text and preferably as an attachment to your email. Brief details of where the garden is situated and when it was taken will help - please indicate what wording you would like to go with the photo. The photos will be changed on a regular basis.

2020 SFGC Calendar of Events The 2020 Calendar of Events can now be dowloaded from the Publications Page or by clicking HERE

Newsletters

The Spring 2020 (in stunning colour) & previous Federation Newsletters can now be accessed by going to the Publications page - Newsletters

Quiz Questions If   you   are   holding   a   Quiz Night   for   your   Club   but are    stuck    for    questions and     answers     then     we may   be   able   to   help.   Just send   in   a   request   and   we can   send   you   a   booklet of      Gardening      related questions   and   answers   to help   you.   Available   to   all member Clubs.

Speakers & Judges

As you all know, we provide a list of Speakers & Judges to help you all in making your meetings and shows a success. To help us keep this up to date we would appreciate nomination of speakers and judges that could be useful for other clubs. Please ensure the speaker and/or judge is aware of their nomination.

PLANT HERITAGE SOMERSET GROUP

LOST! - HEBE ‘LOPEN’

Hebe ‘Lopen’ is a variegated sport of H. ‘Midsummer

Beauty’ which was spotted and propagated by nurseryman

Mr E J Goddard in or around Lopen Head, Somerset. It has

never been widely available, but we are sad to say that we

no longer have any members with this plant in their

collections and we are anxious to get hold of some plants

or cuttings from which we can ensure the success of this

variety.

 Do any members have this plant which could provide cuttings or be able

to help by either suggesting who I might find it from (assuming some

older plants are established near its source point of origin)?

Many thanks,

Plant Heritage Group

If you are able to help, please contact Sheila Chambers  by e mail 

Sheila@sjchambers.plus.com 

Photo courtesy of Graham Hutchins: