Programme - Knighton Park Gardening Club

Sensory Garden Events - 2018

Sensory Sunday Dates 2018
20th May, 24th June, 15th July (Band 3-4pm) & 19th August (3pm to 5pm)

National Garden Scheme 5th August 2pm to 5pm

Knighton Park Show 2nd September 12noon to 5pm (Band 3-4pm)

Tea, coffee and cakes with be on sale on the above dates

The garden is normally open weekdays 7am - 3pm (when the adjacent Parks Dept Compound is staffed) and on the above Sundays.

Garden Club Programme 2018
(Meet at 1.30pm unless otherwise stated)

January
8, 15, 22, 29 – Allotment Preparation/Gardening
February
5 – Allotment Day (10am - 3.30pm)
12, 19 – Gardening
26 – Shed Clearance & Tool Maintenance
March
5, 12 – Gardening
19 – PH Testing
26 - Gardening
April
2 – Bank Holiday
9 – Gardening
16 – Seeds & seedlings
23, 30 - Gadening
May
7 – Bank Holiday
14 – Tidy garden for Sensory Sunday
21 – Gardening
28 – Bank Holiday
June
4 - Haning baskets
11 - Gardening
18 – Tidy garden for Sensory Sunday
25 - Visit to Jill's Garden
July
2 – Gardening
9 – Tidy garden for Sensory Sunday
16 – Gardening
23 - Outing (tba)
30 –Tidy garden for NGS Opening
August
5 - NGS OPEN DAY
6 – Lunch in the park & unveiling of armillary sphere
13 – Gardening
20 – Tidy garden for Sensory Sunday
27 - Bank Holiday
September
3 – KPGC Show (see below for classes)
10, 17, 24 - Gardening
October
1 – AGM/Planting bulbs for Winter
8, 15 – Gardening
22 – Winter Store Cupboard. Bring your produce for testing (and recipes)
29 – Gardening
November
5 – Gardening
12 – Peasant's lunch followed by talk, Preparing the garden for winter
19, 26 – Gardening
December
3 – Gardening
10 – Christmas Social, Making sweets & biscuits
17 – Gardening
24, 31 - No meeting

KPGC Show Categories
Class 1 – Specimen flower, bloom or stem
Class 2 – 3 flowers of 1 kind, bloom or stem
Class 3 – 1 flowering pot plant
Class 4 – 1 foliage pot plant
Class 5 – 1 specimen vegetable
Class 6 – An item of baking