On Tuesday, 10th May, David Mountford came to the Ticknall Garden Club to speak about dwarf bulbs. David and his wife are keen members of the Alpine Plant Society and have been for thirty years.
When they moved into their present house the garden was rather smaller than they had anticipated and they decided to put in small plants, hence the dwarf bulbs. From these bulbs there can be colour for most of the year though some are dormant in the Summer. If a mulch is required then wood bark chippings are suitable for woodland plants and gravel for alpines.
David began his presentation in Autumn with the beautiful Leucojum Autumnale and went through the year with descriptions and lovely slides of the bulbs.
The next meeting of the club will be on Tuesday, 14 June when David Thornton will talk about "Food from your garden". This will be in Ticknall Village Hall at 7.30pm. Members£1.00. Visitors £3.00. All are welcome.
