EPSOM SALTS We all think of the medicinal benefits of Epsom salts from giving effective relief of occasional constipation to giving effective relief for aching joints, by improving blood circulation, when put into your bath water. I was reminded last week of the benefits of Epsom salt in horticulture. I remember my parents […]
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Members may have wondered how the Sensory Herb Garden we donated last Spring to neighbouring Chiswick School has fared over the dry Summer months of the school holiday. We’re happy to report that, thanks to the efforts of Sue Gewanter (pictured below), the school’s Enrichment Officer and a stalwart member or our Catering Team, the
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Our show secretary reports as follows:- “Despite that national event and a few other local ones we had a reasonable attendance of entrants and visitors. The greatest difference, numerically and decoratively, was the additional 114 entrants with 132 exhibits from local school displays. Their displays really did fill the viewers with wonder, and
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The Chiswick Horticultural & Allotments Society (“CHAS”) has donated a new Sensory Herb Garden for Chiswick School in a quiet corner of the grounds. The Sensory Herb Garden has a variety of fragrant plants including Mint, Lavender, Lemon Balm and Rosemary. The garden was created by Chiswick School’s Sixth Form Enrichment Officer, Sue Gewanter, who
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Paolo Arrigo of Seeds of Italy came to talk to what I thought was a disappointingly smallish group of about 16 CHAS members – I think the flu had taken its toll. Franchi Seeds is based in Bergamo and has been in the same family for seven generations and Paolo is the latest. He was
