OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING

Wednesday 3 October at 8pm

Red Cross Hall, Oxted

JIM BUTTRESS gives his talk on

London Parks

Jim Buttress who was the superintendent of the Royal Parks for 25 years. He also had responsibility for ensuring all the flags and decorations for royal occasions were in place and the floral displays were colour coordinated. The Royal Parks are Green Park, Kensington Place Park, St James’s Park, and Hyde Park. Others were also included such as Buckingham Palace and Clarence House.

As well as this very important job in London, Jim, who was trained at Wisley as an apprentice, is an Associate of Honour of the RHS and was awarded the Victorian Medal of Honour in 2006 amongst other awards. He is still very involved with many aspects of horticulture.

He is also involved with the creation of the world garden at Lullingstone Castle since 2005.

WE WILL ALSO BE SAYING OUR FAREWELLS TO

PRESIDENT LEN 

Do come and join us

 

BARRY NEWMAN

We were given an entertaining, not to say enlightening talk by Barry Newman on Wednesday 3 September. He is National Chairman of the Vegetable Society and was introduced by our President Len Stebbings.

Len also had some news for members. He is moving later this year to Suffolk, and we hope to mark his departure and thank him at our October meeting.

They are seen together casting a professional eye at a vegetable entry to the monthly competition.