ST MARY'S CHURCH TATSFIELD: FLOWER FESTIVAL

Over the end of May 2017 Bank Holiday the good people of Tatsfield created a most colourful and pleasurable display of floral decorations. A real feast for the eyes, and each exhibit with a story to tell.The whole enterprise was titled "Tatsfield Village Life".
The photos below only hint at what it was like to see inside the church in all its glory.
Congratulations to all concerned. All the effort to bring the Festival about was really worth while.
You can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.

 

Childrens Event; Saturday 27 May

On Saturday 27 May we are holding a children"s gardening workshop in Oxted Library between 2.00 and 3.00pm.
The plan is to get the children to colour in, or draw, a picture of a sun flower and to plant up some French been seeds to bring to our "Celebration of Gardening" on Saturday 8 July. 
Do come along and see us.

PLANT SALE 2017

We enjoyed a very good morning on Saturday 20 May at the Red Cross Hall, Oxted for our Annual Plant Sale. This is our main fund raising event of the year, and the net contributions to funds was greater than 2016.

We were also very fortunate to have such a large donation of of plants, so a very big thank you to all the growers, and to all those who came along and supported the event.

Any plants that were unsold went on to St Mary's School Fayre, and any unsold from there go on to the One World Group Open Gardens on Monday 29 May. 

Setting up

Chairman Rick looks after the till

Chairman Rick managed to get permission from the organisers of the Italian Market for us to have a satellite sales point in Station Road East, which attracted a lot of interest and sales.

PLANT SALE: 20 MAY

Please do come along between 9 and 11am on Saturday 20 May to see what we have on offer

ADRIAN DAVIES: PLANT PHOTOGRAPHER

Terry chats with Adrian following his talk

At our Monthly meeting on Wednesday 4 May we welcomed Adrian Davies who talked to us about taking photographs of plants. We were all able to learn something, even those who take casual snaps. 
For example, it is better to take photos when overcast rather than in sunlight. The latter gives shadows and can make colours look unnatural.
This is particularly important if you are attempting to photograph a carpet of Bluebells.
As part of the evening members were invited to bring along their plant and garden photos for us all to see, and for Adrian to judge which he thought best. The winner was Thor with his stunning photo of wild meadow flowers. 
To enlarge, please click on the images. (The photo of the Bluebells has been update so it can be enlarged).

Members study the entries

Thor's winning photo

Tulips at Standen

Jobs for the Easter Weekend

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