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RHS Green Plan It Challenge

October 25, 2016 By Amanda Banfield Leave a Comment

This Autumn I have joined the RHS Green Plan It Challenge, my involvement in the project has been to work as gardening mentor to the team from Manor Sports College, Raunds.   I am so impressed by the enthusiasm of this school team, my job has been made so easy!

This challenge was piloted last year by the RHS.  It was met with such enthusiasm that it has been rolled out as a nation wide competition for schools for the first time this year.  A design project for teams of students aged 11-19.  RHS have invited mentors from throughout the horticulture industry, to impart a broader understanding of the industry and hopefully encourage the next generation to join and reap the rewards of a horticultural career.

https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/11-19-years/Green-Plan-It

 

 

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RHS Lily group publish Lilies and Related Plants 2015-2016

January 14, 2016 By Amanda Banfield Leave a Comment

Amanda Banfield had the great honour of writing an article for the RHS Lily Group year book 2015-2016.  The piece was centred around the life and work of Oliver Wyatt, Northamptonshire Horticulturist, who introduced many snowdrops, including Galanthus ‘Maidwell series’, G. Limetrees, and G. Walrus. He worked tirelessly on the hybridising and promotion of lilies during the mid twentieth century, whilst also Headmaster at Maidwell Preparatory School.

For further information: www. rhslilygroup.org

 

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Rutland Horticulture Society

January 14, 2016 By Amanda Banfield Leave a Comment

Thank you to Rutland Horticulture Society for kindly inviting me to talk about colour the year round in the garden.  A very warm welcome was made on 7th January 2016 in Oakham.

With this cold and wet weather an opportunity to share pictures of what we can look forward to in the garden for the forthcoming year.  Snowdrops not far from showing their faces.

IMG_0391 Galanthus ‘Walrus’  a native from Northamptonshire

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Talk – The Scented Garden

May 14, 2015 By Amanda Banfield Leave a Comment

Talk was given to a lovely group of ladies in Rutland, on the subject of ‘The Scented Garden’ .  A slide presentation talking about why plants have scent.  Placing scented plants within the garden and scent through the seasons was also discussed.

 

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Winter pruning workshop February 2015

February 14, 2015 By Amanda Banfield Leave a Comment

A winter pruning workshop was held in Morcott today.

A small group gathered in one garden to look at Apple tree winter pruning after which we moved onto to another garden to look at care of roses.

Apple trees were looked as well as climbing roses and bush types.  The key to apples is take your time cut out the crossing branches and only remove a third in one year else the tree is stressed and thin wispy water shoots are sent out by the tree. renovation of trees takes time, don’trush to do it all in one season.

With climbing roses a clear framework of horizontal stems is needed to encourage buds to burst and the growth all the way along these which in turn will encourage more flowering.

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