Quite a bit of news and reminders for this Bulletin.

All the spuds have now gone.  There is an odd bag or two of red onions but I really can’t see them still being there after this weekend.

We’ll be open for our usual Good Friday morning (10.30 – 12) special coffee (and cake) morning, with a talk.  We will be open Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday as always, 10.30 – 12.

The bedding plants will be collected and potted on during March and left to grow on in the warmth of the new greenhouse for a few weeks. The selection for this year is below.  We haven’t got them yet and they’ll still need potting on when we get them but they’ll be ready for you to see over the Easter weekend.  You’ll need a frost protected place to keep them before planting out a few weeks later if you buy them then.   
However, with the new greenhouse comes a new method of supply.  After Easter, we will be collecting some more bedding plants to top-up the gaps – I will give a list of these in the April bulletin. 

If you do want any of the bedding plants, or veg plants (no list as such, they will be brought in as and when they arrive), then please bring your own container to take them away, it will help a lot.

These all have one, two, three or four varieties of each, 
BEGONIAS (Tuberous) (2) rose and white trailing varieties
CALIBRACHOA (3) – shades of purple, magenta and dark pink/yellow trailing varieties
CENTRADENIA (1) – magenta pink trailing
DAHLIETTAS (3) – apricot, pink & dark red upright varieties
FUCHSIA (2) – burgundy and pink upright variety & white flushed rose trailing variety
NEPETA – variegated foliage only
IMPATIENS (2) – shades of pink and shades of lilac
OSTEOSPERMUM (3) – yellow, red & sunset shades upright varieties
PELARGONIUM (4) –white & hot pink upright varieties and red ivy-leaved & dark pink trailing varieties.

There will also be trays of 6 – BACOPAS (3) – white, pink and blue as well as the similar MECARDONIA (1) in yellow.  All trailing. 

The second outing we have arranged for this year, is Bodnant on Tuesday June 25^th. NT members will pay for the coach only – £25. Non-NT members will pay £42.If you are interested, do come and book, the last opportunity to book will be Sunday May 19^th.

And finally, If you’d like to support the Show, the sponsorship list is available at the Hut on the counter.

That’s it for now,

Best wishes
Silvana
General Secretary
Newton Le Willows Gardeners’ Association