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Programme for 2008/9

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MEETING VENUE,
TIME AND DATE

Meeting Venue, Time and Date
The Wellington Fuchsia society meets in the Supper Room of the Lower Hutt Horticultural Hall (our banishment to the Town Hall is over). Access is through a door toward the rear of the building and can be easily spotted from the car park. We meet on the third Monday of every month except December at 7.30pm. The programme for meetings includes
" Talks, discussions and workshops about fuchsias
" Guest speakers on a wide range of subjects about growing things
" Plant sales
" Raffles
" Bring a Bloom competition





  
FUCHSIA SHOW 2009


The Wellington Show had fewer people through the door which meant takings were down but the standard of the plants on display was good and plant sales went well.

It was great to see the lovely plants in the Novice Section and the enthusiasm of the growers.

A big increase in entries in the blooms/stems/sprays section and container plants and baskets meant that the hall was a picture and the judges had a hard task in deciding the various "Special Awards of Best in Show". Our new Judges Doug & Frances Burrus. Helen Moore and Ken Salmon were paired with experienced "old hands" and they did a grand job.

Best Novice Plant: "Celia Smedley" standard grown by Lesley Berryman.
Best Plant: "Beatrice Kavanagh" grown by Helen Moore.
Best Species: "Procumbens" grown by Mila Juventin.
Best Basket: "Marinka" grown by Mila Juventin.

Most Points Novice - Lesley Berryman. Most Points Senior - Mila Juventin. Most Points Open, Most Points Decorative and Most Points in Show - Val Astill.

Clearly Val Astill was the star of the Show as she is still a Novice only growing fuchsias for not much over two years. She tabled 48 container plants as well as blooms, stems and sprays. Well done Val!

Two Half Baskets "La Campanella" & "Sylvia Barker" grown by John Olds were much admired in the new class started last year.

Because of dwindling numbers of growers next year's Show will be held in conjunction with the Lower Hutt Horticultural Society's Dahlia Show in February. Both Societies are giving it a trial for one year as what we don't want is a huge hall which we can't fill. With willingness on both sides we look forward to a huge saving in cost and a partnership which could turn out to be a good "marriage".

Olga Conner

 

Fuchsia Show 2008 Pictures






Beatrice Kavanagh



Lottie Hobbie

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Pussy Cat



Marinka


Programme for 2008/9
Programme for 2008/9

Date Details
 Date Details
19 May
  • Melody McLachlan spoke about the Rimutaka Forest Park and the re-introduction of kiwi
  • Preparing for winter - what to do now
  • Plant Profile - Peter O'Hara talked about F. glaziovianna
  • Bring a Bloom theme: Mothers' Day
 14 December
  • Christmas pot luck dinner
16 June
  • Guest speaker
  • Protecting your fuchsias from the hazards of winter
  • Presentation of Bring a Bloom trophies
  • Plant profile - a new feature profiling winter growing plants
 12 January
  • Getting ready for the show
  • Plant profile
  • Bring a bloom theme: Anniversary Day
21 July
  • Soup, rolls and fun. 7.00pm start (Committee at 6.30 please)
 23, 24, 25, January
  • Fuchsia Show 2009
    Friday 23th - set-up
    Saturday 24th - Show 10.30am to 4.00pm, Prizegiving 6.30 for 7.00pm
    Sunday 25th - Show 10.30am to 4.00pm
18 August
  • Spring Workshop: pruning, root pruning, repotting, stimulating growth, fertilising (when, what and how much), spraying (what to use when).
  • Swap cutting material
  • Nominated plants available
 16 February
Guest speaker: Fuchsias in summer
" Fuchsia Show post-mortem
" Plant profile
" Bring a Bloom theme: 'Valentine's Day'
24 August
  • Pruning garden fuchsias at Te Omanga Hospic
 16 March
  • Guest speaker:
  • Plant profile
  • Bring a Bloom theme: If you're Irish
15 September
  • Guest speaker
  • Managing cuttings and little ones. Swap cutting material
  • Growing standards, baskets, shapes
 18 April National Fuchsia Society AGM hosted byFuchsia 2000 in New Plymouth

20 October

 
  • Spring auction. Auction of goodies supplied by members (plants, cakes, cookies, whatever)
    Auctioneer: John Olds
  • Pinching to get the best shape and the most blooms. Timetable of when to stop pinching
  • Plant profile
    Bring a Bloom starts - theme: Spring
 20 April
  • AGM of Wellington Fuchsia Society
  • Photograph competition
  • Plant profile
  • Supper and socialising
  • Bring a bloom theme: Easter
Mid November
  • A bus trip to somewhere
 18 May
  • Guest speaker:
    " Plant profile
    " Bring a bloom theme: Mothers' Day
17 November
  • Guest speaker
  • Selecting and preparing the prize winners at the show
  • Plant profile
  • Bring a Bloom theme: Christmas