The first Pie Night which preceded our last meeting was a resounding success and proved a great time for us to get together for an informal bit of socialising! Dave and Esther at the Dolaucothi Arms excelled themselves producing their delicious pies for the 18 of us in good time for us to make it across the road for the meeting.
Sarah Jones then gave us an interesting, amusing and informative talk on her work as a ranger for the National Trust at Dinefwr. Her enthusiasm and love for her work and the area were evident as she gave a fascinating insight into the role of a ranger caring for the park’s landscape, flora and fauna with particular reference to the fallow deer and the White Park Cattle.
The park is well worth a visit, particularly at the moment when the hay and wildflower meadows will be in full bloom. For members who are interested, National Meadows Day is this Saturday with various locations being open for visitors – more info can be found on the Carmarthenshire Meadows Group website (click here).
As part of National Meadows Day………
Gelli Uchaf Meadows and Garden will be open on Saturday July 2nd 2016
Meadow Walks and a chance to look round the gardens at Gelli Uchaf small holding, which have been designed to incorporate many insect friendly flowers.
This event is in aid of the charities of the National Gardens Scheme.
Places are limited so must be booked.
There are two sessions, 10.30 am and 2.30 pm. Some places are still available for both.
£4 per person. Cakes/teas available as well if pre-booked (£3 pp).
The gardens were featured as 1 of 10 secret gardens in Wales to visit by Wales Online in 2014 and were also filmed in 2016 for BBC2’s Gardener’s World programme. The 11 acres of meadows are being gradually restored to increase floral and fungal diversity and include both hill, and valley bottom wet pastures. A photographic display of the progress so far, will be available, and weather permitting, some of our manual hay making techniques may also be on view.
Anyone who is interested please book by contacting Julian and Fiona Wormald
01558 685119
thegardenimpressionists@gmail.com
Gelli Uchaf
Rhydcymerau
Llandeilo
Carmsarthenshire
SA19 7PY
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The opening of member’s gardens at Bwlchau Duon and The Sculptor’s Garden in Ffarmers on Sunday went really well. Congratulations to Brenda and Martin and Angela, the gardens looked wonderful and well deserved the turnout of over 140 visitors who were clearly not put off by the uncooperative weather!
Anne and John bravely enduring the rain while manning the plant sales at Bwlchau Duon
The Tea Ladies at Bwlchau Duon
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Our next meeting is on Wednesday, July 20th when Helen Warrington from Ty Cwm Nursery will return to give us a talk on ‘The Origins of Plants’ .
Ty Cwm Nursery has a broad range of herbaceous perennials, bedding and veg in season, specialising in blueberries and carnivorous plants. Helen will be bringing a selection of plants from the nursery for sale after the talk.
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The Club Plant Shop
This is getting better and better and is making an excellent contribution to club funds. Very many thanks to all those who have supported it both in the supply and purchase of plants. We need to keep the momentum going so please do keep supporting it at each meeting.
To recap: good quality, potted up, labelled, and priced plants to be donated. A table will be set up for the ‘Plant Shop’ at the back of the hall, with a tin for the money to be left in. Please price your donation/s according to size of pot, type of plant and so that it reflects the true value while being less than a garden centre would charge. This way those purchasing will have a good quality product at an advantageous price.
Cothi Gardeners 
Hello!
As always, very many thanks for this E-Newsletter which is (if i may say) always interesting and very well produced! I wanted to get in touch for three reasons ~ Reason the first. Please see attached an image of the presentation to Keith and Moira by the Chief Executive of the NGS, George Plumptre. George and friends whizzed into Gelli Mydog on the Sunday of the NGS Festival weekend both to congratulate Keith and Moira, who over 16 years have raised £25,000 for the NGS, and to see the garden. Following their visit, I believe that George is placing information on Gelli Mydog in Country Life!
The second reason is to thank all the members of the Cothi Gardeners who unfailingly pitch up to help fellow members, who open their gardens under the NGS. As many Cothi Gardeners will know, opening a garden to the public to raise money for charity, is not without stress, but to know that fellow gardeners and friends will be there to help makes all the difference ~ A huge and heartfelt âThank youâ!
So, the third reason. Each September, Ivor and I are pleased to invite NGS garden owners and their helpers to a âThank youâ tea party at Llyshendy. It is always on the second Sunday and starts at 3.30 pm. Just in case we donât see the helpers from the Cothi Gardeners before then, may I please ask you to include a general invitation to them to join us on that day?
Very many thanks ~ With kindest regards ~ Jane
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