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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


Show Bench



  
FUCHSIA SHOW 2008

  • Our Wellington Show was a great success with a high standard of exhibits. It was pleasing to see more members growing Tryphillas in saucers and also attempting various styles and shapes. Numbers were down but the quality was good. A special "Well Done" to the Novices who not only put entries in their dedicated classes but tackled other classes too.

    A tribute to Ted Sweetman was set up in the Hall Foyer with a verse written by Colleen Debbage and the Show was dedicated to Ted's memory. A show without Ted taking an active role seemed most unusual.

    Lesley Berryman won the Novice Trophy, Eddie Alleman the Senior, Helen Moore the Open, Trish Devitt the Decorative and Jan Patterson N.Z. Species. Special Awards were Lesley Berryman Best Novice Plant, Jan Patterson Best Plant, Eddie Alleman Best Species, Best Basket & Most Points in Show.

    On the Saturday evening we enjoyed a Banquet at a local Chinese Restaurant and this was a popular choice with a "repeat please" in the future to our Show Secretary Charlotte Heather.

    The effort required to put on a two-day show is becoming a severe test for aging joints and muscles. However, we had a discussion about this at our May meeting and decided to take more paracetamol and carry on. None of the options we looked at seemed to match our Show

    In March a past member Glenys Knight who is a forensic technologist gave us a fascinating talk on some of her work. A crime scene will usually have some DNA somewhere, whether it be fingerprints, footprints, saliva, sperm, perspiration, blood, hair, broken nails etc. which can lead to the offender. It is clearly getting tougher to be crook and get away with it. Glenys has a licence to grown cannabis. She grew it under the guidance of an expert who had done his time for growing it to find out what yields could be expected. This information is needed to rebut the claims of the crims that they were not getting much for their efforts. Glenys' studies showed they were doing very nicely. She is heading overseas to present a paper on her studies to a conference in New Orleans
Fuchsia Show 2008 Pictures




Best Basket in Show


Best Plant in Show


Best Species in Show


Best Standard in Show

 

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