Yorkshire Arboretum Newsletter - Issue 2 - August 2013

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Yorkshire Arboretum Members’ Newsletter Page 2 BULB PLANTING - HELP NEEDED! We have again ordered a large number of bulbs to beautify the arboretum in spring, and are looking for help to get them planted. Last year a large number of volunteers had a lot of fun helping us plant 35,000 bulbs in only four days – can we beat that record this year? The resulting display of flowers really looked lovely this spring. comfortable with, and whatever clothing you like gardening in. Please let the Volunteer Coordinators know if you can help on volunteer@yorkshirearboretum.org Bulb planting days are scheduled for 24th, 25th & 26th September and the 16th & 17th October. Could you join us and plant a few – or many - on any of those days? You’d need to bring a trowel or spade you’re AND BULBS FOR SALE We are offering members the opportunity to add some of these bulbs to their own gardens. We buy the highest grade of bulbs direct from Holland, giving the best chance of success when planted in the garden. Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’ This is the lovely deep blue camassia used so spectacularly in the arboretum. A great feature in the border or naturalised in grass. Flowers in May & June. 10 for £5 Iris latifolia ‘King of the Blues’ This gorgeous iris produces large velvety blue-purple flowers in June or early July and looks magnificent among grass: it was a great addition to the arboretum last year. 5 for £3 Crocus ‘Ruby Giant’ One of the brightest & best of the smaller crocuses. The variety used for our 2010 world record-beating planting in the arboretum. 30 for £3 Fritillaria meleagris Purple & white fritillaries for naturalising or planting among other spring flowers: will seed around once established. April. 20 for £3.50 Narcissus poeticus ‘Recurvus’ The elegant, sweetly-scented ‘Pheasant’s-eye’ daffodil, flowering in May. Lovely when planted in grass and great for cutting. 10 for £4.50 Please pre-order at the Visitor Centre (email visit@yorkshirearboretum.org or call 01653 648598) for collection in mid-September. YORKSHIRE ARBORETUM SHOP We will shortly be opening a small retail area in the Visitor Centre, selling a range of merchandise to encourage visitors of all ages to engage with and learn about the natural world, and to raise additional funds for the arboretum. The range will evolve over time, and vary with the seasons. We look forward to your feedback on this exciting development. NEWS FROM RAY WOOD The effort put in by staff and volunteers over the past three years to reclaim Ray Wood and its collection has paid off with a fabulous, and continuing, display of rhododendrons this spring and summer, but the green-ness of the woodland garden is lovely even without flowers. If you’d like to help maintain Ray Wood, volunteers for the Tuesday team are being sought. Sadly two big Nothofagus have died and had to be felled, but their logs will be used by the chainsaw carvers at Wild About Wood. Harry Kingman has again very kindly created a range of Christmas Cards and a 2014 calendar, all featuring views of the Yorkshire Arboretum. These are now on sale in the Visitor Centre with all proceeds going directly to support the arboretum.
August 2013 Page 3 WILD ABOUT WOOD FESTIVAL - 14TH/15TH SEPTEMBER - 10AM - 5PM All our visitors’ favourite demonstrations and activities return for this, our 5th Wild About Wood Festival, and we’ve added lumberjack displays, laser clay pigeon shooting, and garden furniture made from reclaimed whisky barrels amongst other things! Families can enjoy several new activities in the Discovery Zone too, including Bug & Bee Hotel Making, Natural Music, and Pond-dipping and Minibeast Hunts for pre-school children. Flyers and posters advertising the event are available from the Visitor Centre and your help in promoting the festival in your village, workplace, car, church etc would be enormously appreciated. Entry for members is, as always, complementary, so we look forward to seeing you there! Full details at www.wildaboutwood.org As our biggest fundraising event of the year, Wild About Wood’s success depends on the 100+ volunteers who give so generously of their time to make sure that every visitor has a great time. If you’d like to help, please contact the Volunteer Coordinators. MEMBERS OFFEE MORNINGS WHAT S ON AT A GLANCE On the first Wednesday of each month, join a member of the staff team for a cup of coffee, an informal presentation and perhaps a short walk into the arboretum to see what projects they're working on. We meet in the Arboretum Café and presentations start at 11.30 so buy your coffee in good time! Coffee morning hosts for the autumn are: Wednesday 4th September: John Grimshaw Wednesday 2nd October: Neil Batty Wednesday 6th November: Nicola Hall Sun 1st Sept 10am & 2pm Bushcraft: A Beginners' Guide Weds 4th Sept 11.30am Members' Coffee Morning: John Grimshaw 14th/15th Sept 10am – 5pm Wild About Wood Festival Thurs 19th Sept 1 hour slots Thurs 19th Sept 7.30pm An Introduction to Woodturning History & Collections of Arboretum Wespelaar: Dr Koen Camelbeke Sun 29th Sept 10am & 2pm Bushcraft: A Beginners' Guide Weds 2 nd Oct 11.30am Members' Coffee Morning: Neil Batty Sat 12th Oct 4pm – 6pm Fungus Foray led by Malcolm Greaves Thurs 10 th Oct 7.30pm Woody Plant Propagation: Barry Clarke Fri 18th Oct 1pm – 7pm Capture Autumn's Colours – Watercolour Class Sun 27th Oct Tues 29th Oct 10.30am & 2pm Members' Tour of Ray Wood 10.30am & 2pm Members' Tour of Ray Wood Thurs 31st Oct 2pm – 4pm Fungus Foray led by Malcolm Greaves Weds 6 th Nov 11.30am Members' Coffee Morning: Nicola Hall Thurs 14 th Nov 4pm Finding David Douglas: Dr Gordon Mason Thurs 26th Dec 10.30am-3pm Winter Welly Walks Weds 1st Jan 10.30am-3pm Winter Welly Walks More details for all events can be found on the website and in the Visitor Centre. Updates will be sent by email, or please check the What’s On board in the Visitor Centre on your next visit. HORTICULTURAL LECTURE SERIES Our series of horticultural lectures recommences in September, starting at 7.30pm in the Visitor Centre. Please book at the Visitor Centre - £3.50 per talk. More information is on the website. 19th September: Dr Koen Camelbeke presents on the history and collections of Foundation Arboretum Wespelaar (FAW), Belgium, of which he is Director. FAW is one of our most generous supporters and Koen will also be spending a couple of days with us to see how we use their grants. (NB this talk is a week later than usual, to avoid Wild About Wood) 10th October: Barry Clarke, a horticulturalist & botanist from the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Hampshire, will talk about woody plant propagation – a subject of great importance in an arboretum – including a practical demonstration. 14th November: Dr Gordon Mason, a botanist from Sheffield, will present his film Finding David Douglas, about the intrepid plant hunter whose adventures in western North America brought so many plants into cultivation.
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