At Sheringham town community newspaper. North Norfolk England UK.

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Gardening Tips

Your monthly gardening tips for indoors and outdoors

ROSES

Roses are the most popular of all garden plants and they can be successfully included in the easy-care garden. They require little or no maintenance apart from annual pruning and provide so much colour over such a long period that they can be considered an almost essential element of the garden. Although all roses belong to the genus, 'Rosa' a wide range of varieties has been developed, and consequently a rose can be found to suit almost any situation of purpose in the garden. Roses can be used in beds of their own or in mixed borders, they can be used for hedging or screening, and they can be grown as climbers or even for ground cover. The garden is, therefore, confronted with a bewilderingly large assortment of types and varieties. Roses are divided into group species, old garden and modern - which are further divided according to the characteristics of each plant, although the boundaries between the divisions are becoming increasingly indistinct as new varieties are introduced and some overlap does occur. Entire beds or borders can be devoted to growing roses. These can be in addition to other shrubs, herbaceous or mixed borders in the larger garden or they can be used as the main or only decorative display in the smaller garden. Where roses are to be grown together in a single bed, take care over the positioning and different colour combinations. The best display will be obtained if bushes are planted in groups of three to five of the same variety and if the colour of each neighbouring group harmonises well together. Pleasing colour combinations are largely a matter of personal taste, but groups of different red varieties, which can clash, are best kept apart by planting a group of a white, cream or pale yellow variety between them.

Cromer and Sheringham Rotary Club now meets at 6 pm for 6.30 pm on Wednesdays
at The Dormy House Hotel, West Runton
except any fifth Wednesday in a month.
Enquires to: 01263 578194 or 01263 577636

Embarrassing Stories

Sheringham Community Paper

After giving a presentation at work I asked, "Does anyone have any questions?" The sales manageress said, "Yes... why are your flies undone?" My zip had bust and I hadn't noticed... but at least everyone remembered my presentation!

FREECYCLE - CHANGING THE WORLD

Do you have something you'd like to get rid of, but it just seems too good for the dump? Or perhaps you're looking out for that little something... Why not join Freecycle(tm)NorthNorfolk?

Freecycle is a worldwide internet based movement of people giving and receiving items absolutely FREE! The aim of freecycle is to reduce the amount of waste we produce by keeping good and useful items out of landfill, whilst helping others.

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Freecycle is a well recognised and respected movement; Norfolk Freecycle received the 2005 Value of Waste award. Freecycle is featured on local council websites and is often seen in the media. The movement started in 2003 in the USA, but now has more than 3,000 groups worldwide. The North Norfolk group began in mid June this year and currently has over 200 members. Items recently offered on the group include a caravan, picture frames, phones, storage boxes, fridges and even balloons! Individuals, schools, businesses, charities etc; can all use freecycle- anyone can join their local group.

To join or for more information simply go to http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclenorthnorfolk/ or www.freecycle.org, alternatively e-mail freecyclenorthnorfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

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SHERINGHAM EVENING W.I.

We congratulate three of our members, Pam Akiens, Helena Beresford and Jenny Livingstone, who were recently presented with a Certificate in recognition of their achievement in raising Ł3275 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance over the last 2 1/2 years.

The speaker at our July meeting was Ann Houston who produces commissioned sculptures of people's pets-mostly of course, cats and dogs. She clearly and entertainingly took us through the processes used, showing part-finished pieces to illustrate each stage as well as other visual aids. Her biggest sculpture to date was a life size fox for an exhibition but not, as she pointed out, on this occasion anyone's pet!

Whilst the Scrabble, walking, craft and singing groups are taking a rest until September, members enjoyed an afternoon outing to Houghton Hall in perfect weather. A busy Autumn is planned, with a Quiz evening and Supper, another Casserole Lunch, a coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care, and a trip to the Thursford Christmas Spectacular.
Celia Dolton