Cramahe Now

Members of Cramahe Horticulture were greeted by a lovely collection of daffodils from Jacque Filteau’s garden at the April meeting of the Cramahe Horticultural Society.

The evening did not go entirely as planned though; the scheduled speaker had come down with a bad case of laryngitis and could not shake it in time for our meeting. In her place Ian Kennedy of Brighton arrived to show beautiful slides of his native South Africa. It is a shame that we could not have advertised his video tour better. We had a full house but everyone should see them.

For the draw, Shirley Stalford donated an arrangement of spring flowers and Lenna Broatch donated a wreath of spring flowers. The winners were guest Joan Wilde and member Nina Cockburn

Members being honoured this year for their years volunteering to our society included: Cicely Scroggs, Isobel Gummow and Gayle Barrett (all with 40 years of service in various capacities) and Doug and Cathy Galt (with over 15 years of service). All still passionate gardeners, they each spoke of getting involved in gardening at a very early age.

But the star of the meeting was the display of beautiful daffodils. The best of the blooms were decided by members as a People’s Choice and the winners were: Gayle Barrett for Trumpet, Cicely Scroggs for Trumpet-large, Sandra Compton for Trumpet –small, Mary Jackson for double, and Shirley Ross for triple.

Members look forward to seeing the community at the annual spring PLANT SALE, Saturday, May 9. Watch for our new banner and tents on King Street in front of Old St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Colborne.