Wells Voice September 2024

Picture: Members enjoy Mapperton Garden in Dorset

Summer over and a new season looms and with it a new season of events. We kick off with a meeting on Thursday 12th September at 7.30pm in Wells Town Hall when Ann Brake will be talking about the role of Botanic Gardens. Ann is a knowledgeable and experienced volunteer at Bristol Botanic Gardens which will make for a fascinating and informative evening. Everybody is welcome, especially those new to the area, and will be assured of a friendly reception and an enjoyable evening. Admission details: Visitors £3 members £1. Refreshments will be available.

Autumn now makes its presence felt and we look back on the departing season with mixed feelings, good bits and disappointments. Lowlights have been the miserable crop of tomatoes, lilies and pathetic dahlias wilting away week after week. We persevered with assiduous watering and feeding to no avail. Highlights, on the other hand, have been other people’s gardens where tomatoes, lilies and dahlias have shone in abundance. And this occurs not only in those grand Dorset gardens we visited throughout the year but in local communities where generous and courageous owners invite us through the garden gate. Next year, we say as we take away other folks' ideas, it will be different. We shall see. In the meantime, enjoy your flowers, vegetables and pots in and out of doors. Pip.