The members held their monthly meeting at Stourbridge Institute on 19th June which was chaired by Adam Greathead. He opened the meeting by welcoming both existing, new members, visitors, and the speaker for the night Bob Brown of Cotswold Garden Flowers.

Bob had come along from his nursery at Badsey, in the Cotswolds, and brought along a lovely array of unusual plants to sell, Bob's talk was entitled "My best 30 plants" which he described in detail, with the aid of a slide show. His talk was delivered with a very dry sense of humour, and the plants described comprised of some well known to members, and some quite unusual varieties. The talk concluded with the plant sale, which quickly disappeared from the table.

Adam thanked Bob for a most engrossing talk, and the members responded in the usual manner.

The first prize winners in the monthly show where as follows:

One Lettuce E. Southall

Bunch of seven Radishes I. Scotford

Seven Broad Beans I. Scotford

One Corsage J. James

Vase of Garden Flowers G. Langley

One specimen Rose M. Grice

One Lemon Drizzle Cake A. Robinson

Six Cheese Straws M. Southall

Photograph Subject Spring Flowers M. Hodgin

Adam closed the meeting, wished everyone a safe journey home, and hoped everyone had enjoyed the evening.

The next meeting will be held on the 17th July, will be An Evening of Music with Maggie O'Hara. Members are requested to arrive at 6.30p.m.

We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month at The Stourbridge Institute at 7 for 7.30p.m. For further details phone 01384 828654.