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Editorial What’s on

With winter coming up the bare bones of your markets & pop ups
garden will start to show as the foliage falls away, Wed 5th May – Online Organic
and the underlying structure becomes exposed. Horticulture Course starts
This is when the architecture of your garden from Sat 8th May – Farmer’s Market at the
pathways to specimen plants comes to the fore; Rugby Club
interesting tree shapes like Baobabs, Erythrinas and Sat 22nd May- Organic Horticulture
Masterclass at Greenhouse
Kapoks, or the peeling bark of Leopard trees and Technologies – Part One
Acacias providing the interest. Sat 29th May - Organic Horticulture
Many plants have naturally architectural or sculptural Masterclass at Greenhouse
profiles, while others can be pruned into topiary Technologies – Part Two, incl.
shapes that will soften skeletal winter outlines. optional visit to Kingfisher Farm
Sat 6th June – Farmer’s Market at the
Having everything so exposed allows us to see the Rugby Club
garden with fresh eyes, and sometimes all you need Sat 13th & 20th June – Introduction
to add is a striking pot or a stunning feature plant to Organic Gardening/Farming
with interesting shapes and textures to complete Workshops (TBC)
the garden’s design. S.C Sat 27th June – Winter Open Farm
Event in Notwane, 10am to 4pm
become a Sat 4th July – Farmer’s Market at
GARDENS BOTSWANA the Rugby Club
Sat 11th & 18th July – Advanced
MEMBER Organic Gardening/Farming
get a year’s free gardening advice for just Workshops (TBC)
P220 Land Events: contact Nancy (pg 50)
(Pay US$20 Paypal via the website or EFT - Francistown, Palapye & Maun
bank details below) Contact: Jenny -jsm@btcmail.co.bw
Contact: Lynn -
FNB Main Branch: 62136323813 plcfreeman@gmail.com
Acc Name: SC Gardens (and Ref) Contact: Petra -
petra@tulia-blueclay.com
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Miriam Delorie, Petra Strydom, Bettina Kelly, Karin Duthie, Lisa Rautenbach, Lynn
Freeman and Rika Franken
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