Drought-resistant Gardening

We were expecting to listen to David Chatters talking about fuchsias for our September meeting. Unfortunately David was unable to attend - we wish him a speedy recovery.
Instead Tony gave us a talk about the various strategies to use to cope with drought in our gardens. Since our weather patterns vary so much the information should prove useful. He told us about water storage and optimal watering techniques as well as some of the science of soil structure. He also told us about the ways in which plants have evolved to cope with drought conditions. This led on to the types of plants that are drought tolerant and thus useful in our gardens.
We had a good number of entries in the Flower of the Month competition - it was won by Pauline Barkworth with a dahlia.
Also we were pleased to welcome four new members to the club - Linda and Steve Pidgeon, John Bennett and Kath Wood.