Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club March Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 2

Dates for your Diary

All entries for Inter-Club Competition to be submitted immediately. Title – "Invitation to…" to be titled. Space allocated – width 122 cms. Depth 91 cms. Height unrestricted. (To be staged by two people)

All entries for Floral Artist of the Year to be submitted immediately. Title – "A sense of Mystery" Space allocated (measurements are approximate) width 76 cms. Height 106 cms.

A.O.I.F.A. A.G.M. Wednesday 20th March in The Commons Inn, Commons Road, Cork. Demonstration by David Ryland, NAFAS Demonstrator.

A.O.I.F.A. Festival: "Behold the Lilies…….." in St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s Churches, Tipperary Town. 3^rd – 6^th October 2002.

Ballincollig Flower Club: March 11^th 2002 Demonstration by Carmel Barry.

St Benedict’s Priory, Cobh. Mustard Seed Garden Centre re-opens on Saturday 23^rd March at 2 pm. New stock – perennials, shrubs, herbs, etc. Neil Williams and Mary Halligan will give advice. Teas available.

Kinsale Flower Club: April 11^th 2002 Gala Demonstration by Mary Coughlan at Acton's Hotel.

Tipperary Flower Club: May 13^th 2002 Gala Demonstration by Keith Smithies NAFAS Demonstrator.

Cork Flower Club: May 15^th 2002 Demonstration by Keith Smithies NAFAS at Jury’s Hotel.

Cahir Flower Club: September 2002 Athena Tulba.

Blackrock Flower and Garden Club: November 5^th 2002 Gala Demonstration by Carol Bone at Ursuline Convent, Blackrock.

Macroom Flower Club: November 14^th 2002 Gala Demonstration by Ann O’Hara.

Waters Edge Hotel. Price 32 Euro. Friday 8^th March. Contact Ms Helen O’Reilly, tel:4812808, or Ms Carmel Raftery, tel: 4811603

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Next Meeting - April 8^th 2002

"Teach In"

• Bring flowers and container
• Help will be available to create exhibit

Title: "Invitation to…" to be captioned. Or choose your own title.

Ms Mary O’Brien, AOIFA Judge, will assess the exhibits.

Horticultural Competitions for the meeting:

1. Three stems of cut flowers
2. One stem of flowering shrub – 18" (46cm)
3. A flowering pot plant – pot not to exceed 10" (26)

Competition Rules

• All entries in the horticulture section must be grown by the exhibitor.

• Pot plants must be in the possession of the exhibitor for at least six months

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Members are invited to visit the garden of Ms Pat Hurley on May 1^st. 2002, at 7 pm.

Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club Annual Outing

The outing will take place on Sunday 19^th May, 2002. Details later.

Flowers and Other Interests

by

Mrs May Boyce

All Blooms belong to nature,

We folks just lend a hand.

But tonight we turn another sod

We are in Computer land.

You may say, "That has no bearing"

With it’s "Slash and then Dot Com"

It’s another way to reach you

We’re so glad you came along.

You may not have broad acres,

A little space will do.

One season and you could be hooked

With flowers of every hue.

It’s an interesting interest

It’s much healthier than the Telly

A little digging now and then

Could reduce the tyre around your *****

You are all very welcome

That has been already said.

Now the next time you go trawling,

You may find us on the Web.

When the kids say, "She’s gone Potty"

Don’t get angry! There’s no need.

It’s simply means that you’re out there

We hope you’re sowing seeds.

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The Cobh Flower Club

by

Margot Allen

If you have some time to fill

We’ve got something really brill

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Sez the Cobh Flower Club

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Don’t spend your spare time in the tub

Come on down and join our club

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Flower arranging was our thing

We used to do some gardening.

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Now we’re going on the net

A better site you’ve never met.

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We used to be "horticultural"

Now we’re all "technological"

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We’ll take the wind out of your sail,

By sending you an E-mail.

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No need to worry about that mouse

When you’re alone in the house.

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If you think you’ll like software,

Just surf the net if you dare.

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Would you know a gigabyte,

If you met one here tonight.

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We’ll put a smile on all your faces,

Just chuck out all that oasis.

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We have no more demonstration,

Just lots and lots of computation.

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No more "green" codology,

We’ll settle for technology.

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Instead of arranging Poppies,

Just download them onto Floppies.

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Pedestals were our lot,

But Cyber space – they are not.

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Triangles and Hogarth Curves,

They’re all getting on our nerves.

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Wires and tapes and secateurs

No longer vie with computers.

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18 Euro for the year,

For what you get, it’s not too dear.

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So if you want to join our club,

Just come on; pay up your sub.