‘Naked Ladies’ to appear at Museum plant event

















 The trumpet-like flowers of Amaryllis belladonna

Costumed ladies and the occasional besuited gentleman are usually what people come to admire at Fairlynch. But on Saturday 4 April the museum’s opening event will offer visitors plenty of outdoor interest in addition to a range of displays in the exhibition rooms. And just in case the weather is unkind, Fairlynch now has its own marquee!
 
Hot homemade soup will be available, and there will be a treasure hunt and a tombola. For keen gardeners the Museum has organised a plant sale which will include specimens of one of the late summer flowering glories of Fairlynch garden as well as many other popular varieties.



Amaryllis belladonna – known by many as the ‘Naked Lady’ plant – is one of the items which are certain to be sought after, with their pink trumpet-like flowers.


 























Amaryllis about to flower with its 'naked' stalks in Fairlynch garden 

“They are a bit tender and do well really only south of Bristol,” says Fairlynch volunteer gardener Ann Hurt. “They do better in the ground than in pots.” The common name ‘Naked Lady’ comes from the plant’s pattern of flowering when the foliage has died down. 

Some of the other plants on offer are listed below.* 

 Visitors will also be entertained by a Sir Walter Ralegh lookalike in the person of professional storyteller Steve Manning. This will tie in with the opening of the Museum’s new exhibition about East Devon’s best known historical figure.     


Fairlynch Museum will re-open for the new season on Friday 3 April with in addition a display of costumes on the theme of ‘Fashion in the 1930s.’ A new Lace Room will show off special items including rare East Devon and Flemish lace, and the display ‘Past Times’ will feature some of the toys in the Museum’s collection. 

The refurbished Priscilla Carter Room houses geological and archaeological artefacts. The much acclaimed exhibition of ‘The Great War at Fairlynch’ will continue for a second year.  



Admission to Fairlynch is free. The Museum is open from Monday to Saturday from 2.00-4.30 pm until 27 September. 


* Ajuga reptans ('Bugle')
Aster 'Red Ribbon' (Thompson & Morgan) Half-hardy annual
Buddleia Davidii x 1
Helianthus (Sunflower – ‘Little Leo’)
Iris ensata ('Japanese Iris')
Iris unguicularis (‘Algerian Iris’)
Pansy (Thompson & Morgan 'Colossal Flowered') Hardy perennial
Broad bean plants – ‘Aguadulce’
Courgette – ‘Verte de Milan’
Nasturtium – ‘Jewel Mixed’ and ‘Summer Carousel’
Pea – Meteor
Tomato plants – ‘Gardener's Delight’  

 















Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

People from the Past: 3. Reg Varney (1916-2008)

Image
Reginald Alfred 'Reg' Varney was an English actor, most notable for his role as a cheerful Cockney bus driver in the 1970s TV sitcom On the Buses . For ten years he lived at Dark Lane House on picturesque Dark Lane in Budleigh Salterton, seen above.  Millions of television viewers remember him with affection. He has been described as belonging to the old school of comedians, with his dislike of much contemporary television and his pride in never using swear words to get a laugh. Varney was born on 11 July 1916 in Canning Town, which was then part of Essex but is now part of East London. His father worked in a rubber factory in Silvertown and he was one of five children who grew up in Addington Road, Canning Town. He was educated at the nearby Star Lane Primary School in West Ham and after leaving school at 14, he worked as a messenger boy at the Regent Palace Hotel, pictured above. ...
Read more

AROUND THE TOWN AND OVER THE POND - 15. SALEM CHAPEL AT FAIRLYNCH MUSEUM

Image
  Continued from  https://budleighpastandpresent.blogspot.com/2024/07/around-town-and-over-pond-14-looking.html AROUND THE TOWN AND OVER THE POND A walk around Budleigh Salterton to interest transatlantic visitors. Every so often there’s a diversion which may inspire you to visit places like East Budleigh, Exeter, Sidmouth, Colyton or even places in the United States and Canada.        The walk is set out in parts. Here’s the fifteenth part: 15. SALEM CHAPEL AT FAIRLYNCH MUSEUM  Summary: How East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel and the USA were founded on the same principles of freedom and diversity thanks to an Otterton man’s friendship with one of the Western world’s greatest philosophers. Top: Salem Chapel, East Budleigh. Centre: Portrait of John Locke in 1697 by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Lower: The 1823 facsimile of the final version of the 1776 Declaration of Independence East Budleigh’s Salem Chapel lies on the outskirts of the village, about 500 metres no...
Read more

WW2 100 – 23 January 1945 – A tragic accident in Burma: Captain Gerald Arthur Richards (1909-45), Royal Army Medical Corps

Image
Continued from 21 January 1945 FLIGHT SERGEANT RENNIE ARTHUR LOADER (1915-45) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), 518 Squadron https://budleighpastandpresent.blogspot.com/2021/04/ww2-75-21-january-1945-forecasting-for.html         A photo of Gerald Arthur Richards sent to me by his daughter Louanne   Like a number of war dead whose names are not listed on Budleigh’s War Memorial,  Gerald Arthur Richards is mentioned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) as having a link with the town through his wife Kirstine. It was difficult to confirm that link, but there were enough intriguing aspects to Gerald’s story to raise questions that I wanted to see answered. Further research led to more East Devon links – to Honiton, Exmouth and further afield. In a very roundabout way I finally made contact with his daughter Louanne, to whom I am grateful for providing information about the family, not least some family photos like the...
Read more