If you are organising an event in 2011 send the details to david.curtis@metropolis.co.uk
June
BALI Landscaping Show/Playfair (June 21-22)
The Three Counties Show ( June 17 – 19)
Turf Show (June 28 -29)
HTA National Plant Show, 28 and 29 June 2011 at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire
July
National Parks Week 25 – 31 July Tel: 01392 861931
info@anpa.gov.uk
Green Roof Training 6th July 2011 at Hockwold, Norfolk
Hampton Court Palace,Flower Show (July 5-10 )
Great Yorkshire Show (July 12-14 )
August
September
September 2nd-4th National Gardening Show Somerset.
www.bathandwest.com
GreenRoof Training 14th September 2011 at Hockwold, Norfolk
Saltex ( September 6-8 )
Four Oaks (September 6-7)
Glee (September 19-21)
September 22-23, Big Plant & Offroad Show Dunsfold Park, Surrey
September 28 Palmstead Nursery’s Workshop 2011 ‘Design For Maintenance’to be held at the Ashford International Hotel
September 29 – October 1 The Landscape Show Orlando Florida
October
Aqua 20011
The Uk’s Gardening and Aquatics Trade Event
Telford www.aquatelford.co.uk October 6-7
East Of England Autumn Show (October 9)
November
Green Roof Training 16th November 2011 at Hockwold, Norfolk
SCOTSTURF 2011 – Scottish Groundmanship Exhibition (November
7 – 8)
December
BALI Awards
If you are organising an event in 2012 e mail the details to david.curtis@metropolis.co.uk
Just in case you did not know!!
January is named after Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin word for door (ianua)
February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the old Roman calendar.
March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war.
April is from the Latin aperire, "to open," as its the season when trees and flowers begin to "open,"
May has been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility
June comes from the Latin word iuniores, meaning "younger ones,"
July was names by the Roman Emperor Augustus to honour Julius Caesar.
August was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar In 8 BC it was renamed in honour of Augustus,
September comes from the Latin septem meaning "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar
October comes from the Latin "octo" meaning "eight" when the calendar was originally created by the Romans.
November comes from Latin novem meaning "nine" when January and February were added to the Roman calendar.
December comes from the Latin decem which means "ten". December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.