PRAGGLESEA   MEAD &

                   EAN'S HAM

 

             ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION

 

Our allotments are adjacent to Hinksey Park, South Oxford. For further information on site availability or other matters contact one of our officials:

 

Tim Treacher          Chairman                            (01865) 248577
Bob Edmonds-Seal          Treasurer                           
Victoria Kinghorn              Secretary

Committe Members
David & Jacky Custerson     
Elisabeth & Gerard Ledger
David Helliwell

 

May 2007.

Waiting List

Please contact Tim Treacher (above) for details.  

We have a message from South Ward Allotments as follows: . You could point those who are disappointed or impatient for a plot in the direction of South Ward/ Kennington allotments, where we have plenty of space for those who don't mind clearing overgrown land. It is really quite close across the fields. The contact is Brian Maisey on 01865 739769.
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Here are a few pictures of the allotments taken between Spring 2000 and Autumn 2003. For an enlarged version, click on the 'here' caption below the picture. L. Poppies and delphinium. R. Elder in bloom.

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Autumn 2003 Dean's Ham on an autumn morning (left).     Spragglesea with sunflowers.

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1. Mushrooms growing on wood chippings. (L). Autumn 2003.   Delphiniums. (R). Click here for an enlarged view.

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Giant Mullein. (L). Click here for an enlarged view.     Spragglesea Mead. Swans on the allotments in winter, December 2000. (R)

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New Hinksey School Plot. Swans on the allotments in winter, December 2000. (L). Angelica in Spring 2001. Even more spectacular than the previous year, as it seemed to like the floods. (R).

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Chives in flower (and peonies). (L).   Click here for an enlarged view. Strawberries on the School Plot. (R).

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A picnic in Spring. This part of the allotment is a veritable paradise in sunshine. (L). Cardoons. These did not survive the floods and frost of winter 2002-3, but more are being grown. (R).

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Children with pumpkins, Autumn 2001. (L).   A view of Delft by Ver Meer ? No, this is Dean's Ham in winter 2001, the meadow from which our allotment takes its name. (R).

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Tayberries in July. (L). Click here for an enlarged view.   Teazels on the allotment. They are a native wild flower, but may be grown from seed. They are occasionally seen on roadside verges. (R). Click here for an enlarged view.

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Left: A Painted Lady on Sedum. Autumn 2003. (L). Click here for an enlarged view. Right: our allotment barbecue, July 2004. Click here for this and other photos

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Left: Winter on the allotments. The walnut tree Winter 2005. (L). Click here for an enlarged view. Right: The seven sisters in winter, 2005. Click here for an enlarged view.

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Left: Winter 2005     Click here for an enlarged view.   Right: Winter 2007   Click here for an enlarged view

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