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 please contact one of our officials:
Michael Walker Chairman Tel: 01865 791825
Committe Members
Bob Edmonds-Seal Treasurer
Jacqui Custerson Secretary
Tim Treacher
David Custerson
Elisabeth & Gerard Ledger
David Helliwell
Kathy Bramble
May 2011.
Waiting List
Please contact Michael Walker (see above) if you wish to go on the waiting list. (Residents of South Oxford only please). We usually have about ten on the waiting list, so we cannot guarantee to find a plot quickly.
However South Ward Allotments, which is nearby, generally have no waiting list. Contact Pete Mulvany on 01865 735402 or Emma Tinker on 07769 697208. Or go to their web site for further details - South Ward.
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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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The seven sisters in the park.
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
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Right: Winter 2007
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