Author: Krysia
The Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on Monday 7th October
“The Making of RHS Garden Bridgewater” with Marcus Chilton-Jones The annual Percy Picton Memorial Lecture is just under a week away! Tickets cost £15 with proceeds going to the Percy Picton Memorial Fund, which supports horticultural students. Pay on …
September Meeting: ‘The Late Summer Border’ with Jack Willgoss
Our next meeting is on Monday 2nd September. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30 start. Come early for a coffee and a chat. Visitors are welcome, with entry at £8, under-18s free. Nurseryman Jack Willgoss from Shropshire’s Wildegoose Nursery will be talking a …
August Meeting: “Ancient and Modern -Rhododendrons in Our Time” with Paul Picton
The next meeting is on Monday 5th August. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30 start. Come early for a coffee and a chat. Visitors are welcome, with entry at £8, under-18s free. As President of the Wyche and Colwall Horticuiltural Society, Paul needs no introd …
July Meeting: Wild Gardening at Nant-y-bedd with Sue Mabberley
The next meeting is on Monday 1st July. Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start. Come early for a coffee and a chat. Visitors are welcome, entry is £8, with under-18s free. The garden at Nant-y-Bedd sits comfortably within its landscape and welcomes the s …
June Meeting: A Year in Paradise – Eythrope Gardens through the seasons
The next meeting is on Monday 3rd June. Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start. Some members may remember a young Daniel Jones who gave us a short talk some years ago when he was still a student. We are delighted to welcome him back to Colwall to hear fr …
May Meeting: The History of Madresfield Gardens
The next meeting is on Monday 6th May. Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start. David Butt, Head Gardener at Madresfield Court, will share his knowledge about this fascinating garden prior to a group garden visit planned for later this year. Madresfield C …
April Meeting on Monday the 8th: a talk on “Trees!”… and also a competion for bulb growers.
We are very pleased to welcome Andrew Mikolajski back to Colwall – he gave us a talk on climbers back in 2018. On Monday he will be talking about Trees: We should all be planting more trees. How do you decide which are best for you? Our annual Michael …
March Meeting: Stephen Anderton’s Garden at New Inn Farm
The next meeting is on Monday 4th March. Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start. Our plant stall, which raises funds for the Percy Picton Memorial Fund, will be starting up this month too. We appreciate additional donations of good quality, interesting p …
February Meeting: “Roses, the most garden worthy of all plants”
Our 2024 programme is in full swing as we look forward to welcoming Michael Marriott on Monday 5th February. Michael is one of the world’s leading rosarians and worked at David Austin Roses for 35 years. We had quite a few new members in January and ho …