Author: Helen Johnstone
December meeting – Wild Gardeners from William Robinson to Piet Oudolf
Our December talk, on the 1st December, will be given by Brian Skeys and is entitled Wild Gardeners from William Robinson to Piet Oudolf. Brian is a freelance gardener based in Hanley Swan with an interest in naturalistic garden style, as well a …
November meeting – The Year Round Shrub Garden
Hergest Croft Join us on Monday 3rd November for a talk by Mark Paviour entitled ‘The Year Round Shrub Garden’. Mark has been involved in horticulture professionally for 35 years in aspects as diverse as traditional walled gardens, arboreta, historic …
Percy Picton Lecture – Chris Beardshaw: A Review
Chris Beardshaw bound us to every word. His talk was in two parts. The first of which was the remarkable story of how a group of enthusiastic amateur gardeners gained a Gold Medal at the RHS Show in 2012; the second was a brief introduction to 101 plan …
Chris Beardshaw Lecture – 6th October – Parking
Chris Beardshaw Lecture – 6th October 2014 Parking The Lecture this evening is at the Elms School, Colwall with refreshments from 7pm. Please note there is limited parking at the School so please park by the Green or on the other side of the Railway Br …
Chris Beardshaw – 101 Plants that Nearly Changed the World
Our October meeting is the Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 6th October. The lecture will be provided by Chris Beardshaw, the well-known television gardener and designer. His talk is entitled ‘101 Plants that Nearly Changed the World’ and is base …
September Meeting – The Gardening Garniers
Dean Garnier Garden, Winchester The topic of the talk at the meeting on the 1st September will be ‘The Gardening Garniers’ by Hardy Plant Society historian, Jennifer Harmer. Jennifer will be talking to us about the Garnier family who gardened in the W …
The Annual Show – 2014
First – 3 garlic – Margaret White Trio of Onions – Paul Picton 1st – Trug of vegetables – Sara Jane Arden 2nd – Display of Fruit – Sara Jane Arden First – display of fruit – Mrs E Hill 1st – T …
August Meeting – Late Summer Hardy Perennials
Our August talk on the 4th August is by Rosy Hardy of Hardy’s plant nursery. Hardy’s will be well-known to any of you that regularly visit the various plant and flower shows around the country. They have won countless medals for their displays includ …
July Meeting – The Restoration of Hestercombe
The next meeting of the Society will be on the 7th July when we will be welcoming David Usher, former Head Gardener at Hestercombe. David was head gardener at Hestercombe for 18 years and will be talking to us about the restoration of the gardens. The …