Category: events
April’s meeting – Epimediums
Our speaker at the April meeting on the 6th April is Sally Gregson of Mill Cottage Plants. Sally will be talking to us about epimediums, the subject of a book that will be published in the next month or so. The talk will cover the more widely grown s …
February Meeting – A Review
Visitors are always welcome on the first Monday of the month at Colwall Village Hall WR13 6EQ. We meet for 7.30pm when there is a talk given by a person well versed in their speciality. Arrive early, meet the members and enjoy a free cup of tea or co …
February meeting – Why is Grass Green
Many of us would love to have a lawn as green and lush as the one above. At our talk on the 2nd February Jenny Slaughter will tell us ‘Why Grass is Green’. I suspect we won’t be getting lawn care tips but more of a talk on the structure of grass but i …
Programme 2015
We are pleased to publish our programme for 2015. You will see that covers an interesting range of subjects from why we have green lawns to Islamic Gardens – they should be something for everyone. 5th January 2015 – ‘ Chinese Wilson and Birmingham Bo …
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 …
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 …
June meeting – Plants of the Season
Our talk on the 2nd June is by Paul Green of Green Leaves Nursery, near Newent. Paul will give us a practical hands on demonstration about plants for the season. The talk will start at 7:30 and free refreshments are available from 7:00pm. Visi …
May Meeting and the future of Kew
Our speaker on the 5th May is Leila Jackson of T3 Wall End Nursery near Leominster who will be talking to us about Abutilons. Leila, along with her father, Eric Turner, are breeders of Abutilons and Salvias. They regularly have stands at the Malvern S …