Category: garden talks
December Meeting – Plants Need a Balanced Diet Too
Our next meeting is on Monday 3rd December. The meeting will commence at 7pm with the Society’s AGM. Please arrive early so that the AGM can start promptly. The AGM will be followed by a talk by Roger Umpleby entitled Plants Need a Balanced Die …
November Meeting – The Winter Garden
Our next talk, on Monday 5th November, is given by Val Bourne. Val is a very well known garden writer, lecturer and organic gardener. She is the author of many books, including the The Natural Gardener (2004), The Winter Garden (2006) and The Living …
Percy Picton Memorial Lecture
We are delighted that Fergus Garrett will deliver the 32nd Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on the 1st October 2018. His subject for the evening is Succession Planting in the Mixed Border. Fergus is making a very welcome return to Colwall. Well known to …
September Meeting – Murder, Magic and Plant Potions in your Garden
Our next talk, on Monday 3rd September, is given by Marion Stainton. Marion is active in a broad range of horticultural projects for domestic, commercial and community gardens and spaces. Her interests are in sustainable, environmentally friendly gar …
August Meeting – Plants Grow in Dirt
Our next meeting, on Monday 6th August, is given by Bob Brown. Entitled ‘Plants Grow in Dirt’ it is a thought provoking look into the realities of growing plants and gardening. For generations we were advised by our elders how to garden, but c …
July Meeting – Pin Me to the Wall…
Our next meeting, on Monday 2nd July, is given by Andrew Mikolajski. Entitled ‘Pin Me to the Wall…and do what you want with me’ it is a fascinating look into the choice and management of wall shrubs and climbers. Andrew has had a long career as auth …
June Meeting – Oxford Botanic Garden
Our next meeting, on Monday 4th June, will be one of the highlights of the year, a talk by Timothy Walker. Tim, always an engaging and entertaining speaker, was until recently the Director of Oxford Botanic Garden and his talk will take us through the …
May Meeting – Gardeners’ Question Time
This month’s meeting sees us switch from our usual format of an horticultural talk and instead host a gardeners’ question time. Joining chairman Reg Moule on the panel are none other than Helen Picton from Old Court Nursery, Victoria Logue from Whiteh …
April Meeting – Growing vegetables without a plot
Reminder: Our April talk is on the second Monday – 9th April Reminder: Our April talk is on the second Monday – 9th April Our talk in April is given by Mark Hall. Mark is Grounds Manager at Harper Adams University and a trustee of the National Vegetab …