Category: Meetings
Monday 2nd February: “Crayfish on the Lawn”
On Monday Joff Elphick will be telling us about “Crayfish on the Lawn … and other gardening stories: Plants, People and Natural History.” Our March meeting sees the return of the very popular plant stall raising money for the Percy Picton Memorial Fu …
Monday 2nd February: “Crayfish on the Lawn”
On Monday Joff Elphick will be telling us about “Crayfish on the Lawn … and other gardening stories: Plants, people and natural history.” Our March meeting sees the return of the very popular plant stall raising money for the Percy Picton Memorial Fu …
Monday 2nd February: Compost: Ready to use within a month
Mick Poultney is a speaker, judge and expert composter. On Monday he will be telling us all about compost … ready to use as a growing medium within a month! By a thorough process of trial and error Mick has perfected a natural, cost-effective and hig …
Monday 5th January: The Self Sufficient Fruit Grower
Our local homesteader Kev Alviti is passionate about growing lots of fruit on his smallholding, and will be sharing his knowledge with us on Monday. Kev and his family grow over 70 varieties of apple, 15 plus varieties of plum, loads of damson and bull …
Monday 1st December Meeting: “Ancient Trees” and AGM
We hope to see as many of you as possible at the AGM which will start promptly at 7pm on Monday 1st December. The hall will be open from 6.30 pm with refreshments beforehand. We will be electing new members to the committee so please come along and giv …
Monday 3rd November – Alpines in the Wild and in Cultivation
Alpine expert Diane Clement will take us to different altitudes to discover all about the varieties of alpine plants, where and how they grow and how we can adapt our gardens to grow them too. Diane has been visiting the European Alps for over 40 years …
The Percy Picton Memorial Lecture
At our next meeting on Monday 6th October at 7pm we are delighted to welcome back Chris Beardshaw, who will deliver the 2025 Percy Picton Memorial Lecture. In ‘Painting with Plants’ Chris talks you through the evolution of the English Garden style, in …
Monday 1st September – Paul Green: Sensory Sensations
Paul Green will describe those plants which give us real ‘Sensory Sensations’. Paul’s nursery, Green’s Leaves, started supplying plants back in 1994 and specialises in rare and unusual plants from around the world. Paul always tests new varieties for t …
Monday 4th August – Rosy Hardy: Seasonal Flowering Perennials
Rosy Hardy founded Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants in 1988. Since then it has become one of the UK’s best recognised plantsman nurseries for herbaceous perennials and is a regular exhibitor at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Rosy gives gardening talks a …