Category: Meetings
November Meeting: ‘Totally Tulips’ with Pip Smith
Our next meeting is on Monday 4th November. 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. This will be an inspiring lecture on creating colourful spring displays in yo …
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 …