Category: Meetings
January meeting on Monday the 8th:
Frondy Friends with Helen and Ross. Welcome to the first monthly meeting of 2024! Our talk is being given by Helen and Ross Barbour of The Picton Gardens and Old Court Nurseries. It’ll be an adventure into the green but never boring world of ferns and …
December Meeting and AGM
We hope to see as many of you as possible at the AGM which will start promptly at 7pm on Monday 4th December. The hall will be open from 6.30 pm with refreshments beforehand as usual. We will be electing new members to the committee so please come alon …
November 2023 Meeting …
“A Passion for Pumpkins” Our next meeting is on Monday 6th November 2023 and our speaker Russell Attwood will be talking about his Passion for Pumpkins: Planting, growing, carving; including some no-dig and a wee sing-song at the end. As always the ven …
PPML 2023
The Percy Picton Memorial Lecture on Monday 2nd October: “Plants, Borders and Gardens” with Timothy Walker. The annual Percy Picton Memorial Lecture is just under a week away! Timothy describes his talk “Plants, Borders and Gardens” as a ve …
September 2023 meeting: The No Name Nursery with Steve Edney
Following on the heels of a very successful Summer Show, our September meeting is upon us. Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start next Monday 4th September. Tea and coffee will be served and you can buy tickets for the plant raffle. Please come along wit …
Hugh Thomas’s Top 10 Geraniums
Following Hugh’s talk at July’s meeting, there have many requests for a list of his Top 10 Geraniums. Here it is! G. Phaeum ‘Lily Lovell’ G. x magnificum G. ‘Red Admiral G. clarkei ‘Kashmir Purple’ G. clarkei ‘Kashmir White’ G. ‘Philippe Vapelle’ G. sa …
April 2023 Meeting: ‘Daffodil Hybridisation’ with Catherine Beale and The Michael Jefferson-Brown Competition. Monday 3rd April
Daffodils, daffodils everywhere! For many of us, the sight of daffodils brings great cheer and is a sign that winter is behind us. There are over 27,000 named cultivars on the International Daffodil Register which is maintained by the RHS, many of whic …
March 2023 Meeting: ‘The Ornamental Vegetable Garden’ with Jane Moore
Our next meeting is on Monday 6th March. Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start. If you haven’t renewed your subscription for this year, you will be able to do so. Light refreshments and plant raffle as usual. Our plant stall, which raises funds for the …
February Meeting – Hepaticas
Our next meeting is on Monday 3rd February 2020 and our speaker is Samantha Hopes. Samantha who is a trained geologist, has studied at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Pershore College. She has trained at RHS Wisley specialising in Rock and Alpine plan …